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Cafés in Yokogawa

A rail junction with a 1903 bus replica, a roaster founded here in 1968 and kissaten along Yokogawa-chō.

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Yokogawa Station opened on 25 September 1897 on the Sanyō Railway and is now where the JR Kabe Line leaves the Sanyō Main Line, 3.0 km from Hiroshima Station; Kabe Line trains all run through to Hiroshima. The Hiroden tram stop outside opened on 1 November 1917, and the JR station counted 15,913 boardings a day in 2024.1

In January 1903 a 12-seat bus began running about 15 km between Yokogawa and Kabe, the first passenger bus built in Japan. It stopped the same year, beaten by faulty wheels and opposition from horse-carriage operators. A restored replica has stood on the station plaza since 28 March 2004.1

Local tip: For Mitaki-dera and Kūtenan, take the JR Kabe Line from Yokogawa to Mitaki Station and allow about 20 minutes on foot from there.5

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Coffee chains in Yokogawa

World Coffee, roasting since 1968

World Coffee (ワールドコーヒー) started in Yokogawa-chō in 1968. It buys green coffee by visiting producing countries and roasts by hand under a roast master, describing its beans as specialty coffee.2 The company's café is at Kusunoki-chō 1-9-2.2

In April 2021 it added ototoca, an online line of premium blends built around the idea of chords in music.2 Kusunoki-chō has two smaller stops as well: Loupe Coffee Stand at 1-13-6 and Assemble at 2-5-2.

Kissaten along Yokogawa-chō

Yokogawa-chō 1-chōme has Irigan Coffee (イリガン珈琲店) at 1-6-20, Kamome no Bābā (カモメのばぁばぁ) at 1-5-23, and Furuhon to Kōhī Nara (古本と珈琲楢), whose name means "secondhand books and coffee", at 1-10-30.

Further north in 3-chōme, Roman (ロマン) is at 3-1-18 and Rakuda Café (駱駝 カフェ) at 3-4-13; Sorriso (ソリーゾ), Café Pluto and Café Uraneko (カフェ占猫) are within a few doors at 3-3-2, 3-3-5 and 3-11-3.

In Misasa-machi, CAFÉIZM at 1-8-2 hand-drips coffee in front of every seat, roasts its own beans and runs roasting courses. Its "that era" spaghetti Napolitan costs ¥850, tax included, in October 2026, a Roman-style carbonara made without cream ¥900 and a house spice curry ¥800.3 It takes bookings for a roasting session at any time, and serves from a morning set through lunch to dinner.3

Up the Ōta River to Mitaki

Sabō Niwa Terrace (茶房庭テラス) stands on the Ōta River in Nishi-ku. It serves soba made with domestic buckwheat, hand-drip coffee from freshly ground beans and matcha drinks from Ippōdō, and has a small "forest library" of books to read. The kitchen recommends its tenzaru set of cold soba, seasonal tempura and the day's rice, and prices rose on 1 September 2026.4

Kūtenan (空点庵) is at Mitaki-yama 411, the address of Mitaki-dera (三瀧寺). The temple is said to have been founded by Kūkai, takes its name from the three waterfalls in its grounds, and is known for its autumn leaves. It was damaged in the 1945 bombing, about 3.2–3.3 km from the hypocenter, and its main hall was rebuilt in 1968.5

The grounds hold two designated treasures: a tahōtō (多宝塔, two-story pagoda) designated an Important Cultural Property of Hiroshima Prefecture, and a wooden seated Amida Buddha that is a national Important Cultural Property.5

Sources

  1. 横川駅 (広島県), Wikipedia (Japanese), accessed October 2026
  2. 株式会社ワールドコーヒー, World Coffee (official site), accessed October 2026
  3. 横川のカフェイズム（CAFÉIZM）, CAFÉIZM (official site), accessed October 2026
  4. 安藝之國 茶房 庭テラス, 茶房 庭テラス (official site), accessed October 2026
  5. 三瀧寺, Dive! Hiroshima (Hiroshima Tourism Association, Hiroshima Prefecture and City), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Yokogawa cafés: questions

Why is Yokogawa in Hiroshima linked to Japan's first buses?

In January 1903 a 12-seat bus began running about 15 km between Yokogawa and Kabe, the first passenger bus built in Japan. Service ended the same year because of faulty wheels and opposition from horse-carriage operators. A restored replica has stood on the Yokogawa Station plaza since March 2004.

Which coffee roaster started in Yokogawa, Hiroshima?

World Coffee was founded in Yokogawa-chō in 1968. It buys green coffee by visiting producing countries, roasts by hand under a roast master and sells its beans as specialty coffee. Its café is at Kusunoki-chō 1-9-2, near Yokogawa Station, and in 2021 it added ototoca, a line of premium blends sold online.

How do you get from Yokogawa to Mitaki-dera in Hiroshima?

Take the JR Kabe Line from Yokogawa Station to Mitaki Station, then walk about 20 minutes. The temple, at Mitaki-yama 411, is named for the three waterfalls in its grounds and is known for autumn leaves; Kūtenan shares its address. The JR Kabe Line leaves the Sanyō Main Line at Yokogawa, so trains also run there from Hiroshima Station.

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