Mitchan Sōhonten – Hiroshima Style Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima!
Jun 20, 2021 By Jade Brischke
Okonomiyaki would be like a Japanese pancake if pancakes were made of vegetables and meat, not sweet but incredibly savory. In fact, there is very little to compare the two dishes...[ Click to read more ]
Get into Martial Arts in Hiroshima
May 26, 2021 By Bert Wishart
Whether you are a total noobie or a highly qualified master, there is something eminently special about learning a martial art in the nation of its inception. As well as...[ Click to read more ]
Hit The Decks! Exploring Hiroshima’s Record Stores
May 26, 2021 By Bert Wishart
The modern music industry is well and truly established in the digital world. Most people access their favorite artists now through Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, and Soundcloud, but there has...[ Click to read more ]
Summer Food in Hiroshima
May 26, 2021 By Bert Wishart
It's getting to be that time of year again, when the thermostat rockets, the humidity intensifies, and all Japanese conversation is restricted to "atsui ne" [it's hot, isn't it?] Because...[ Click to read more ]
Animal Cafes in Hiroshima
Apr 26, 2021 By Bert Wishart
Though animal cafes first reared their furry little heads in Taiwan, since 2004, they have boomed throughout Japan, and there are spots throughout the nation at which you can sit...[ Click to read more ]
Get Your Shop on! Hiroshima’s Shopping Spots
Apr 26, 2021 By Bert Wishart
Back in the height of the 'bubble era,' Japan had won a reputation for a consumer society so rampant that second-hand stores overflowed with designer brand clothing, and the streets...[ Click to read more ]
All Up in My Grill – Hiroshima’s Best Steakhouses
Mar 30, 2021 By Bert Wishart
Considering how highly thought of beef is in this country, it may shock you to discover that although cattle were introduced to Japan sometime in the second century, until the...[ Click to read more ]
Hiroshima Asa Zoological Garden
Mar 24, 2021 By Bert Wishart
If you’re visiting Hiroshima or here for a few months, you can probably give this a miss and look for other ways to spend your weekend. But for diehard zoo...[ Click to read more ]
Hiroshima Toyo Carp Baseball
Mar 21, 2021 By Bert Wishart
Baseball in Japan Nippon Professional Baseball (playing a role similar to the USA’s MLB) consists of two leagues, the Central League (Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Hanshin Tigers, Chunichi Dragons, Tokyo Yakult...[ Click to read more ]
Pretty in Pink – Finding Hiroshima’s Beautiful Plum Blossoms
Feb 26, 2021 By Bert Wishart
While the cherry blossom is the flower that tends to dominate the imagination of Japanese botanic appreciation, it is perhaps the plum (ume) blossom that should be the more celebrated....[ Click to read more ]
