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Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima, Okonomimura and oysters

Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is built in layers on the griddle: a thin batter, a pile of cabbage and toppings, then a bed of fried noodles. The best-known place to try it is Okonomimura in Shintenchi, with 23 restaurants on three floors, a few minutes' walk from Hatchobori tram stop. Oysters are the other local food, eaten mainly in winter.

A Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki with noodles and cabbage, glazed with sauce and sesame

Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is layered, not mixed. The cook spreads a thin batter on the hot plate, piles cabbage and toppings on top, then turns it onto a bed of fried noodles. The best-known place to eat it is Okonomimura in Shintenchi: 23 restaurants on the second to fourth floors of one building, about 3 minutes’ walk from Hatchobori tram stop. Each restaurant keeps its own hours.

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How Hiroshima okonomiyaki differs from Osaka’s

Japan’s national tourism organisation (JNTO) puts the difference simply: Hiroshima style is “not mixed but layered, and also includes noodles”.

Hiroshima style Kansai (Osaka) style
Batter Thin layer, cooked first Cabbage, flour and egg mixed together
Cabbage and toppings Piled on the batter Mixed into the batter
Noodles Yes, fried underneath No
Noodle choice Soba (yellow noodles) or udon

At Okonomimura and similar places you sit at a counter by the griddle and watch it being built. When you order, say which noodles you want.

Okonomimura

Details below are from Hiroshima’s official tourism site, dive-hiroshima.com, checked October 2026.
Address 5-13 Shintenchi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Floors 2nd to 4th floors of the Shintenchi Plaza building
Restaurants 23 okonomiyaki restaurants
Hours and closing days Set by each restaurant
Tram Hatchobori stop, about 3 minutes’ walk
Bus Hiroshima Bus Center, about 12 minutes’ walk

Okonomimura’s history starts with street food. After the war, about 50 okonomiyaki stalls gathered in Shintenchi Square. In 1963 the square became a park and the stalls had to move, so a two-storey prefabricated building called “Okonomi-mura” went up in front of it. The current building was completed in 1992.

Other guides give 25 or more restaurants, so treat 23 as the latest official count rather than a fixed number. Either way, expect more than 20 counters to choose from.

Shintenchi is near Hatchobori, a few tram stops east of the Atomic Bomb Dome, so it is easy to reach for dinner after a day in the Peace Memorial Park.

Okonomiyaki near Hiroshima Station

If you are short of time or arriving by train, Hiroshima Okonomi Monogatari Ekimae Hiroba is a group of okonomiyaki restaurants on the sixth floor of the Hiroshima Full Focus Building, a few minutes’ walk from the station’s south exit. The city’s tourism site says staff there also teach the basics of grilling your own. Its website is ekimae-hiroba.jp.

Okonomimura or Ekimae Hiroba

Both are groups of small okonomiyaki restaurants under one roof, so the choice is mostly about where you are that evening.

Okonomimura Ekimae Hiroba
Area Shintenchi, near Hatchobori and Hondori Opposite Hiroshima Station’s south exit
Floors 2nd to 4th 6th floor of the Full Focus Building
Restaurants 23 (official tourism site) Several; check ekimae-hiroba.jp
Getting there Hatchobori tram stop, about 3 minutes A few minutes on foot from the station
Suits Dinner after the Peace Park or a stay near Hondori Arrival or departure by train, station-area hotels

If you are staying near the station, our guide to where to stay in Hiroshima compares the station area with the Peace Park and Hondori side.

Learning to make it

The cooking class picked above meets by the fountain next to the Atomic Bomb Dome and goes by tram to a local restaurant, where a chef shows you how to layer the okonomiyaki yourself. It offers vegetarian and gluten-free options. The second tour below is an evening food walk around Hondori and Nagarekawa with stops at three standing bars, for guests aged 13 and over.

Several day tours also include an okonomiyaki lunch, such as the Hiroshima and Miyajima day tours.

Hiroshima oysters

Hiroshima Prefecture grows more than half of Japan’s farmed oysters and ranks first in the country, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. They are a winter food: the city’s tourism site says they are shipped from October to May.

Two winter events are built around them:

Event Usual timing Notes
Miyajima Oyster Festival Second weekend of February, 10:00 to 15:00, in front of Miyajima pier The 2026 festival was cancelled because of poor oyster growth
Hiroshima Castle Oyster Festival Last Saturday and Sunday of February In the castle grounds

On Miyajima, the half-day guided walk listed on our Miyajima page includes a grilled oyster on the way. In okonomiyaki restaurants, ask at the counter whether oysters are available as a topping in season.

Fitting it into a day

The Peace Memorial Museum is busiest from 11:00 to 15:00, so a late lunch or an early dinner in Shintenchi fits around a morning visit. For the rest of the city, see things to do in Hiroshima.

Food tours and classes in Hiroshima

Hiroshima: Okonomiyaki Cooking Class with a Local Chef

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Meets by the fountain next to the Atomic Bomb Dome and rides the tram to a local restaurant where a chef shows you how to layer Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, with vegetarian and gluten-free options.

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Hiroshima: Food and Culture Guided Walking Tour with Dinner

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An evening around Hondori and Nagarekawa with stops at three standing-bar restaurants, ten or more dishes and a drink at each, for guests aged 13 and over.

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Questions people ask

What is Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki?

It is okonomiyaki cooked in layers rather than mixed. The cook spreads a thin batter on the griddle, piles cabbage and other toppings on it, then turns the whole stack onto a bed of fried noodles. Osaka-style, or Kansai-style, okonomiyaki mixes cabbage, flour and egg into one batter instead. You usually choose soba (yellow noodles) or udon.

What is Okonomimura?

Okonomimura is a building in Shintenchi, central Hiroshima, whose second to fourth floors hold 23 okonomiyaki restaurants, according to the city's official tourism site. It grew out of about 50 food stalls that gathered in Shintenchi Square after the war. The present building was finished in 1992. Each restaurant sets its own hours and closing days.

How do I get to Okonomimura?

Okonomimura is at 5-13 Shintenchi, Naka-ku. From Hatchobori tram stop it is about a 3-minute walk, and from Hiroshima Bus Center about 12 minutes. From the Atomic Bomb Dome, take the tram east from Genbaku Dome-mae to Hatchobori, a few stops away; the flat fare is 240 yen for adults.

Is there okonomiyaki near Hiroshima Station?

Yes. Hiroshima Okonomi Monogatari Ekimae Hiroba is a group of okonomiyaki restaurants on the sixth floor of the Hiroshima Full Focus Building, a few minutes' walk from the station's south exit, according to the city's tourism site. It also runs a session where staff show you how to grill your own. Check its website, ekimae-hiroba.jp, for hours.

When is oyster season in Hiroshima?

Hiroshima oysters are a winter food. The city's tourism site says they are shipped from October to May. Hiroshima Prefecture grows more than half of Japan's farmed oysters, according to the farm ministry. Miyajima usually holds an oyster festival on the second weekend of February, but the 2026 festival was cancelled because of poor oyster growth.