Day Trip Tour in Hiroshima for Foodies: 3 best restaurants around Hiroshima Sta. that offer dishes using local specialties from the Seto Inland Sea and the coastal area

The Seto Inland Sea facing Hiroshima prefecture is Japan’s largest inland sea. Here, a lot of seafood with a tender texture and delicate taste including big oysters are caught. Besides, the coastal area is a famous production for sweet and juicy mandarins, tomato and so on because it has less rain and higher temperature than other areas throughout a year. If you travel around the coastal area to eat local fresh specialties, you should stay Hiroshima for more than 2 nights 3 days. This time, we selected 3 restaurants around Hiroshima Station which offer a great variety of dishes using plenty of local specialties like that. Why not visit all of them on your day trip to feel as if you’re exploring in the coastal area?

Grilled conger and rice seasoned with Japanese stock make a very good match! -“Anagomeshi Ueno” protecting their traditional taste for over 110 years

The sea surrounding Itsukushima Island with one of the world heritages ‘Itsukushima Shrine’ has been famous for conger eel fishing since ancient times, and a history book, written in the late 1700s, also says that conger eels caught near this island are very delicious. Grew up while eating small fish and crustaceans living in the Seto Inland Sea, these conger eels are fat. We recommend you visit “Anagomeshi Ueno (あなごめし うえの)” established in 1901 to savor them as Anagomeshi (conger eels rice bowl). It’s the origin of Anagomeshi: Ueno spreads their original sauce over conger eels, grill them over charcoal and put them on rice cooked with bony parts of conger eels and soy sauce. Although the main shop is located at Miyajimaguchi station in Itsukushima Island, you can try it even at Hiroshima Mitsukoshi.

Opening Hours	10:30AM – 7:30PM　Closed on the same holiday as Hiroshima Mitsukoshi
Address	B1F Hiroshima Mitsukoshi, 5-1 Ebisu-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Access	A 4-minute walk from Hiroshima Washington Hotel
URL	https://www.anagomeshi.com/

Sashimi and Sushi using fresh anchovy available only in Hiroshima are must-eat! -“Ajiroya” has offered Hiroshima’s seasonal fish for about 120 years

Called Koiwashi (small sardin) in Hiroshima prefecture, Japanese Anchovy accounts for about 70% of the catch in Hiroshima bay. They go bad quickly, so most of them are processed in to dried ones. But you can eat raw Japanese Anchovy only in Hiroshima Prefecture. “Ajiroya (あじろや)” with a history of approximately 120 years cooks fresh Japanese Anchovy that they purchased in the morning and offer them as Sashimi or Sushi. Japanese Anchovy is fish with a strong odor, but it seems that the fish will has a firm texture just by washing them thoroughly with ice water and salt. When you order Sushi, 6 pieces of sliced Japanese Anchovy are put on rice. The sweet of fat and refreshing flavor fills your mouth. It’s also good to savor them with grated mild spicy ginger. How about enjoying Hiroshima’s fresh seasonal fish including Japanese Anchovy while seeing a stunning view from large windows?

Opening Hours	11:30〜14:30／17:00〜22:00　Closed on Monday
Address	4F BIG FRONT Hiroshima, 5-1 Matsubara-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Access	A 1-minute walk from Hiroshima Station
URL	https://www.anagomeshi.com/

Relieve the weariness of the travel by eating hot pot using plenty of organic lemons from the coastal area. -“RIVA” making adjustments to Hiroshima’s local dishes

As we mentioned at the beginning, the coastal area of the Seto Inland Sea is warm and dry area. Because it’s surrounded by mountains, it doesn’t suffered from strong winds and perfect for cultivating lemons. Thus, the volume of lemons produced here is the largest in Japan and account for about 60% of the total nationwide productions. These lemons feature the fact we can safely eat them with their skin because of not using preservatives or wax. “RIVA” makes their own version of Hiroshima’s local dishes including using this lemon. From among them, we recommend you order ‘Setouchi Lemon Hot Pot Course (瀬戸内レモン鍋コース)’ into that kelp soup and lots of lemon from Setoda-cho are put. Do shabu-shabu Setouchi’s branded pork ‘Momiji Pork’ in lemon hot pot with a refreshing flavor, dip it into lemon soy sauce and eat it. In summer, it’s possible to get cold without knowing due to the heat outside and the air conditioning inside. So, why not warm your body from inside with this hot pot?

Opening Hours	5:00PM – 11:00PM
Address	1-17 Shintenchi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Access	A 1-minute walk form Hiroshima Washington Hotel
URL	http://hiroshima1958.com/index-en.html