{"id":2757,"date":"2018-01-29T16:14:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T07:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/hiroshima-flea-markets\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:35:11","slug":"hiroshima-flea-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/hiroshima-flea-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiroshima Flea Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah, flea markets, where you learn what you\u2019re really made of. Do you walk out empty handed, or do you go home with a bag of assorted bric-a-brac, a vintage tuxedo, and a dubious-looking talisman from a foreign land that you were assured had mystical luck-bringing properties?<\/p>\n

\u201cFlea markets\u201d are popular across Japan. In Hiroshima, as elsewhere in the country, they can cover a lot of territory, from exquisite antiques and delightful handmade jewelry to junk that households can\u2019t wait to offload.<\/p>\n

At their best, these markets offer not only bargains, but a chance to interact with locals in a festive and family-friendly atmosphere. Folks manning stalls range from one-time participants clearing out their closets to professional dealers, and there\u2019s often food and drink for sale, along with a corner for performances. Many of these flea markets crop up only occasionally, so it\u2019s always worth taking a quick look. Here is a selection of places to head to in the Hiroshima area.<\/p>\n

Senda Wasshoi Matsuri Flea Market<\/h2>\n

This is one of the bigger and most popular markets in town, held each month in Higashi Senda park on the former grounds of Hiroshima University. Emphasis here is on the \u201cmatsuri\u201d element of the event\u2019s name: the organizers really do try to create a festive atmosphere. There is a wide variety of vendors selling a range of collectables and vintage fashion, plus food stalls and live performances. If you\u2019re on the hunt for bargains, be warned that the gates open at 7:00 a.m. and other avid buyers arrive early to snap up the best of what\u2019s on offer.<\/p>\n

Web site:<\/strong> http:\/\/sendawasshoi.web.fc2.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Trunk Market<\/h2>\n

An occasional weekend market held in Fukuromachi Park in the city center, Hiroshima\u2019s Trunk Market attracts hipsters and collectors alike. It\u2019s known for offering up high quality artisanal and designer goods from across the country rather than clear-out bargains, so be expected to know your stuff. Stalls are arranged in a circle, so it\u2019s easy to navigate your way around the site, and you can often find an array of interesting local characters here. It\u2019s a good place to pick up rare finds and there are also kiosks serving up food and drink.<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 9 Fukuromachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima 732-0063
\nWeb site:<\/strong> https:\/\/jl-db.nfaj.go.jp\/en\/location\/340100389\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Ebisu-cho Flea Market<\/h2>\n

Ebisu-cho is a famed narrow street in Hiroshima where you can find a variety of interesting secondhand shops selling the likes of furniture, books, clothing, and ornamental goods. Traders here are fond of pooling together and advertising flea markets where they bring goods out into the street, allowing shoppers to peruse in a more festive atmosphere. Among the retailers commonly taking part are Gemisch (a central European secondhand store selling handmade crafts), Nice Nonsense Books, and Pine Tree (a vintage clothing store selling items from across the world).<\/p>\n

Web site:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.ebisu.or.jp\/<\/a> (in Japanese)<\/p>\n

By bongo vongo (Flea Market Sign) [CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>], via Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ah, flea markets, where you learn what you\u2019re really made of. Do you walk out empty handed, or do you go home with a bag of assorted bric-a-brac, a vintage tuxedo, and a dubious-looking talisman from a foreign land that you were assured had mystical luck-bringing properties? \u201cFlea markets\u201d are popular across Japan. In Hiroshima, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[51,52],"class_list":["post-2757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japan","tag-hiroshima-city-2","tag-hiroshima-prefecture-2"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2757"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48856,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2757\/revisions\/48856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}