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Japanese customs and etiquette
History, timeline, and little boy
Amazing and Interesting attractions
Hiroshima-style Okonimiyaki and yummy things.
shopping is always a good idea.
Hiroshima’s favourite baseball team
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hether you are in Japan as a tourist, in business or living here, your actions have a profound impact on how others perceive you. Many social customs are applied differently when you are in different places or with different group of people. Remember these customs would help you a lot.
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> Japanese greets each other by bowing. A small head nod is considered casual and is used when greeting family or friends. When greeting a superior, it is a sign of respect to use a deep, longer bow. Most Japanese people don’t expect foreign travelers to understand bowing manner, they usually accept a nod of the head or a handshake. > Japanese commonly address each other by last name. Only close friends and children are usually addressed by their first name. In addition, people rarely address each other just by name, but usually attach an appropriate title to the name. There is a large number of such titles depending on the gender and social position of the person you are addressing.
Japanese always say
Itadakimasu (means I gratefully receive) at the start of a meal before eating. And they always clean their hands before eating, Wet towels are provided at most restaurant. When eating, put it on your plate first. It’s best to collect a few things on your plate before eating. And if you are in dinner party, you should pour everyone’s drink but your own, then someone will notice and fill yours.
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San - The most common title similar to Mr. Ms. and Mrs.
Sama - Commonly used in formal situations and letters.
Chan - An informal title used for young children, close friends or family members.
Kun - An informal title used for boys or men that are younger than yourself.
Sensei - Title used for teachers, doctors and the other people with higher education and for whom you receive a service or instructions.
> Japanese take this quite seriously and it’s now illegal to walk and smoke in some areas. And also walk and eat , walking and eating is seen as sloppy. It’s very common to see people stand or sit when eating. When in public, loud conversations on your mobile phone are considered rude. Locals try to be discrete and quiet when accepting a call. It’s also considered rude to talk on the phone on a train. And it’s customary to take off your backpack on a crowded train and hold it in your hands. If you carry wet umbrella, restaurants,department stores and some shops may provide plastic covers for your wet umbrella. > Most taxi doors in Japan are automatic. Driver will open and close the door. Many drivers get a little upset if you open the door yourself. And the last important one is trash, it has to be divided into categories for proper disposal. Each category is collected separately on a designated day. Trash in the wrong day may not be picked up.
Little Boy, The first nuclear weapon used in warfare. Detonated by firing one mass of uranium down a cylinder into another mass to create a self-sustaining nuclear reaction. Weighing about 9,000 pounds, it produced an explosive force equal to 20,000 tons of TNT.
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The origins of the City of Hiroshima,
known as the City of Water, date back to 1589 when Mori Terumoto, a feudal lord, built Hiroshim Castle at the large delta of the Ota-gawa River. Because the delta resembled a large island, the area was named Hiroshima or wide island in Japanese.
world War II Begins
A-Bomb Dome was
Bombing of Hiroshima
Hiroshima nowadays
registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
On August 6, 1945,
the first Atomic bomb in history was dropped on Hiroshima, leading to the death of some 140,000 people by the end of the year. Since then, however, the Hiroshima City has achieved a remarkable recovery from that devastation and has pursued everlasting world peace for mankind.
In 1996,
the A-Bomb Dome was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It reminds visitors from all over the world of the preciousness of peace. Hiroshima is also referred to as the City of Water for the six beautiful rivers flowing through it. River cruise boats in the six rivers and open-air cafes on their banks offer relaxing moments for tourists. Source : www.hiroshimakiwanis.org
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Though it is located in the center of the city of Hiroshima, remains such a quiet and spacious place. A beautiful and rather haunting reminder, since this is the one of the few that survived the blast. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is an amazing emotional place you must visit. The museum displays materials that state the history of Hiroshima before and after the bombing. You will never know what people here went through. *Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony is also held in the Peace Memorial Park on August 6 every year.
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Hiroshima Castle or called Carp Castle, a flatland castle located in
Hiroshima. It is also known as Ri Jo. (literary means the castle of a carp) It was built in 1589 by Mori Terumoto, and destroyed by the atomic bombing on 6 August 1945. It was rebuilt in 1958, a replica of the original which now serves as a museum of Hiroshima’s history prior to World War II. This is a beautiful castle on the outside and you can see all of Hiroshima city from the top of the Castle.
Shukkei-en A historic Jap anese garden built around a beautiful
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lake filled with heaps of huge multi colored Koi and heaps of turtles sunbathing on little island. Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum is also located adjacent to the garden. This museum is one of the largest art museum in Western Japan. The paintings in the possession of the Museum comprise of Modern European paintings, concentrating on those by French Impressionists and Japanese oil paintings from after the Meiji Period to the Recent.
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Mitaki Temple, a historic Shingon-sect temple, The name means
Three Waterfalls Temple. Mitaki Temple is a short ride from JR Hiroshima station on the Kabe line. A great location in a forest built around three waterfalls with a scenic walk through a mature bamboo forest. Worth spending a few hours here relaxing and taking in the atmosphere.
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Miyajima A small island less than an hour
outside the city, famous for its giant torii gate, which at high tide seems to float on the water. The sight is ranked as one of Japan’s three best views. And also, Momijidani Park One of the most famous maple leaves valley parks in Japan. The park is located at the foot of Mount Misen, along Momijidani River, behind Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima. This park was wonderfully quiet and very beautiful during the momiji weeks. Photo Credit : stock-free-images.net
Onomichi, A quaint town located in the eastern Hiroshima prefecture
along the Seto Inland Sea. You can take a train at Hiroshima station to Shin-Onomichi station. Onomichi’s main tourist attractions is temples, there is a walking route in the downtown area called the Temple Walk that connects 25 of them. And you can also enjoy a bicycle ride on The Shimanami Kaido, a 60 kilometer long toll road that connects Japan’s main island of Honshu to the island of Shikoku, passing over 6 small islands in the Seto Inland Sea.
Aza Zoo, A great zoo in Hiroshima city, with lots of interesting and
fun animals to see. You can take the Asahi-gaoka bound bus from JR Hiroshima Station. Although the zoo is a bit far out, if you have spare time and children, it really is worth a visit. Photo Credit : gethiroshima.com
Hiroshima Municipal Stadium or Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima, a baseball stadium. For more information go to page 15
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Fukuya
- Fukuya store Hiroshima Station. It was opened in April of 1999 with the aim of creating a new department store suited to 21st century lifestyles. The panoramic view from the 11th floor is one of best places to view Hiroshima City.
- Fukuya store Hatchobori, one of Hiroshima’s bustling commercial centres. On the
first flour offers a lineup of world-class luxury boutiques including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Tiffany alongside an array of popular foreign and domestic cosmetics brands. Photo Credit : i.ytimg.com
Tokyu Hands
An undercover shopping street in the center of Hiroshima city. It’s interesting to see many different modern and traditional items that are available for buying or just watching. It is an easy shopping area to go after visiting the A-bomb Dome or the Peace Memorial Museum.
Omotesando
The busiest streets in Miyajima. This street is about 350 meters long, it is on the way back from the Itsukushima Shrine to the ferry port. This is the street where you can find the most tourists at any time. Lining both sides of the street are restaurants snack shops and souvenir shops.
Sogo
The department store, famous in traditional and contemporary paper, fabrics, handicrafts, calligraphy sets and prints for the budding artist.
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Hondori
A creative life department store on Aiodori Avenue, It has everything you need for daily living except groceries. Tokyu Hands is the best described as a department store for the under 30 crowd.
Marina Hop - A largest stylish
outlet mall in the Chugoku/Shikoku Region with its bright and cheerful pastel colors and 1950s art deco design. There are 114 different stores. Located in front of the Marina Hop bus stop, you can get a bus at Hondori and Hiroshima Station.
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Shareo
The first underground shopping mall with its 78 restaurants and shops in both foreign and domestic fashion brands stores and general merchandise stores.
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Parco
A large department store in the end of Hondori street with fashion, music stores, homewares, food, and big brands such as Muji and Tower Records.
Pacela
A shopping mall boasting a lively entertainment scene with frequent celebrity events held in the Pacela building. There are also plenty of nursing rooms so parents with children can enjoy their shopping.
AEON mall
A department store located close to JR’s Tenjingawa, one stop from Hiroshima Station. It’s quite simply, all the shopping you could wish for all in one building.
Sunmall
A department store in Hondori street. There are many second hand shops on the 5th floor and grocery store on the ground floor.
Mitsukoshi
A one-minute walk from Ebisu-cho Station, classy designer labels, homewares, and a great basement floor food hall.
The selected shop, consist of 7 branches in Hiroshima, it is the first clothes shop in Hiroshima which its unique style of culture, modern and edgy wear. It is the combination of traditional and modern Japanese style. Photo Credit : nspacedesign.co.jp
Now, it is not only sell clothes but also shoes, costume jewelry, household and other accessories. The traditional modern Japanese style is still reflected in its products.
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HIROSHIMA-STYLE
OKONOMIYAKI
A savory pancake cooked on an iron hot plate, containing egg, noodles (soba or udon), shredded cabbages and meat or seafood is found all over Hiroshima.
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OYSTER Hiroshima is the number one of landing of oysters in Japan. From autumn through winter, when oysters are in season, visitors can enjoy oysters raw and many other oyster dishes, such as broiled oysters, kaki-meshi (oysters steamed in rice), oyster dote-nabe (miso hotpot) and deep-fried oysters. Some oyster dishes can be found only in Hiroshima.
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Hiroshima’s most popular souvenir, a small maple-leaf shaped cake filled with mashed sweet red bean paste. Momiji was created in Miyajima Island in the early 1900s as a local specialty to represent Momijidani. Nowadays, Momiji can be found with many different fillings such as matcha, cheese, custard and chocolate.
HIROSHIMA STYLE TSUKEMEN Hiroshima style tsukemen are cold noodles that are dipped into a sauce spiced up with red pepper before eating. This dipping sauce is a feature of Hiroshima tsukemen, well known for its spiciness. The degree of spiciness can be adjusted to suit your taste. The noodles are eaten with a variety of ingredients such as sliced meat, eggs, shredded leek, cucumbers and cabbage.
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MICCHAN SŌHONTEN Hiroshima’s oldest and most famous Okonomiyaki restaurant that originally started selling the signature dish for over 80 years. Micchan has its own unique sauce and style of cooking Okonomiyaki which they are famous for crispy noodles, cabbage that melts in your mouth and a soft crepe layer.
The Okonomiyaki restaurants in Hiroshima
were basically kitchens with seating around the grills.
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League - Nippon Professional Baseball (1950–present) Ballpark - Mazda Stadium (2009–present) Year established - 1950 Nickname - Koi Central League pennants - 1975, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1991 Japan Series championships - 3 (1979, 1980, 1984) Former name - Hiroshima Carp (1950–1967) - Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1968–present) Former ballparks - Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (1950–2008) Colors - Red, White Retired numbers - 3, 8 Ownership - Matsuda family Manager - Koichi Ogata
Since the 2009 season, their home ground has been The New Hiroshima Municipal Stadium or officially called Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Hiroshima Municipal Stadium or officially called Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima, baseball stadium in Minami-ku, used primarily for baseball and the home of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japanese Central League. The ballpark has a capacity of 32,000 people. It is the newest stadium in Japan, opened on April 10, 2009. The stadium architecture is considered to be labeled as a retro-classic ball park. *Hiroshima Municipal Stadium is closed on August 6 every year in memorial of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima. The team always plays in other stadiums, even if a home game is scheduled for that day. Source : wikipedia
The Carp team mascot Slyly bears resemblance to the Phillie Phanatic of the Philadelphia Phillies. Both Slyly and the Phillie Phanatic were designed by Harrison/Erickson,Inc. The first Japanese baseball dog Micky was employed in 2006. Micky brings new balls to the umpirefrom the dugout during the game.
Box Office
Located on third base side of central gate. Tickets are sold from 11 a.m. of the day until the game finishes.
Price
Advanced tickets
(sold by the day before the game) Can be purchased at the ticket office of first base side of the stadium or the city ticket office Carpio
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Center Suna kaburi Seat 8000+ yen Performance Seat 1800+ yen Infield non reserved seat 1600+ yen Outfield non reserved seat 1500+ yen *Today's tickets may be sold out.
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The bat is a smooth, round stick not more than 2 3/4 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The most common length used is 35 inches.
The ball is a sphere formed by yarn wound around a small core of cork, rubber or similar material, covered with two stripes of white horsehide or cowhide, tightly stitched together. It weighs 5 1/4 ounces avoirdupois and is 9 1/4 inches in circumference.
Teams consist of nine players who use a leather-covered hard ball, a wooden or aluminum bat, and padded gloves. Additionally, the batter, catcher, and home-plate umpire wear special protective gear. Teams alternate turns in the field and at bat, the home team batting last. One turn at bat for each team constitutes an inning, and nine innings constitute a game. In the field there’re a pitcher, a catcher, 4 infielders, and 3 outfielders. The pitcher throws overhand, employing a variety of deliveries (fastball, curve, knuckleball, etc.), from the raised pitcher's mound to home plate, a distance of 60.5 ft. An opposing batter attempts to hit the pitches and safely reach base, while the fielders attempt to put the batter out through various plays. A batter who misses three pitches, or fails to swing at three judged hittable, is out on "strikes" but if the pitcher first throws four pitches out of the strike zone, the batter obtains a base on balls, or "walks" to first base. A run is scored every time a batter becomes a runner and crosses home plate after touching each base in the prescribed order. When the fielding team puts out 3 batters (or runners), the teams exchange places. If the score is tied at the end of nine innings, play continues into extra innings until one team has scored more runs than the other in an equal number of turns at bat.
Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is. Bob Feller
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