Museums & Attractions Parks and Gardens 

Ini-no-tanada Rice Terraces

May 24, 2016October 11, 2016 Paul Walsh 14268 Views Akiota, Rice terraces, 安芸太田町, 日本語

Over 300 terraced rice fields hug the side of a high mountain valley in Akiota-cho make for a beautiful site

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Features Goto Izumi's Deep Hiroshima 

Goto Izumi’s Deep Hiroshima: Kure

September 11, 2015March 31, 2018 Goto Izumi 8115 Views Kure, 日本語

Greetings to you readers of the English language. It’s Goto Izumi, lover of the strange over the pretty. Exhausted Hiroshima’s

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Dining Japanese 

Choichoi-ya

June 2, 2014February 14, 2017 Paul Walsh 6763 Views hiroshima tsukemen, noodles, Open late, Smokers paradise, 日本語

Hiroshima tsukemen and pan-fried yaki-ramen noodles in the drinking district. [日本語]

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Bars Nightlife 

Koba

December 17, 2013March 31, 2018 Paul Walsh 40383 Views Hiroshima city, Naka-ku, Open late, rock, Smokers paradise, Vegetarian options, 日本語

Koba *can* be described as a “rock bar”. It is decorated with rock memorabilia, and you are almost certain to

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Dining Japanese Okonomiyaki 

Lopez Okonomiyaki

June 4, 2013June 15, 2021 jjwalsh 22414 Views okonomiyaki, Yokogawa, 日本語

Fernando Lopez cooks up some of the best okonomiyaki in Hiroshima. Don’t let his Guatemalan roots fool you, his okonomiyaki is the real deal.

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Café Bars Dining Fusion Nightlife 

Chelsea Cafe

May 10, 2013October 11, 2016 jjwalsh 8466 Views English menu, hikari-machi, Hiroshima city, near Shinkansen-exit, set-meals, Smokers paradise, 日本語

Hikari-machi has been getting a boost in recent years due to the new developments going on around the Shinkansen exit

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Art Museums and Galleries Museums & Attractions 

The Former Bank of Japan, Hiroshima Branch Building (Kyu-nichi-gin)

December 8, 2012June 25, 2017 Paul Walsh 16175 Views A-bomb, Peace, 日本語

The A-bomb destroyed virtually everything on the ground within approximately 2 kilometers of the bomb’s hypocenter. A few structures did,

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Bars Nightlife 

Molly Malone’s

February 14, 2012February 17, 2020 Paul Walsh 15661 Views Credit cards, English menu, English spoken, Non-smoking, Vegetarian options, 日本語

Hiroshima’s Irish pub is a real “local” for both long-term residents and people passing through.

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American Dining Tex-Mex Vegetarian Western 

Otis!

February 8, 2012February 7, 2017 jjwalsh 12300 Views Non-smoking at lunch, Vegetarian options, 日本語

Run by an healthy food-loving chef and her music-loving partner, Otis! is a small space packed with character. [日本語]

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Asian Dining Indian 

Kanak Indian Izakaya & Dining

November 8, 2011February 28, 2017 jjwalsh 10491 Views Family-friendly, Kid-friendly, Near Peace Park, Vegetarian options, Veggie-friendly, 日本語

Delicious Indian food in Ote-machi, with all you can eat rice and nan at lunch and Indian Izakaya-style options at

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