13 Facilities7 Onsen towns
The closest day onsen to World Heritage Miyajima, on the opposite shore. Every tub looks out over the Seto Inland Sea toward the island: rotenburo, cypress bath, rock bath, sauna and foot bath. Mildly radioactive (radon) simple spring. A natural stop on the way back from Miyajima, with a restaurant serving Seto fish. ¥800 weekdays, open until 22:00.
Hiroshima's largest natural-onsen complex, in Ujina near the port. Brown bicarbonate water in a rock rotenburo and free-flowing tubs, plus carbonated bath, sauna and stone sauna. Two-tier pricing: ¥500 for indoor baths only, ¥1,000 (weekdays) for everything. 25 minutes by tram from the Peace Memorial Park and close to the Hiroshima Port ferries for Miyajima.
An hour by car from central Hiroshima, a city-run lodge at Yuki Onsen, 'Hiroshima's back parlour'. The rotenburo above the clear Minochi River and the timber-lined main bath are all free-flowing, with a rare mildly radioactive (radon) spring. ¥750 per visit or ¥1,000 for an all-day pass. Open till 21:00 in summer, 20:00 in winter. Direct buses run from Hiroshima city — an easy hot-spring break between Miyajima and the Peace Park.
A resort hotel on the waterfront of Tomonoura, the old tide-waiting port near Fukuyama. The top-floor bath hall 'Tenkū' and its open-air tub look across to Sensuijima and the calm Seto Inland Sea; the water is a natural radium spring. A löyly-capable sauna and steam sauna were added in 2023. Day use 11:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00), ¥1,600, with free bath towels. Private open-air baths 'Sansan' and 'Tōtō' are ¥5,500 per 50 minutes (reserve). 30 minutes by bus from Fukuyama Station to Tomokō; pair with the Edo-period streets and the stone lantern.
A hot-spring complex in the farmland of Kimita, Miyoshi, in northern Hiroshima, next to the 'Forest Kimita' roadside station. A 2025–26 renewal rebuilt the lodging wing, a hearth-side restaurant, the open-air bath and a barrel sauna. The bicarbonate water feels slippery and is known as a 'beauty bath'. Day use is ¥800 including bathing tax, open 10:00–20:30 (last entry 20:00), closed Tuesdays; face towels sold for ¥150. Nearby are Kimita's sunflower fields (August) and the Takatani-yama lookout famous for its 'sea of clouds' — a popular drive about 90 minutes from Hiroshima city.
A public lodge in the Mitsugi countryside, the 'back parlour' of Onomichi, the port town of slopes, temples and cats. The natural spring is a mildly radioactive cold mineral water; two bathing halls, Hohoemi-no-yu and Fureai-no-yu, hold 13 kinds of tubs including open-air baths, lie-down baths, waterfall massage, sauna and cold plunge. From the open-air bath you look out on the Mitsugi hills and, at night, a sky full of stars. Day bathing is ¥850 for adults and ¥500 for children with bath towel, face towel and loungewear included, and you may bathe as often as you like until you leave. Open 10:00–22:00 (last entry 21:30); the only closure is one or two days each June. Rest room, restaurant and massage room, with overnight stays available. About 8 minutes by car from Onomichi-kita IC, 25 minutes from Shin-Onomichi Station, or 50 minutes by Chūgoku bus from JR Onomichi Station to the terminus. A good soak after walking Onomichi's lanes or cycling the Shimanami Kaidō.
A day-use hot spring in Jinsekikōgen, a plateau town at 500–700 m in eastern Hiroshima. The source, discovered in 1994 in the Iseki district of former Sanwa, is a rare pH 10.2 strongly alkaline, weakly radioactive cold mineral spring – low in irritants and gentle on the skin. The slightly cloudy, viscous water lifts excess oil and leaves skin smooth, which locals call a 'natural beauty serum'. Inside are an indoor bath, open-air bath, sauna and cold plunge, plus a rock-bed spa, carbonated tub and a private family bath, with a rest area and restaurant. Adults pay ¥900 and children of elementary age or under ¥500; coupon books and a monthly pass keep the regulars coming. Open 10:00–21:00, closed Tuesdays, parking for 20 cars. About an hour by car from central Fukuyama via Route 182, or 2 minutes on foot from the Iseki-naka bus stop. Pair it with Taishaku Gorge, Jinseki beef and stargazing on a drive across the highlands.
An inn standing on a hill above the Inland Sea, facing Miyajima and the Ono strait. The roof-top open-air bath, Marumieroten, and the rock-built Nozokimiroten alternate between men and women each day. Day bathing is received from 13:00 to 20:00 at 800 yen from junior high age, 400 yen for elementary pupils and 300 yen for children of three and over. A private bath is 2,000 yen for 45 minutes for Madoka and 3,000 yen for Momiji, tax excluded.
A municipal day-bath at the far end of the Yuki-Yunoyama onsen valley in Saeki ward, Hiroshima. The spring was found some 1,200 years ago and the bathing ground was built in 1750 by the lord of Hiroshima; its signature is a cold, free-flowing falling bath from a rock four metres up, taken in turns with the heated indoor bath.
A public inn near the summit of Kanda-yama in Higashi ward, Hiroshima. Its Kandayama spring, a weakly radioactive sodium-calcium chloride spring from 1,800m, fills the main and open-air baths, the former looking over the city, the Seto Inland Sea and Miyajima; there is also a swimsuit barde zone.
A day-bathing hot spring on a hill overlooking the Seto Inland Sea in Onomichi, Hiroshima. Its simple weak radioactive cold mineral spring feeds a large open-air bath, jar and silk baths, and a herbal-medicinal sauna (women only).
A hot spring facility wrapped in lush greenery next to Koshinji, an old Rinzai Zen temple in Jinsekikogen, Hiroshima (formerly called Yukuzo Sanwa). Nine types of baths including an open-air bath plus a sauna let you tour the baths amid the plateau's seasonal nature. A tatami relaxation corner sits inside the changing room, and after bathing you can unwind in a paid lounge. Affordable lodging is also available. Free shuttle buses run from Fukuyama Station and elsewhere, and the adjoining temple offers temple-stay rooms and a dining hall. With long hours from 9:00 to 22:00, it is a place to take slowly even on a day trip.
A scenic-view inn with roots dating to 1910, standing amid the historic streets of Tomonoura in Fukuyama, Hiroshima. The Seto Inland Sea and its islands unfold right before you, and from the sixth-floor panoramic bath hall you gaze at the seascape from a boat-shaped open-air bath and a cypress-barrel open-air bath. The spring is a simple weak-radioactive (radium) cold mineral spring, heated for bathing - colourless water said to ease neuralgia, cold sensitivity and fatigue. Day bathing runs 11:00-14:30 at 1,430 yen for adults (some sources list 800 yen for elementary students). A bath-hopping service lets guests also use the onsen of its sister inn, Hotel Ofutei - two inns' baths in the old healing-spa town of Tomonoura. 27 rooms, stays from 18,700 yen a night, with reserved shuttle buses from Fukuyama Station.