This page compares two places in Hiroshima where many okonomiyaki restaurants are gathered in one building: Okonomimura (Naka Ward) and Hiroshima Okonomi Monogatari Ekimae Hiroba (in front of Hiroshima Station). It compares the number of shops, opening hours, closed days and how to get there. At both, hours and closed days differ by shop, and you choose a shop from the entrance of the building.
In short
- Walking from Hiroshima Station and eating before noon: Ekimae Hiroba (3 minutes on foot from the south exit; 4 shops open at 10:00, and the whole place is open every day).
- Choosing by the number of shops: Okonomimura (25 shops on floors 2 to 4).
- Late-night shops: Daimarudo at Okonomimura (until 26:00, i.e. 2:00 a.m.) and Yakunja at Ekimae Hiroba (until 23:30).
- Choosing a shop for your day off: check each Okonomimura shop’s closed day in the list below.
Checked with official pages on October 17, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and hours may change.
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1. The 2 places compared by number of shops, hours and access
Okonomimura has 25 shops, each with its own hours and closed days. Ekimae Hiroba has 14 shops, and the whole place is open every day from 10:00 to 23:00.
| Place | Shops | Hours | Nearest station or tram stop | Parking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okonomimura | 25 (floors 2 to 4) | Differs by shop; most open at 11:00 | 3 min on foot from Hatchobori tram stop (Hiroden) | None (nearby paid lots) |
| Ekimae Hiroba | 14 (6th floor) | 10:00–23:00; differs by shop | 3 min on foot from the south exit of JR Hiroshima Station | – |
A dash in the table means the official site gives no information on that item.
2. Okonomimura (Shintenchi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima)
Okonomimura has 25 shops on floors 2 to 4 of Shintenchi Plaza. Four shops are open every day: Yakidoraku, Atom, Daimarudo and Itsukushima. Each shop’s hours, closed days and seat count are on the official page for that shop (Okonomimura official floor map, Japanese).
The types of closed days by shop are as follows (checked on the official page of each shop on October 17, 2026).
| Closed day | Shops | Which shops |
|---|---|---|
| Open every day | 4 | Yakidoraku, Atom, Daimarudo, Itsukushima |
| Closed Mondays | 2 | Momotaro (open on public holidays), Sarashina |
| Closed Tuesdays | 3 | Chii-chan, Fumi-chan, Eegai |
| Closed Wednesdays | 2 | PAL, Ron |
| Closed Thursdays | 3 | Hassho (the next day if Thursday is a public holiday), Takenoko, Roku |
| Irregular closed days | 10 | Tetsu, Yama-chan, Hiro-chan, Ikkizuna, Kazu-chan, Sho-chan, Suigun, Teppei, Hakkai, Teppei Ekimae |
| No closed day stated | 1 | Kaerutte-tei |
Most shops open at 11:00, but some open at 17:00. PAL and Hakkai open at 17:00, and Ron opens at 17:30 on weekdays (Ron also opens for lunch from 11:30 to 14:00 on weekends and public holidays).
Some shops close late. Daimarudo is open until 26:00 (2:00 a.m.; until 24:00 on Sundays and public holidays), and Atom, Eegai, Itsukushima and Kaerutte-tei are open until 24:00 on weekdays. Kaerutte-tei is open 11:30–15:00 on Sundays. Tetsu and Hassho close when they sell out.
It is a 3-minute walk from Hatchobori tram stop, 10 minutes by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcar (toward Ujina, Eba, Nishi-Hiroshima or Miyajima). From Hiroshima Bus Center it is a 12-minute walk, and from Shintenchi bus stop it is a 3-minute walk. From the Shinkansen exit of Hiroshima Station, the Meipuru-pu sightseeing loop bus (Green Route) takes about 20 minutes. There is no dedicated parking lot, so use a paid lot nearby (Okonomimura official access page, Japanese).
The entrance is about 50 meters past a right turn before Don Quijote, on the left, and also in front of Alice Garden on the south side of Hiroshima Parco. There is an elevator to the left of the front stairs.
| Name | Okonomimura |
|---|---|
| Address | 5-13 Shintenchi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima (Shintenchi Plaza, floors 2 to 4) |
| Hours / Closed | Varies by shop. Most open at 11:00; 4 shops are open every day: Yakidoraku, Atom, Daimarudo, and Itsukushima. Some shops are closed Monday–Thursday, and some have irregular closed days |
| Phone | 082-241-2210 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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3. Hiroshima Okonomi Monogatari Ekimae Hiroba (Matsubara-cho, Minami Ward, Hiroshima)
Ekimae Hiroba is on the 6th floor of Hiroshima Full Focus Building, across from the south exit of JR Hiroshima Station. Its 14 shops open between 10:00 and 11:00, and most close at 23:00. The whole place is open every day (Ekimae Hiroba official access page, Japanese).
The opening hours of the 14 shops are as follows. The shop names are on the official shop page (Ekimae Hiroba official shop page, Japanese).
| Opens | Shops | Which shops |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | 4 | Momi-chan, Kyokara, Denko Sekka, Raitoru |
| 10:30 | 3 | Hiko, Hide, Sozo |
| 11:00 | 7 | Gomenya, Ogi, Mawashi-geri, Yakunja, HOPE, OKAMOTO’S, Re. Handaryu |
Most shops close at 23:00. Yakunja is open until 23:30, Denko Sekka until 22:30, and Gomenya and Re. Handaryu until 22:00 (last order). Hiko is open until 24:00 on baseball night-game days. Kyokara is open in 2 sessions, 10:00–15:00 and 17:00–23:00.
Mawashi-geri is a sister shop of Sozo, and Raitoru is a sister shop of Hiko. April, May, June, September, October and November are the busy months for groups. The official notices show days when the lunch hours are full of school trip groups. If you go at lunchtime, check the official notices.
It is a 3-minute walk from the south exit of Hiroshima Station. Groups of up to 350 people can book, and there is a rental booth just for groups of 5 to 16 people who cook for themselves around the iron griddle (an instructor’s help costs extra).
| Name | Hiroshima Okonomi Monogatari Ekimae Hiroba |
|---|---|
| Address | 10-1 Matsubara-cho, Minami Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima (Hiroshima Full Focus Building 6F) |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–23:00 (varies by shop). Open every day |
| Phone | 082-568-7890 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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4. Prices for groups
Both places have special prices for group bookings such as school trips. Okonomimura takes groups of 20 or more, up to 120 people. A standard okonomiyaki (pork, egg and noodles) is ¥1,000, and ¥1,300 with a soft drink (prices from April 2025, tax included, Okonomimura official group page, Japanese).
At Ekimae Hiroba, okonomiyaki with pork, egg and noodles is ¥990, and the special (pork, egg and noodles, fried squid and green onion) is ¥1,210 (revised April 1, 2026, tax included, Ekimae Hiroba official group booking page, Japanese).
Common questions
Are there children’s chairs?
Ekimae Hiroba has children’s chairs. Wheelchairs can be used at all the L-shaped counters.
Are they open at New Year?
Ekimae Hiroba is open every day of the year, including New Year’s Day. At Okonomimura it differs by shop, and 4 shops are open every day.
Sources
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Checked with official pages on October 17, 2026 (Japan time).
