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Hiroshima

What to eat in Hiroshima

Start with what Hiroshima is known for. Below are the everyday dishes you can order here too, each with the Japanese name to point at.

Hiroshima specialties

Noodles

Soupless tantanmen

Noodles tossed in sesame, chili and numbing sansho pepper. Mix well first.

Sushi

Grilled oysters

Big local oysters grilled in the shell, best from late autumn into spring.

Grilled and fried

Hiroshima okonomiyaki

Layered, not mixed: crepe, cabbage, pork, noodles and egg, pressed on the grill.

Typically ¥900 to ¥1,300 one

Sweets

Maple leaf cake

A maple leaf shaped sponge cake filled with bean paste or custard.

Typically ¥110 to ¥160 1 piece

Regional dish

Conger eel rice

Grilled conger eel sliced over rice cooked in the eel's own broth.

Typically ¥2,160 to ¥3,340 a box or a set

Typical prices, tax included, checked Nov 9, 2026

Also easy to find in Hiroshima

Noodles

Rice

Sushi

Grilled and fried

Street food

Konbini

Sweets

Plan the rest

Sources

Our summary of the sources below, checked Nov 9, 2026

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