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Hiroshima

Its own style of okonomiyaki, layered rather than mixed, and worth learning to order properly.

The city's own style of okonomiyaki — cabbage, noodles, and egg layered rather than mixed together — is worth ordering properly rather than assuming it's the same dish as Osaka's. Naka Ward, the central district, has counters that have been griddling it the same way for generations.