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City in Chūgoku, Japan
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Higashihiroshima (東広島) is a city in Hiroshima prefecture. There are many sake breweries in Saijo district, one of the towns in Japan famous for the production of sake.
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西条酒蔵通り
A street of seven densely-clustered sake breweries, along with shops and cafes. The breweries offer tastings and bottles of their products for sale. The walk between the breweries describes a 20- or 30-minute loop on foot.
くろんぼ屋
Yoshoku (Japanese style Western cuisine), Hamburger steak, Tonkatsu (Pork cutlet). Accepts credit cards.
蔵処 樽
An izakaya serving the local specialties of kome-kara and bishu-nabe. Sizable heated tents, indoor western-style seats, and tatami floor seats. Casual, pubbish atmosphere with many locals drinking great quantities. Accepts credit cards.
No nonsense business hotel.
Saijo is easy to get to from Hiroshima and would make an excellent day trip from there.
Read in the guideSaijo is very easy to navigate on foot: it is quite flat, and all the major attractions are within 2 km or so of one another.
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