Café Ao

Enjoy a quiet moment where Japanese (books) and Western style blend in harmony, in a renovated storehouse in the Takehara Historic Preservation District.
The calm atmosphere, shaped by the owner-manager’s sensibility as a calligrapher and seal engraver, is part of its charm.
All lunches and desserts are handmade, with gentle, deeply flavorful tastes that quietly stay with you.
Enjoy time to unwind as you dine and experience the world of calligraphy.
Seal engraving workshops are also held.

car

3 min by car from Takehara Station (JR Kure Line)
16 min by car from Kawachi IC (Sanyo Expressway)
22 min by car from Hiroshima Airport

walking

14 min on foot from Takehara Station (JR Kure Line)
5 min on foot from Michi-no-Eki Takehara

Train

130 minutes by train from JR Hiroshima Station to JR Takehara Station

bus

80 min from JR Hiroshima Station by express bus “Kaguya-hime-go,” then a 7-min walk from the “Shinko-bashi” bus stop