Hiroshima · Culture
Cook Hiroshima-Style Okonomiyaki at Wood Egg
Turn a Hiroshima meal into something you can make at home. In a sauce maker’s kitchen, learn to cook Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki on a household hotplate, then sit down to the one you have made for lunch.
オタフクソース Wood Egg お好み焼館 / Otafuku Sauce Wood Egg
What you will do
Cook on a hotplate with an instructor and eat the finished okonomiyaki on site. The Ocono Museum introduces postwar Hiroshima’s food culture and sauce ingredients. Factory tours require a separate booking.
Time: 90 minutes, 11:30–13:00; allow extra time for the museum.
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Getting there
Take the JR Sanyo Line from Hiroshima to Shin-Inokuchi. Walk about 3 minutes to Shoko Center Iriguchi, take the Hiroden Miyajima Line to Inokuchi, then walk about 10 minutes. A taxi from Alpark near Shin-Inokuchi takes about 5 minutes.
広島県広島市西区商工センター7-4-5 / 7-4-5 Shoko Center, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima 733-0833
Route guidance, not live departures. Confirm the timetable for both directions.
Before you choose a date
Closures: Closed weekends, public holidays, New Year, the Obon period and October 1. The operator confirms closure of the museum and showroom December 28, 2026–January 4, 2027. No regular substitute opening is offered for holidays. An open museum day does not imply a cooking class.
Language: Instruction is in Japanese. An English facility introduction is available, but English cooking instruction is not promised.
- Children through junior-high school need an adult. Grades 1–4 require one adult per child; grades 5–6 need one adult per three children. Kindergarten-age children share one okonomiyaki with an adult, who does the main cooking. Younger children are generally not admitted.
- Cancellation charges are 20% from seven days before, 50% from three days before, and 100% on the day. Check the applicable terms on the booking screen.
- Wheelchair entry is possible; arrange cooking-table access or assistance in advance. There is no nursing or children’s room. Food-allergy accommodations and ingredient substitutions are unverified.
- Cooked food cannot be taken away. There is no restaurant or meal-only service. Published dates do not indicate available spaces; live availability has not been checked.
- Official pages differ between 09:00 and 09:15 for the museum opening. Confirm if planning an early self-guided visit.
Plan your visit
Checked: 2026-11-06
Prices & timing
¥1,100 per person including tax, apron and paper hat. Self-guided museum admission is free. Confirm preschool-child participation and payment arrangements before booking.
90 minutes, 11:30–13:00; allow extra time for the museum.
Classes run only on listed dates, 11:30–13:00. Published upcoming dates checked were November 16, 24 and 30; December 14 and 22, 2026; and January 13 and 19, 2027. The facility guide lists weekday museum hours of 09:00–17:00, last entry 16:30.
Booking & current availability
Book through the official class page. Reservations open three months ahead on the same calendar date and close when full. Classes take 1–10 people and may use shared tables. Call 082-277-7116 on weekdays 09:00–17:00 for changes or cancellation.
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