December kids' events in Hiroshima
- Eight kids' events run in December 2026, with seven in Hiroshima City and one in Fukuyama in the Bingo area.
- Early booking deadlines are the Konchukan insect-room tour by November 19 and the 5-Days Children's Museum Christmas wreath class arriving by November 22.
- Hiroshima Dreamination runs from December 4 to January 24 at 17:30–22:30 with no advance booking required.
December in Hiroshima has two kinds of plans for families. One is a set of eight kids’ events: craft and science classes, an illumination, a picture book show and a puzzle game in a museum. The other is Shichi-Go-San (七五三, “seven-five-three”), the visit to a shrine for children aged 3, 5 and 7. This guide covers both. For each event it gives the date, cost, how to book and how to park, and for each of five shrines it gives hours, offering and parking.
In short
- Most of the class-type events in December need booking by return postcard, email or a web form, and the first deadline is November 19. The illumination, the picture book show and the weekend Kusado Sengen puzzle need no booking.
- The three classes at 5-Days Children’s Museum accept return postcards only, not phone, email or web.
- All five Shichi-Go-San shrines below take walk-ins without a reservation. They differ in closing time, starting offering and car park size.
- Three Hiroshima City facilities (5-Days, Numaji Transport Museum, Forest Park) close from December 29 to January 3.
Checked with official pages on October 6, 2026 (events) and October 5, 2026 (shrines).
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1. Eight December events in one table
Depends on the provider
The earliest booking deadlines are the Forest Park insect-room tour (email by November 19) and the Christmas wreath class at 5-Days Children’s Museum (postcard must arrive by November 22). Tap an event name to jump to it. Hiroshima City comes first, then Fukuyama in the Bingo area.
| Event | Date | Cost | Booking | Parking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insect-room tour | Dec 5, 13:30–14:30 | Admission (junior high and under free) | Email by Nov 19 | ¥450 (car) |
| Christmas wreath | Dec 6, 9:30–12:00 | ¥800 | Postcard, arrive by Nov 22 | None |
| Stargazing | Dec 12, 18:00–19:30 | Free | Postcard, arrive by Nov 28 | None |
| Electronics craft | Dec 19, 9:30–12:00 | ¥1,000 | Postcard, arrive by Dec 5 | None |
| Music-box tree | Dec 19, 9:30 (about 3 hours) | ¥1,200 materials | Web or postcard, arrive by Dec 9 | 78 spaces |
| Picture book show | Until Jan 24, 2027 | Free for junior high and under | No | 107 free spaces |
| Dreamination | Dec 4 to Jan 24, 17:30–22:30 | — | No | City car parks |
| Kusado Sengen puzzle | Weekends and Fri Dec 18 | Night: ¥320 (adult) | Dec 18 only | City car park, 1 hour free |
Prices and dates are from each official page. The official pages are in Japanese and do not say whether staff speak English.
2. Hiroshima City: 7 events
Hiroshima City
The three classes at 5-Days Children’s Museum accept return postcards only (往復はがき, ofuku hagaki: a postcard with a reply card attached), not phone, email or web. If there are more applicants than places, a lottery decides. If a class is not full at the deadline, remaining places are given by phone, first come first served, after the deadline. The Numaji class follows the same rules but also has a web form.
2.1 Insect-room tour, Hiroshima City Forest Park (December 5)
The Konchukan (こんちゅう館, the insect house) in Hiroshima City Forest Park (Higashi Ward) holds a “backyard guide” tour of the rooms where insects are kept, on Saturday, December 5, 13:30–14:30. It is for elementary school children and older, with about 30 places and a lottery if there are more applicants. You need to pay the Konchukan admission to join. Apply by email to the Konchukan by Thursday, November 19.
Konchukan admission is ¥510 for adults under 65 and ¥170 for people 65 and over and for high school students. Infants, elementary school and junior high school children are free. High school students are also free on Saturdays (except spring, summer and winter holidays and public holidays). It is open 9:00–16:30 (last entry 16:00) and closed on Wednesdays (the next day if Wednesday is a holiday) and from December 29 to January 3. Fees (Japanese) / City page on nature-park events for children (Japanese)
Entry to the park is free, but cars pay at the toll gate: ¥450 per day for a regular or light car. By bus, take Hiroshima Bus No. 29 from Hiroshima Bus Center bound for the 小河原 depot and get off at the 登石 stop. From there it is about 2.5 km to the park entrance, about 50 minutes on foot. Address: 10173 Fujigamaru, Fukuda-cho, Higashi Ward, Hiroshima (広島市東区福田町字藤ヶ丸10173). Google Maps. Phone: 082-899-8241.
| Name | Hiroshima City Forest Park Konchukan (Insect-room tour) |
|---|---|
| Address | 10173 Fujigamaru, Fukuda-cho, Higashi Ward, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–16:30 (last entry 16:00). Closed Wednesdays (the next day if a holiday) and December 29–January 3 |
| Phone | 082-899-8241 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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2.2 Three December classes at 5-Days Children’s Museum
5-Days Children’s Museum (5-Daysこども文化科学館, in Motomachi, Naka Ward; “Pyonta” is its nickname) holds three classes for elementary and junior high school students in December. All are in the practice room on the 3rd floor and all need a return postcard.
- Optical-fiber Christmas wreath: Sunday, December 6, 9:30–12:00. You learn about light, then make a wreath that glows in seven colors. Grades 3 to junior high; 16 places; ¥800. Children up to grade 4 need a parent with them. One postcard per class per person; siblings may share one. Must arrive by Sunday, November 22. Class page (Japanese)
- Stargazing, autumn sky and telescopes: Saturday, December 12, 18:00–19:30. You look at the season’s stars and at Saturn and other targets through a telescope. Grades 4 to junior high and their parents; 30 places; free. The application needs the names of everyone who will attend, parents included. Must arrive by Saturday, November 28. Class page (Japanese)
- Electronics craft, a rainbow-lit object: Saturday, December 19, 9:30–12:00. You build an object that glows in seven colors with LEDs and light rods. Grades 3 to junior high; 16 places; ¥1,000; parents attend with children up to grade 4. Must arrive by Saturday, December 5. Class page (Japanese)
The museum is open 9:00–17:00. It is closed on Mondays (except public holidays), the weekday after a public holiday, and from December 29 to January 3. There is no car park; use a paid one nearby. It is about 300 m from the Genbaku Dome-mae tram stop. Address: 5-83 Motomachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima (広島市中区基町5-83). Google Maps. Phone: 082-222-5346. Access (Japanese)
| Name | 5-Days Children's Museum (December classes) |
|---|---|
| Address | 5-83 Motomachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–17:00 (Closed Mondays except public holidays, the weekday after a public holiday, and December 29–January 3) |
| Phone | 082-222-5346 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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2.3 Music-box Christmas tree, Numaji Transport Museum (December 19)
The elementary school craft class “Music-box Christmas Tree” at the Numaji Transport Museum is on Saturday, December 19, from 9:30 for about 3 hours, and applications must arrive by Wednesday, December 9. It is in the craft room on the 1st floor and materials cost ¥1,200. It is for elementary school children; children in grades 1 to 4 need a parent with them. There are 12 groups, and one group can be up to 4 people including parents.
Apply on the museum’s web form or by return postcard. On the postcard write the date and class name, the name (with furigana reading), grade and age of every participant, the name of the accompanying parent, and your address and phone number. If there are too many applicants, there is a lottery. Class page (Japanese)
The museum is open 9:00–17:00 (last entry to the exhibition rooms 16:30). It is closed on Mondays (open if Monday is a holiday), the weekday after a holiday, and from December 29 to January 3. The 1st floor and the outdoor plaza are free. The exhibition rooms on floors 2 to 4 are ¥510 for adults and ¥250 for high school students and people 65 and over; preschoolers to junior high school students are free. Visitor information (Japanese)
There are 78 parking spaces. The museum is about 1.2 km northeast of the Numata PA Smart IC on the Sanyo Expressway. Address: 2-12-2 Chorakuji, Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima (広島市安佐南区長楽寺2-12-2). Google Maps. Phone: 082-878-6211. Access (Japanese) For the other museums to use on a rainy day, see our rainy-day museum guide.
| Name | Numaji Transport Museum (Music-box Christmas Tree) |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-12-2 Chorakuji, Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–17:00 (last entry to the exhibition rooms 16:30). Closed Mondays (open if a holiday), the weekday after a holiday, and December 29–January 3 |
| Phone | 082-878-6211 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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2.4 Picture book show, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art (until January 24)
The special exhibition “Bratislava picture books” (広島市現代美術館, MOCA) runs from November 14 to Sunday, January 24, 2027, and is free for junior high school students and younger. Fees, parking and November events are in our November guide for Hiroshima. Exhibition page (Japanese)
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2.5 Hiroshima Dreamination 2026 (December 4 to January 24)
The Hiroshima Dreamination illumination in central Hiroshima is lit from Friday, December 4 to Sunday, January 24, 2027, 17:30–22:30. From this year it starts on the first Friday of December. The area and the city car parks for visitors by car are in our illumination guide.
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3. Fukuyama (Bingo area): 1 event
Fukuyama City
3.1 Kusado Sengen puzzle game, Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History
The puzzle game “The Phantom Town and the Letters Left Behind” at the Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History in Fukuyama runs every Saturday and Sunday in December, 9:00–17:00, with same-day sign-up. Friday, December 18 is a “Super Immersion Day” that needs web booking. The game is played in the full-size reconstruction of the medieval town of Kusado Sengen, and you need a smartphone or tablet. In December you can play on December 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26 and 27.
On the Super Immersion Day (Friday, December 18), actors play medieval townspeople in the exhibition room on top of the puzzle game. Web booking is required; there are 120 places per day, first come first served, and booking is due to open in early December. Only people with a booking can enter that day. Night openings in December are only two days, Friday, December 18 and Saturday, December 19, both from 18:00. December 19 is same-day sign-up, with outdoor lighting, projection mapping and a planned Christmas special event. Event page by RCC Broadcasting (Japanese)
Night admission is ¥320 for adults and ¥230 for university students; high school students and younger and people 65 and over are free. If you entered in the daytime (until 17:00), show your ticket stub and the night is free. The November night openings and the admission rules are explained in our November guide.
The museum is about 400 m (5 minutes on foot) from the north exit of JR Fukuyama Station. There are city car parks north of the museum and south of the Fukuyama Literature Museum: ¥150 per 30 minutes for the first hour, then ¥100 per 30 minutes. If you visit the museum, the first hour is free; bring your parking ticket to the reception. Spaces are limited and public transport is recommended. Address: 2-4-1 Nishimachi, Fukuyama City (福山市西町2-4-1). Google Maps. For event questions, call the RCC television station planning office: 082-222-1104. Night museum notice (Japanese)
| Name | Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History (Kusado Sengen Night Museum) |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-4-1 Nishimachi, Fukuyama City |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays (the next weekday if a holiday) and December 28–January 4 |
| Phone | 084-931-2513 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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4. Choosing among the events
Depends on the provider
The Hiroshima City museum classes and Forest Park are closed from December 29 to January 3. The last day you can go this year is December 28.
Whether you have a car changes your options. 5-Days Children’s Museum in Naka Ward has no car park, so go by tram or bus. The Numaji Transport Museum (78 spaces) and Forest Park (¥450 per day) are easier by car, and Forest Park is about 50 minutes on foot from the bus stop. The Fukuyama museum is about 400 m from Fukuyama Station, and the city car park is free for the first hour if you visit.
How you apply differs by place. 5-Days takes return postcards only, the Numaji museum takes the web form or postcard, and the Konchukan takes email. Postcards must arrive by the deadline (必着, hitchaku). Classes that do not fill may take people by phone after the deadline.
The age limit for free entry differs. The Konchukan and the exhibition rooms at the Numaji museum are free up to junior high school, and the Kusado Sengen night opening is free for high school students and younger. 5-Days has free entry, and each class has its own materials fee.
5. Choosing by date
- Saturday, December 5: Konchukan insect-room tour; Kusado Sengen puzzle (also December 6).
- Sunday, December 6: 5-Days optical-fiber Christmas wreath.
- Saturday, December 12: 5-Days stargazing (evening); Kusado Sengen puzzle (also December 13).
- Friday, December 18: Kusado Sengen Super Immersion Day (web booking).
- Saturday, December 19: 5-Days electronics craft; Numaji music-box tree; Kusado Sengen night opening (Christmas special event planned).
- Saturday, December 26 and Sunday, December 27: last weekend of the Kusado Sengen puzzle.
Booking deadlines in order: November 19 (Konchukan, email), November 22 (5-Days wreath), November 28 (5-Days stargazing), December 5 (5-Days electronics) and December 9 (Numaji). The illumination (from December 4) and the picture book show (until January 24) need no date.
6. Shichi-Go-San in Hiroshima: 5 shrines compared
Depends on the shrine
Shichi-Go-San (七五三) is the visit to a shrine for children who turn 3, 5 and 7 in the year. The families pay an offering called hatsuho-ryo (初穂料) and a priest says a prayer (祈祷, kito) for the child’s growth. November 15 is the traditional day, and in 2026 it is a Sunday. Most visits are in October and November, but some shrines accept the prayer all year round, so December is possible. The five shrines here are Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine and Hiroshima Toshogu in Hiroshima City, Kameyama Shrine in Kure, and Fukuyama Hachimangu and Kusado Inari Shrine in Fukuyama.
At all five shrines you can receive the prayer without a reservation. The differences are the closing time, the starting offering and the parking. The official pages are in Japanese and do not say whether staff speak English.
| Shrine | Reception hours | Offering | Reservation | Parking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima Gokoku | 9:00–16:30 | ¥5,000 or more | No | In front of the office |
| Hiroshima Toshogu | Weekdays 9:00–12:30 and 14:00–16:00; weekends, holidays and Inu-no-hi 9:00–16:00 | From ¥5,000 per child | No | About 10 spaces |
| Kameyama (Kure) | 9:00–16:00 | ¥5,000 or more | No | About 40 + 8 spaces |
| Fukuyama Hachimangu | 9:00–15:30 | ¥8,000 or more | No (costume pack: yes) | 70 cars |
| Kusado Inari | 9:00–12:00 and 13:00–16:00 | From ¥7,000 | No (web booking available) | About 100 spaces |
6.1 Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine: daily until 16:30, no reservation
Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine in Motomachi, Naka Ward, takes Shichi-Go-San prayers every day of the year. No reservation is needed; go to the reception at the main hall between 9:00 and 16:30. Of the five shrines here it has the latest closing time. The offering for a personal prayer is ¥5,000 or more. Put it in a gift envelope; the shrine asks for the word “初穂料” (hatsuho-ryo) at the top and the full name of the person receiving the prayer below. You do not need to bring anything else.
By car, enter from the big torii gate next to RCC (the Chugoku Broadcasting building), tell the city guard you are visiting the shrine, and park in front of the shrine office. On foot, it is a 10-minute walk north of Hiroshima Bus Center or north of Kencho-mae Station on the Astram Line. By taxi it is about 10 minutes from JR Hiroshima Station and 5 minutes from JR Yokogawa Station. Address: 21-2 Motomachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima (広島市中区基町21番2号). Google Maps. Phone: 082-221-5590. Official pages (Japanese): prayers, questions, access.
6.2 Hiroshima Toshogu: 8 minutes from Hiroshima Station, a lunch break on weekdays
Hiroshima Toshogu does not require a reservation for Shichi-Go-San. Outside the period from September to mid-December, the shrine asks you to phone and reserve if you can. On weekdays (except Inu-no-hi, 戌の日, a lucky day in the traditional calendar) reception is 9:00–12:30 and 14:00–16:00, with no reception at lunchtime. On weekends, holidays and Inu-no-hi it runs without a break from 9:00 to 16:00. Prayers are held as people arrive, and you may wait during weddings and group ceremonies.
The offering is per child: choose ¥5,000, ¥7,000, ¥10,000, ¥15,000, ¥20,000 or ¥30,000 and more. Gifts are a talisman (ofuda), an amulet (omamori), Chitose candy (千歳飴) and a souvenir set.
It is an 8-minute walk from the Shinkansen exit of JR Hiroshima Station, and a 5-minute walk from the Toshogu-iriguchi bus stop. By car, go up the slope beside the grounds and park next to the shrine buildings. There are about 10 spaces, and the shrine asks people to carpool. Address: 2-1-18 Futaba-no-sato, Higashi Ward, Hiroshima (広島市東区二葉の里2-1-18). Google Maps. Phone: 082-261-2954. Official pages (Japanese): Shichi-Go-San, reception hours, access.
6.3 Kameyama Shrine, Kure: 10–15 minutes a prayer, form can be filled in at home
Kameyama Shrine, the guardian shrine of the old Kure City, does not limit the Shichi-Go-San season. It takes prayers every day all year, 9:00 to 16:00, without a reservation. One prayer takes about 10 to 15 minutes, and 15 to 20 minutes on busy weekends in November. If a prayer is in progress, you are shown in as soon as it ends. You can print the reception form from the shrine’s website and fill it in at home.
The offering is ¥5,000 or more. With ¥10,000 or more you receive a special worship with a tamagushi offering and a gold-paper wand blessing. Outside events such as New Year, Setsubun and the autumn festival, the shrine says the wait is about 10 to 15 minutes.
There are two car parks: the first (about 40 spaces) and the second (8 spaces, 9:00–16:00). Enter the first from the back (east) gate on the Washo Elementary School side, and the second through the torii gate next to the FamilyMart. It is about 1.3 km, a 15-minute walk, from JR Kure Station, and there are buses. Address: 1-9-36 Shimizu, Kure City (呉市清水1丁目9番36号). Google Maps. Phone: 0823-21-2508. Official pages (Japanese): children’s prayers, reception, access.
6.4 Fukuyama Hachimangu: from ¥8,000, a costume and photo pack
Fukuyama Hachimangu, the main shrine of Fukuyama, takes personal prayers without a reservation, in the order people sign in. Reception is 9:00 to 15:30 and the Shichi-Go-San offering is ¥8,000 or more. That is lower than the shrine’s other personal prayers (¥10,000 or more).
The shrine also has a “Shichi-Go-San pack” (祝七五三パック) that covers the prayer, costume rental, dressing and photos in one place. Prices include tax: ¥42,200 and up for a 3-year-old boy, ¥45,500 and up for a 3-year-old girl, ¥44,400 and up for a 5-year-old boy and ¥53,200 and up for a 7-year-old girl (the price rises with the costume). The pack needs a reservation. Applications are taken from August 29 to November 28, 2026, 9:00–15:00: phone the shrine with your visit date, then go to the shrine to book, and pay when you apply. Cancelling on the day costs a cancellation fee.
It is a 10-minute walk from the north exit of JR Fukuyama Station and 5 minutes by taxi. The worshippers’ car park takes 70 regular cars (2 large vehicles need an advance application). Address: 1-2-16 Kitayoshizu-cho, Fukuyama City (福山市北吉津町1丁目2番16号). Google Maps. Phone: 084-924-0206. Official pages (Japanese): prayers, Shichi-Go-San pack, visiting.
6.5 Kusado Inari Shrine, Fukuyama: about 100 spaces, closed for an hour at midday
Kusado Inari Shrine in Kusado-cho, Fukuyama, takes prayers without a reservation and also has a web reservation form. Reception is 9:00–12:00 and 13:00–16:00, and you should sign in at least 20 minutes before each period ends. You fill in a form at the reception on the right of the main building and wait in the waiting room. Everyday clothes are fine and nothing special needs to be brought.
Choose an offering of ¥7,000, ¥10,000, ¥20,000, ¥30,000 or ¥50,000 and more. A prayer of ¥80,000 or more is held in the upper main hall and needs a reservation in advance. Some times are closed for ceremonies; on Monday, November 23 (a holiday) there is no reception from 15:00 to 16:00. The shrine says the main hall stands high and looks over the town.
The car park has about 100 spaces and it is 10 minutes by car from Fukuyama Station and from Fukuyama SA Smart IC. Address: 1467 Kusado-cho, Fukuyama City (福山市草戸町1467). Google Maps. Phone: 084-951-2030. Official pages (Japanese): prayers, access.
7. Choosing a shrine
Depends on the shrine
Only Gokoku and Kameyama say they take Shichi-Go-San all year, and Toshogu says walk-ins are fine until mid-December. We have not confirmed a December reception at Fukuyama Hachimangu and Kusado Inari, so phone before you go in December.
For a late arrival, Gokoku takes people until 16:30. For walking from the station, Toshogu is 8 minutes from Hiroshima Station and Hachimangu is 10 minutes from Fukuyama Station. For costumes and photos in the same place, Hachimangu has the pack. For parking, Kusado Inari (about 100 spaces) and Hachimangu (70) are the largest, then Kameyama (about 40 + 8). Toshogu has only about 10 spaces, so carpool or walk from the station on November weekends. Gokoku does not give a number of spaces.
Toshogu and Kusado Inari have a break in reception around lunchtime. Offering starts at ¥5,000 at Gokoku, Toshogu and Kameyama, ¥7,000 at Kusado Inari and ¥8,000 at Hachimangu. Toshogu says its amount is per child. For siblings taking the prayer together, ask each shrine at the reception. Check each shrine’s official page for hours before you go.
7.1 Which birth year is it in 2026?
Toshogu and Fukuyama Hachimangu publish an age chart for Reiwa 8 (2026). The traditional way is to count age by the old system (数え年, kazoe-doshi), where a child is 1 at birth, but Toshogu says more families now celebrate by the Western age (満年齢). The chart is on the Toshogu Shichi-Go-San page (Japanese).
| Age | Child | By old-style count | By Western age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Boys and girls | Born 2024 | Born 2023 |
| 5 | Boys | Born 2022 | Born 2021 |
| 7 | Girls | Born 2020 | Born 2019 |
Common questions
Common questions
Can I book the 5-Days classes by web or email?
The three classes at 5-Days Children’s Museum accept return postcards only. They do not take phone, email or web applications. The Numaji Transport Museum classes also have a web form.
Can a child join the stargazing night alone?
No. The 5-Days stargazing class is for grades 4 to junior high and their parents, and a parent must come. The application lists everyone’s name, parents included.
When does booking open for the Kusado Sengen Super Immersion Day?
For Friday, December 18, booking is due to open in early December. There are 120 places per day, and only people with a booking can enter that day. The night opening on Saturday, December 19 is same-day sign-up.
Can we have the Shichi-Go-San prayer in a month other than November?
Gokoku and Kameyama take prayers every day all year. Toshogu asks you to phone ahead on days outside September to mid-December.
How do I wrap the offering?
Gokoku asks for a store-bought gift envelope with red-white or gold-silver cords, with “初穂料” at the top and the full name below. Kameyama says a plain white envelope is fine.
Where can I find more winter holiday events?
Hiroshima City’s Hiroshima-kko Wakuwaku Holiday (Japanese) and the Hiroshima Children’s Dream Foundation’s Ikuchan Net December list (Japanese) publish dates.
Next steps
Next steps
- Plan a rainy day: museums and science centers in Hiroshima
- See the lights: Hiroshima illuminations 2026
- What is on before December: Hiroshima events in November 2026
Sources
- Events: Hiroshima City nature parks: children’s events (Japanese), Forest Park fees and access, 5-Days wreath, stargazing, electronics, Numaji class, Numaji visitor information, MOCA, Kusado Sengen night museum (RCC), Prefectural Museum of History: night museum.
- Shrines: Gokoku, Toshogu, Kameyama, Fukuyama Hachimangu, Kusado Inari (all Japanese).
Checked with official pages on October 5 and 6, 2026 (Japan time). Hours, fees and dates can change; check the official page before you go.
