The Atomic Bomb Dome seen from Aioi Bridge in central Hiroshima
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Hiroshima, on foot.

A working notebook from a writer based in the city. Eat, walk, repeat.

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Food and Dining

Counters, stalls, and the okonomiyaki places I keep going back to.
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Sake or Cocktails? A Local's Hiroshima Drinking Guide
May 3, 2026 · Food

Sake or Cocktails? A Local's Hiroshima Drinking Guide

If you're trying to choose between a sake bar and a cocktail bar in Hiroshima, the honest answer is: do both, in that order, on the same night. Sake suits the early evening — food-forward, often paired with sashimi or oysters. Cocktails suit later, when you've eaten and want a quieter room with someone behind a counter who cares about the ice. I've lived in Hiroshima for years, and I've watched friends visit with one bar in mind and miss the rhythm of a full local evening. This guide is the...
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Portrait of Yoshi
A note from the writer

I keep not leaving this city.

I'm writing this from the corner table at a kissaten on Hatchobori-dori. The coffee is not particularly good. The chair is too low. I keep coming back. Most English-language coverage of Hiroshima stops at the Peace Park and maybe an okonomiyaki recommendation, and the city I actually live in is so much bigger than that.

What you'll find here are stories from someone who eats here, drinks here, and walks home through these streets every night. Nothing is sponsored, automatically translated, or copied from a guidebook.

— Yoshi, in Hiroshima

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