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Hiroshima Dreamination 2009
This winter again, the light of 1.3 million bulbs will pour onto the city of Hiroshima...
A fairy tale world will be created by depicting the entire town as a never-never land, including the forest along Peace Boulevard (Heiwa Odori), Alice Garden, shopping streets at the center of the city and commercial establishments.
The total length of the green belts along the north and south sides of Peace Boulevard (Heiwa Odori), the main venue spreading from east to west, is approximately 2 kilometers. Visitors will be able to enjoy the large monuments, such as "Peace Castle," a gigantic Christmas tree approximately 30 m high (natural tree), Sailboat, Phoenix and Pipe Organ.
The event is scheduled to start on November 6 (Fri), which is earlier than previous years, and to continue for 59 days until January 3 (Sun), 2010. The long period will allow visitors to enjoy this event during Christmas and New Year.
At the venue, "Dreami Cafe" will be open to serve drinks mainly on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the event. In addition, visitors will be able to enjoy great eating at the many restaurants and cafes in the area around Peace Boulevard (Heiwa Odori), during Hiroshima Dreamination. Since the venue is also close to hotels in the center of the city, visitors can stay overnight to enjoy the event at their leisure.
Furthermore, from November 7 (Sat) to January 17, the Atomic Bomb Dome, a World Heritage Site; Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima; and the Kintaikyo Bridge in Iwakuni, one of the three most famous bridges in Japan, will be lit up.
Please come see our Hiroshima Dreamination 2009 again this winter.

URL: http://www.dreamination.com (sorry! Japanese only.)
　　　　Leaflet (English:PDF 1.9MB)


Opening Events

○Parade
Date: November 6 (Fri), 2009, from 17:00
Location: Hondori Avenue
Details: Led by three Hiroshima goodwill ambassadors for tourism, a colorful parade will be held, consisting of about 50 people from Hiroshima City Firefighter Music Band and staff of this event.

○Opening Ceremony
Date: November 6 (Fri), 2009, 17:45 to 18:15
Location: In front of Peace Castle (in front of Crystal Plaza) on the Peace Boulevard (Heiwa Odori) Details:
- Light up (18:00)
- Hiroshima City Firefighter Music Band Concert and other events



Dreami Cafe

Date:
November 8 (Sun), 9 (Mon), 10 (Tue), 11 (Wed), 12 (Thu), 13 (Fri), 14 (Sat), 15 (Sun), 20 (Fri), 21 (Sat), 22 (Sun), 23 (Mon/Holiday)
December 4 (Fri), 5 (Sat), 6 (Sun), 11 (Fri), 12 (Sat), 13 (Sun), 18 (Fri), 19 (Sat), 20 (Sun), 23 (Wed/Holiday),
25 (Fri), 26 (Sat) and 27 (Sun) in 2009

Location:
In front of Peace Castle (in front of Crystal Plaza Hiroshima) along the Peace Boulevard (Heiwa Odori)
Details: Sales of soft drinks and beer

 


Info:

Date November 6 (Fri), 2009 - January 3 (Sun), 2010 [lighting up from 17:30 - 23:00]
(This year, the start date of this event will be earlier than previous years.)
Location ● Green belts along the north and south sides of Peace Boulevard (Heiwa Odori), (from the eastern edge of Heiwa-ohashi Bridge to the intersection at Tanaka-machi)
● Shopping streets at Namiki-dori Avenue, Kinzagai, Chuo-dori Avenue, Hondori Avenue, Nakanotana
● The public spaces of Alice Garden, Higashi Shintenchi Public Plaza, Hiroshima Green Arena and the left bank of Motoyasu-gawa River
● Commercial establishments such as Motomachi Cred, Kamiya-cho Shareo, Urban View
Organizer Hiroshima Light-Up Project Executive Committee
(The committee comprises Hiroshima Federation of Shopping Center Promotion Associations, each shopping center promotion association, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Hiroshima Convention & Visitors Bureau (HCBV))
Sponsors Chugoku Shimbun, NHK Hiroshima Broadcasting Station, RCC Broadcasting Ltd., Hiroshima Telecasting Co. Ltd., Hiroshima Home Television Co. Ltd., Television Shin Hiroshima System (TSS), Hiroshima FM Broadcasting Co., LTD., FM Chu-P and Fureai Channel Inc.