Okonomi-mura (お好み村, literally "Okonomiyaki Village") is a Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki food theme park located at 5-13 Shintenchi in Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is near the east end of Hondōri and has over 25 okonomiyaki restaurants, each with a slightly different style and set of ingredients. The restaurants there use a specialty okonomiyaki sauce created especially for Okonomi-mura by Sun Foods.
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 Okonomi-mura from the front of the building | |
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| Established | December 1965 |
| Food type | Okonomiyaki |
| Dress code | Casual |
| Street address | 5-13 Shintenchi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture 730-0034 |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°23′29″N 132°27′43″E / 34.391309°N 132.461928°E |
| Other information | contains over 25 small okonomiyaki restaurants |
| Website | http://www.okonomimura.jp/ |
The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported that Okonomi-mura was the top food theme park destination for families in Japan according to an April 2004 poll.
History and location edit
Okonomi-mura is located at 5-13 Shintenchi in Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, near the east end of Hondōri.[1] Following the atomic bombing of the city in August 1945, the issen yōshoku (一銭洋食, lit. "one-coin Western food"), a thin pancake topped with green onions and bonito flakes or shrimp that had gained popularity in Hiroshima prior to the war, became a cheap way for the surviving residents to have food to eat.[2] The Shintenchi area became a place where many of these shops began going beyond the original ingredients and making it "cooked how you like it" (お好み焼き, okonomiyaki).[2] This area is where the Okonomi-mura building was eventually built.[2]
Access edit
Okonomi-mura is accessible from Hatchobori Station on the Hiroden Main and Hiroden Hakushima Lines. It is located about a 3-5 minutes walk (1,400 feet (430 m)) south-southwest of the station, just off Chūō-dōri. From the Hiroden Main Line Hondōri Station, it is about a 6-8 minute walk (1,900 feet (580 m)) southeast of the station.
Amenities edit
Okonomimura has over 25 okonomiyaki restaurants as of April 2020[update], each with a slightly different style and set of ingredients.[2] The restaurants are spread across four floors of the building.[2] It was the top food theme park destination for families in Japan according to an April 2004 poll.[3][4] Sunfoods created a specialty okonomiyaki sauce used exclusively by the restaurants in Okonomi-mura.[5]
References edit
- ^ Mishima, Shizuko. "Hiroshima Okonomimura". About.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Powell, Steve John; Cabello, Angeles Marin (13 April 2020). "Is Hiroshima the true home of okonomiyaki?". BBC. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ 「お好み村」が家族で行ってみたいフードテーマパークで1位に！ ["Okonomi-mura" the #1 food theme park families want to visit!] (in Japanese). Hiroshima Home Television. May 3, 2004. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011.
- ^ 牛田泰正 (Yasumasa Uchida) (Spring 2007). 観光地における飲食業 [The food and drink industry in sightseeing areas] (PDF) (in Japanese). p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ ""Okonomimura," the Premiere Location for Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki". Sun Foods. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
External links edit
- Okonomi-mura (official site) (in Japanese)
- Okonomiyaki World (English informational site)