Food destinations within easy reach of Hiroshima, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Hiroshima. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for: Anago-meshi, grilled oysters and momiji manju along Omotesando
Miyajima is where two Hiroshima dishes meet: conger eel rice from a shop trading since 1901 near the pier, and oysters grilled in the shell on Omotesando.
Famous for: Sake brewery tasting along the Sakagura-dori brewery street
Saijo packs seven working sake breweries into a few streets of brick chimneys and white plaster walls, the easiest brewery walk anywhere near Hiroshima.
Famous for: Onomichi ramen with pork back fat, and winter oyster huts on the waterfront
Onomichi is the Hiroshima port town whose soy ramen, finished with pork back fat and sardine stock, is better known nationally than the city's own chuka soba.
Famous for: Kaiji navy curry, navy-recipe nikujaga and sweet-spicy Kure udon
Kure fed the Imperial Navy and still cooks like it: certified shops each serve one warship's curry recipe, with navy nikujaga and springy flat udon.
Famous for: Tai-meshi, four-way sea bream teishoku and 16-herb homeishu liqueur
Tomonoura is an Edo-period tide-waiting port that runs on sea bream: tai-meshi, tai chazuke and teishoku spreads, chased with herbal homeishu liqueur.