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Top 10 Onsen Ryokans 2023: Hiroshima-Chugoku Edition
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Selected Onsen Ryokan is a collection of the very best onsen ryokans in Japan. This page is the ranking of the most popular onsen ryokans in the Hiroshima-Chugoku region at Selected Onsen Ryokan in 2022. Please use this list as a reference when you pick up your favourite onsen ryokan.
Due to the travel restrictions amid COVID-19, ryokan reservations made in 2022 were concentrated in the last three months, after the Japanese government relaxed several inbound control measures. Under ordinary circumstances, cherry blossoms in spring, the long vacation in summer, and the colourful foliage in autumn result in large numbers of visitors, but the list of the most popular onsen ryokans in 2022 fails to reflect such potential demand and is hugely advantageous to ryokans that are particularly attractive in winter. For that reason, we have also posted the list of 2019 when COVID had not yet become a pandemic at the end of this section. Please take it as a reference.
Dedicated to your premium best onsen ryokan experience, Selected Onsen Ryokan introduces around 600 onsen ryokans with different special features throughout Japan. You can compare multiple booking sites to make reservations right from this website.
We offer particularly detailed information about onsen ryokans that provide guest rooms with private open-air baths (rotenburo), and onsen ryokans with rental hot spring baths for private use (kashikiri-buro). This website gives a lot of useful tips to people travelling in couples and families. If you are concerned about privacy and want to have a unique hot spring experience with someone special in a relaxed manner, this site is the best place to find the perfect onsen ryokan for you.
10. Hotel Ofutei
Tomonoura Onsen, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Chugoku Region
This onsen ryokan is located at Tomonoura, which is a port town known as the inspiration for Ponyo, a famous animated film by Studio Ghibli. The 44 guest rooms are divided into six types, including a suite equipped with….
Access: 25 minutes by JR Shinkansen from Hiroshima Station to Fukuyama Station, then 30 minutes by shuttle bus
9. Teien no Yado Sekitei
Miyajima Onsen, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Chugoku Region
This onsen ryokan is situated on the opposite shore facing the island of Miyajima, and boasts a spectacular Japanese garden. All the 12 guest rooms are located in separate houses, and the layout is different from….
Access: 25 minutes by JR Sanyo Main Line from Hiroshima Station to Miyajimaguchi Station
8. Migiwatei Ochi Kochi
Tomonoura Onsen, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Chugoku Region
This onsen ryokan is located at Tomonoura, which is a port town known as the inspiration for Ponyo, a famous animated film by Studio Ghibli. Each guest room comes with a wood deck and a private open-air onsen bath that…
Access: 25 minutes by JR Shinkansen from Hiroshima Station to Fukuyama Station, then 30 minutes by shuttle bus
7. Misasakan
Misasa Onsen, Tottori, Hiroshima Chugoku Region
Enjoy the popular open air bath with a flowing waterfall and the “Bara hino yu,” a bath for women only where bathers can enjoy two hundred roses floating on the water surface. The ryokan property is home to a 3,300 square meter….
Access: 45 minutes by bus from Tottori Sakyu Conan Airport to Kurayoshi Station
6. Washu Grand Hotel Bizenya Koshi
Kurashiki Onsen, Okayama, Hiroshima Chugoku Region
All rooms offer a view of the ocean. The view of the sea from spots such as the private-use hot spring and open-air baths is beautiful.
Access: 45 minute by JR Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka Station to Okayama Station, then 20 minute by JR Seto-Ohashi Line to Kojima Station
5. Matsudaya Hotel
Yuda Onsen, Yamaguchi, Hiroshima Chugoku Region
This bountiful hot spring with an output of two thousand tons of water in one day imparts a wonderfully clean feel with clear and colorless water. With 330 years of history, this ryokan features a Japanese garden. This is an area where….
Access: 35 minutes by JR Shinkansen from Hakata Station to Shin-Yamaguchi Station, then 20 minutes by JR Sanin Main Line to Yudaonsen Station
4. Hagi Hakkei Ganjima Besso
Hagi Onsen, Yamaguchi, Hiroshima Chugoku Region
All rooms include open-air baths. All rooms face the river and the canal.
Access: One hour 50 min by JR Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka Station to Shin-Yamaguchi Station, then one hour 10 min by bus from Shin-Yamaguchi Station to Higashi-Hagi Station
3. Saginoyusou
Izumo-Tamatsukuri Onsen, Shimane, Hiroshima Chugoku Region
Located just 1-minute walk from the Adachi Museum of Art which has a celebrated Japanese garden, this ryokan is surrounded by a rich natural environment. It has a total of 20 guest rooms, including open-air…
Access: 25 minutes by JR Sakai Line from Yonago Kitaro Airport to Yonago Station, then 10 min by JR Sanin Main Line to Yasugi Station
2. Iwaso
Miyajima Onsen, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Chugoku Region
Iwaso is just a three-minute walk to the World Heritage Site of Itsukushima Shrine. It is an old onsen ryokan established in 1854, and is located on the island of Miyajima, which is counted as one of the Three Views of…
Access: 25 minutes by JR Line from Hiroshima Station to Miyajimaguchi Station, then 10 minutes by ferry to Miyajima Island
1. Miyajima Grand Hotel Arimoto
Miyajima Onsen, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Chugoku Region
Situated just a three-minute walk to the World Heritage Site of Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima Grand Hotel Arimoto has an excellent location. The 55 guest rooms are divided into several types, including those equipped with private…
Access: 25 minutes by JR Line from Hiroshima Station to Miyajimaguchi Station, then 10 minutes by ferry to Miyajima Island
Top 10 Onsen Ryokans 2019: Hiroshima-Chugoku Edition
10. Kasuitei (Kaike Onsen (Yonago), Tottori)
9. Hagi Ichirin (Hagi Onsen, Yamaguchi)
8. Kaike Yugetsu (Kaike Onsen (Yonago), Tottori)
7. Jukeiso (Miyajima Onsen, Hiroshima)
6. Matsudaya Hotel (Yuda Onsen, Yamaguchi)
5. Hotel Ofutei (Tomonoura Onsen, Hiroshima)
4. Minamikan (Izumo-Tamatsukuri Onsen, Shimane)
3. Keishokan Sazanamitei (Tomonoura Onsen, Hiroshima)
2. Otani Sanso (Nagatoyumoto Onsen, Yamaguchi)
1. Miyajima Grand Hotel Arimoto (Miyajima Onsen, Hiroshima)
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