Cycling the Shimanami Kaido Near Hiroshima; Perfect Freedom for Outdoor Physical Distancing
Apr 22, 2020 By Hugh Cann
You’ve rearranged your album collection. Your bookshelf. Done all the paperwork you can stand. Swapped over your wardrobe from winter to summer. You’ve watched Netflix too often. Reading, well always come back to that I personally prefer to do that lying in bed at night. It’s hard not to feel things...[ Click to read more ]
Into the Great Outdoors in Hiroshima City
Mar 27, 2020 By Hugh Cann
It’s all very well to have everyone self-isolate, and aside form short trips to the supermarket you really ought to get out a bit or turn into one of those subterranean dwelling creatures form that wonderful HG Wells story, the time machine. But I digress. Probably one of the...[ Click to read more ]
Teppanyaki in Hiroshima– Not Just a Fantastic Meal, it’s a Show!
Mar 04, 2020 By Hugh Cann
Nothing like a bit of sizzling seafood or beef to set the mouth-watering! Teppanyaki is a style of Japanese cuisine that typically uses a propane-heated, flat-surfaced iron skillet to cook the food in front of guests at restaurants. The word teppanyaki is an aggregate of the Japanese words “teppan,” the very...[ Click to read more ]
Kintaikyo Bridge and Iwakuni Castle: Hiroshima Day Trips
By Hugh Cann
If you are looking for a famous sightseeing opportunity near Hiroshima with beautiful scenery, then look no further than Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, an easy day trip away. It has something to suit everyone, historic wooden engineering, to a castle museum, to lucky white snakes and ice cream of every...[ Click to read more ]
White Day in Hiroshima and Other Events in March
By Hugh Cann
Valentine’s Day is not all chocolates and roses for men; you have to pay the piper. Exactly one month later, on March 14, men who received a "honmei-choco," ('chocolate of love') or "giri-choco" ('obligation chocolate') on Valentine's Day are expected to return the favor by like-wise giving gifts. Traditionally, popular...[ Click to read more ]
Molly Malone’s Irish Pub in Hiroshima
Feb 22, 2020 By Matt Mangham
The truth is, if you're going to be in Hiroshima a while, you will find your way to Molly Malone's (just 'Molly's' to regulars) on Chuo Dori sooner or later without my help. Hopefully, though, you'll make that sooner, because if any place in town has a right to call...[ Click to read more ]
Rain, Rain, Go Away! Places to Go in Hiroshima When it rains
Feb 20, 2020 By Admin
How’s about this rain, hey? Well, actually, no, that’s not what most of us have been asking or saying here in Hiroshima. It involves far more colorful language, and none of it is positive. Combined with fluctuating temperatures, it’s causing all sorts of problems, particularly with people who have allergies....[ Click to read more ]
Eat Your Noodles (Hiroshima Edition!)
By Matt Mangham
Everyone loves noodles, and it’s easy to see why. For less than 1000 JPY, you’ll walk out of a good noodle shop satisfied with both the food and the atmosphere. And in Hiroshima, as in any large Japanese city, we have a whole world of noodles to explore. Let’s look...[ Click to read more ]
Soba and Udon in Hiroshima – More Than Tasty Staples
Jan 31, 2020 By Hugh Cann
Along with rice, noodles are a staple of the Japanese diet and central to everyday life, from quick lunches to iconic festival dishes. There are a wide variety of noodles available in Japanese cuisine. The most commonly eaten noodles are soba and udon. Soba uses buckwheat flour, and has a more...[ Click to read more ]
Setsubun Festivals in Hiroshima – Out With the Bad, in With the Good!
By Hugh Cann
Each year, on the third of February, harried fathers across Japan put on paper demon masks and are pelted with roasted soybeans by their children, who cry “Oni wa soto, Fuku wa uchi!” (Demon out, Fortune in!) until dad flees out the front door into the night air. Or turns...[ Click to read more ]
