Where to sit, sip and slow down in Hiroshima.
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Hiroshima lingers in over a cortado.
Obscura Coffee Roasters pours in Fukuromachi, the sit-in Hiroshima counter of a specialty roasting brand that three Hiroshima men built up in Tokyo.
DrinkSingle-origin pour-over
TipTakeaway drip is the cheap way in and the counter discounts a refill against your receipt, which makes this the easiest good coffee near Peace Memorial Park.
Hachidorisha is a social book cafe near Dohashi in Hiroshima, built around peace-education titles, filter coffee and one long shared reading table.
DrinkFilter coffee
TipThe shop opens from 11:00 on any date containing a six, a nod to the sixth of August, and otherwise from mid-afternoon.
Kiki Coffee is a small Otemachi stand in Hiroshima pouring Issou Coffee Roastery beans alongside scones and Onomichi bean-to-bar chocolate bars.
DrinkIssou Coffee Roastery latte
TipClosed Mondays and Thursdays, and the room is two short counters and one shared table, so mid-afternoon is the realistic window.
Rue Brazil has poured the morning set in Hiroshima since the postwar years, opening at 07:00 with bread, a boiled egg, salad and a cup of coffee.
DrinkMorning set coffee
TipMorning sets run from 07:00 to 10:30 only; after that the room switches to sandwiches, curry rice and buttered toast.
Kissa Saeki is the Kamiyacho coffee house in Hiroshima that rebuilt itself around organic and additive-free cooking, with a mostly vegan menu.
DrinkOrganic drip coffee
TipThe vegan salad set is served only between 10:00 and 11:00, so a late breakfast is the way to catch it.
Helen works as a Komachi cafe in Hiroshima until 18:00, serving cheese terrines and espresso drinks before the room turns into a whisky bar at night.
DrinkEspresso tonic
TipCome before 18:00 for the dessert and coffee menu; after that the room switches to Japanese whisky and cocktails.
Akam Coffee Works roasts African, Central American and Asian lots in Kokutaiji-machi, a small Hiroshima counter that also sells green beans.
DrinkSingle-origin filter
TipGreen coffee and one-kilo wholesale bags are sold alongside the retail beans, which is unusual for a shop this size.
Hiroshima Andersen occupies a converted bank on Hondori, a bakery market and Danish-style cafe that gave the whole city its habit of eating bread.
DrinkBakery counter coffee
TipThe ground-floor bakery market runs to 19:30; the upstairs restaurant keeps different hours and posts closures online.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Feel the early morning air of Futaba Mountain near Hiroshima Station on this hiking trip. Enjoy an outdoor tea ceremony and a forest bathing activity atop the mountain...
1.5 hours
Immerse yourself in Japanese culture with a kimono, koto, and tea ceremony experience in Hiroshima. Try traditional board games and take photos in a Japanese-style home.
Guided tour · 2 hours
Explore Hiroshima's coffee culture on a guided walking tour. Discover the Hondori arcade and Nagarekawa entertainment district, and learn about the city's coffee houses.