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Set Meals & Bento

Looking for an affordable or portable meal in Hiroshima? Whether in the yoshoku (western influenced) or the washoku (traditional) style, what Hiroshima set meals have in common is a distinctly Japanese sense of culinary organization at budget prices. Discover your next bento lunch of wagyu beef over rice and enjoy it on a bench under the autumn leaves along the Motoyasu River. Find a place to sit down in a time-worn, Showa-era restaurant, elbow to elbow with the locals while you enjoy a teishoku set meal featuring a Japanese hamburger steak (hambagu). Eat in or take out Japanese home cooking with our selection.

Billiken Honpo Jizo-dori Branch (ビリケン本舗　じぞう通り店)

Billiken Honpo on Jizo-dori, located about a seven-minute walk east of the Hiroden Shiyakusho-mae (City Hall) streetcar stop, is one of Hiroshima’s most established bento shops. It enjoys enduring popularity—especially among locals—thanks to its extensive menu featuring over 50 varieties of bento lunches, rice bowls, and curries, including daily and seasonal specials.

Moment of Joy

At Billiken Honpo, customers can upgrade the rice portion of any menu item to “large” or “extra-large” for an additional fee. Since it is also possible to order fried foods—such as kara-age (Japanese-style fried chicken) or fried shrimp—to accompany one’s bento, customers can enjoy a truly hearty and fulfilling meal.