Cards work in most Hiroshima shops and hotels, but trams, small okonomiyaki places, and older izakaya still want cash. Here's what to carry.

Five honest Hiroshima day trips a local actually does — Onomichi, Saijo sake breweries, Kure, Iwakuni, and Tomonoura. With timing and practical tips.

If you're trying to choose between a sake bar and a cocktail bar in Hiroshima, the honest answer is: do both, in that order, on the same night. Sake suits the early evening — food-forward, often paired with sashimi or oysters. Cocktails suit later, when you've eaten and want a quieter room with someone behind a counter who cares about the ice. I've lived in Hiroshima for years, and I've watched friends visit with one bar in mind and miss the rhythm of a full local evening. Th