Culture Hotel Limani Restaurant and Bar Kenji Chida A quaint and crescent shaped bar wrapped around the pool side of the hotel. I looked at the people smiling, sitting on bar st...
Food Kutenan Paul Walsh This quirky tea house is a delightful place to end a visit to Mitaki-dera Temple. Simple noodle dishes, delicious Japanese de...
Culture Matsue Castle Sasa Jancikic Matsue castle was a military building. There were no comforts or any kind of mirror rooms padded in silk. Main tower though o...
Food Industry Bakery Best Brownies EVER Judith Mikami Industry is a local bakery in Soja City that makes the best brownie I have ever eaten. And in my lifetime I eaten a few but ...
Culture Bitchu Kokubunji and Pagoda Judith Mikami Bitchu Kokubunji is located in Soja City and is recorded as the last five-story pagoda to be built in Japan. Surrounded by b...
Culture Peace Pagoda Paul Walsh Mountaintop shrine to world peace with great views over the city of Hiroshima and out to the islands of the Inland Sea.
Activities Peace Pagoda Hike Paul Walsh Weave your way through primordial forest, under a hundred vermilion shrine gates to great views and a tasty meal. All within ...
Food Sarii-chan Paul Walsh Delicious Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki served by the friendly, soccer-loving Sarii-chan in the Okonomi Republic building.
Food Mitsukura Mushrooms in Ushimado Judith Mikami Mitsukura Mushrooms is Japan's largest button mushroom grower, located in the seaside town of Ushimado. A combination of natu...
Culture Mitaki Temple Paul Walsh This mountainside temple is one of Hiroshima hidden gems; a truly enchanted place in which to recharge one's batteries.
