Raku Beer offers 15 Japanese craft beers

Iwakuni, the city that lends the nearby Marine Corps air station its name, is a wonderful place to live, but it lacks one thing: a pub-style establishment with a large selection of craft beer.

Luckily, Raku Beer, a small restaurant just 1¼ miles from Hiroshima Station, is a perfect weekend getaway for a quick bite and 15 Japanese craft brews on tap.

Hiroshima is about 45 minutes north of MCAS Iwakuni by train, and a 1,000-yen taxi ride from the south exit of the station to Raku Beer takes about eight minutes.

Inside, you’re met with a softly lit interior, English menus and a bartender that hails from the good old USA.

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