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Iikagen-ya Hiroshima Store (いいかげんや広島支店)
On one corner of Namiki Street, where stylish brand stores and popular cafés are lined up, lies the Iikagenya Hiroshima Store, a yakitori specialty shop where one can indulge in traditional, charcoal-grilled chicken on a stick. While there are naturally classic choices like “negima,” where bite-size pieces of chicken leg meat and white leeks are alternately skewered, there are also a variety of local chicken specialties of Miyazaki Prefecture–such as charcoal-grilled chicken drumsticks–that can be enjoyed. There are also different kinds of sake from many parts of Hiroshima Prefecture in their alcohol lineup.
- Open
- 17:00 - 24:00 (last order at 23:00 for food, 23:15 for drinks)
- Closed
- December 31st - January 1st
Moment of Joy
The chicken served at the Iikagenya Hiroshima Store is “Choshu Herb Chicken,” which is a brand of chickens that were raised on a diet of herbs in the wide-open pastures of Yamaguchi Prefecture. On top of the already invigorating flavor of Herb Chicken, which is grilled using high-grade ubame oak charcoal, the chicken skin obtains a crispy texture due to the effects of the charcoal’s infrared radiation, which seals the juices inside the meat. Customers can partake in a masterpiece of yakitori that’s crunchy on the outside and juicy within.
