A week in Japan’s western inland sea region of Setouchi was a tasty tour of highly anticipated indulgences and unexpectedly delicious surprises. My days were split between two cities, Kobe and Hiroshima, with short trips to their outskirts and nearby countryside. To say I ate well would be an understatement.
As with the only other time I had visited Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto and Hakone back in 2012), I found it was practically impossible to have a bad meal, no matter the price point or venue. Whether hunched over a grill in a hut at the back of an industrial lot on Hiroshima Bay for a breakfast of roasted oysters, or admiring the precision of a private chef grilling top-grade Kobe beef for lunch in an exclusive upscale restaurant, quality and provenance of ingredients were accorded the utmost respect and value for money was all but a given.
Read on to discover the best bites I experienced during my time in the meaty metropolis of Kobe, where I was keen to get to the meat of the matter of what makes this city’s namesake beef so coveted.
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