What to Do and Eat in Hiroshima 🇯🇵 Best Okonomiyaki at Okonomimura, Shopping, Japan Travel Vlog 2024

It’s our first time in Hiroshima and we are so excited to explore this often overlooked Japanese city rich in its historical and culinary significance in short, food Our first stop: a meal at the legendary Okonomi-mura A building bursting with over 20 different okonomiyaki shops each with their own unique take on this savory Japanese pancake so this tiny area alone is wall-to-wall with restaurants so it’s our first time at this popular okonomiyaki building settled on this restaurant and i think we’re going to try the ron special which has pork, egg, oyster, shrimp, squid, octopus and green onion, so a little bit of everything you can also add some extra toppings - do you wanna add anything to our order? - definitely double up on the hiroshima oysters they take your orders and cook all of the okonomiyaki before seating customers by batch it takes some time for all the layers to cook as everything is prepared on the spot ordered their juice made with homemade yuzu jam and a hiroshima lemon cider oyster? dozo! enjoy! each person needs to order an individual okonomiyaki oyster okonomiyaki super fresh and juicy the ron special so hearty and delicious cheers to this super friendly and hardworking brother and sister duo this building is an okonomiyaki paradise good way to eat your vegetables Hiroshima Okonomiyaki is popular for its layered cooking technique the first step is a thin layer of flour followed by a mountain of cabbage, thin strips of pork yakisoba noodles and a fried egg oysters are also a popular local topping time for a night walk post-okonomiyaki window shopping this shop has some of our fave brands lots of hiroshima specialties at the konbini miyajima craft beer setouchi lemon shrimp crackers hiroshima lemon cider lemon hot sauce bad badtz maru cake look at this, it looks like raw squid, uni and crab salted squid guts last stop was a local grocery to pick up some fruit banana and eggs for ralph hiroshima oranges for sam time to explore hiroshima this shopping street was close to our hotel excited to visit this cafe with brances in hiroshima and tokyo took home some iced coffee bags the original building miraculously survived the atomic blast in 1945 but was reconstructed for eathquake-proofing in 2016 a section of its original wall remains a part of this new building, whic is now the city's most popular bakery edamame and cheese fougasse custard cream buns sakura bread decided to try their curry donut they also have an extensive selection of cooked food breadcrumbs are so crisp outside and the inside dough is so soft the curry itself is really delicious also trying this fermented vegetable juice for the first time kind of tastes like tomato and carrot with a yakult-y flavor this cool little shop is owned by a mother and son whose family has run this umbrella store since 1906! the most beautiful and unique japanese umbrellas picked this cat print for ralph's mom amazed by how tiny these become the owner told me their family dog was named aru so i asked why he's named after al pacino! aru / al the shop also has a really cool selection of clothes picked up this silver ring packed in a handmade paper bag from india so surprised to meet merrick and emily from brisbane who watch our vlogs👋👋 more staff portraits on film ralph was craving curry so we looked for this shop with good reviews ryu the curry shop owner was super friendly - ashta kumamoto (tomorrow, kumamoto) - kumamoto? go back to kyushu? i'm shy - oishisou (looks delicious) - deshou (right) topped with lemon, fried onions and pepper - arigato gozaimasu (thank you very much) / - nanka chotto (wait) he said this is a common ramen chef pose! hahaha this unique mustard curry is his original recipe yes, mustard is for mixing so this is mustard, mix it with the curry put this rice with fried onions and a little bell pepper it's very interesting, i don't think i've had a curry like this such a good, personal curry recipe. my favorite meal in hiroshima! we're with ryu @calibar_hiroshima thank you so much! time to stock up on film film prices are better at small shops than yodabashi or BIC what's your favorite camera shop in japan? mister donut break to try their 'intense' matcha donuts there was a long line for matcha donuts oki donut with matcha whip and adzuki cream pon de uji matcha with warabi mochi the shopping arcade leads to the peace memorial park the atomic bomb was dropped almost directly above this building on august 6, 1945 and it was the only structure left standing in the entire area and is preserved in the same state as it was found after the bombing today, visitors from all over the world travel to pay their respects at this park which has become an anti-war symbol for peace origami paper cranes are hung as wishes for peace it's humbling to be reminded of the past yet it somehow gives a sense of hope in the mood for a soothing cup of japanese tea a perfect break from the cold rainy weather hojicha is my favorite tea the special sarutoriibara leaf mochi filled with a red bean paste which was almost salty heading back to buy some hiroshima souvenirs so many interesting old shops in this shopping arcade woah, look at all this eel! this shop is popular for its hiroshima-sourced food products every type of hiroshima oyster you can think of some sort of oyster in oil setouchi lemon salt ramen lemon curry they even have homemade bentos ralph bought a beef bento for breakfast hiroshima might be our best food/grocery haul of this trip for dinner we checked out a tonkatsu restaurant close to our hotel their chicken katsu was gigantic fried to perfection their chicken katsu was gigantic fried to perfection ohayo, beef love the colors of this yakult bike beautiful japanese camellias last coffee in hiroshima cheers, hiroshima! finally, some cherry blossoms! this one is so beautiful if you look really closely, you can see that some of the buds are white and some of them have bloomed to a really vibrant pink these ladies asked ralph to take their photo she showed us her videos as a professional singer this garden was designed in 1620 shukkeien translates to 'shrunken scenic garden' miniature mountains, islands, lakes and forests were recreated through landscaping hiroshima is beautiful it says please remove your shoes finally reached the end of the garden which end at these stairs the steps are slanted like this /// these stairs are surprisingly tricky to climb because of the size and slant of the steps these stairs are deceptively tricky if you're traveling with older people i wouldnt recommend it i would pass this way finished a whole roll of film just in this garden came across this shop on the walk back to the hotel very cute handwoven pieces some very cool knits look at this. i love the colors and the shapes are so interesting wait, this is so cool it says mimi yama trying to grab a hiroshima ramen just to wrap up this adventure onomichi style ramen itadakimasu onomichi ramen is a shoyu (or soy sauce)-based onomichi style ramen broth made from local sardines topped with pork back fat, chashu slices, spring onions and bamboo shoots the resulting broth has a rich depth of flavor yet still feels lighter than traditional ramen because it's made with fish, it's rich but not heavy they also serve it with karaage... this looks really good parang ewan, sobrang sarap (it's so delicious) thank you for watching! see you next time!

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Length: 32min 39sec (1959 seconds)

Published: Sun May 05 2024