Where to stay in Hiroshima: onsen inns, rooms with a private bath, whole houses and dog-friendly inns

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Hiroshima Prefecture has many kinds of places to stay outside the city center: hot-spring inns, rooms with a bath of your own, whole houses you rent as a group, and inns that take dogs. This guide compares 19 places in four groups: 6 onsen (温泉, hot spring) inns with shared baths, 3 more inns with an open-air bath in the room (two inns from the first group also have such rooms), 5 whole-house rentals (一棟貸し, ikkento-gashi) and 5 places that accept dogs. For each one you get the price where the official page shows it, the rules for children or dogs, parking and how to get there.

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1. Which kind of stay fits my trip?

Depends on the inn

Decide the type first: a shared bath, an open-air bath in your own room, a whole house, or a stay with a dog. Click a name to jump to its section.

1.1 Onsen inns with shared baths (section 3)

Inn	Where	Children and private bath	Parking
Miyahama Grand Hotel	Hatsukaichi (Miyahama Onsen)	Kids’ chairs and yukata; private bath ¥2,000 or ¥3,000 for 45 min (excl. tax)	About 30 cars, free
Kinsuikan	Miyajima Island	Baby bed and bouncer loans; private bath for “Mizuori” guests only	Next to the inn, limited
Yuki Lodge	Hiroshima City (Yuki Onsen)	Child day-trip fee; barrier-free family bath by reservation	120 cars, free
Kamogawaso	Takehara City	Children’s meals; private bath 40 min ¥3,300 (see section 3.4)	79 cars, free
Onomichi Fureai-no-Sato	Onomichi City (Mitsugi)	Child day-trip fee; no private bath listed	450 cars, free
Hotel Ofutei	Fukuyama City (Tomo-no-ura)	Kids’ pool in summer; private bath 50 min ¥5,500	Flat lot, free

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1.2 Rooms with an open-air bath (section 4)

Prices are per person for 2 guests in one room with dinner and breakfast, read on each inn’s booking screen on October 12, 2026. They change by date and plan.

Inn	Where	From, per person	Children
Hotel Ofutei	Fukuyama City (Tomo-no-ura)	¥39,600	Rooms for 2 to 6 guests
Migiwatei Ochikochi	Fukuyama City (Tomo-no-ura)	¥31,900	Elementary school and under not allowed
IBUKU	Hatsukaichi (Miyahama Onsen)	¥39,600	Under 13 not allowed
LiveMax Resort Ocean	Hatsukaichi (Miyahama Onsen)	¥19,500	Rooms for 2 to 7 guests
Kinsuikan	Miyajima Island	¥84,700 (December 2 example)	Suites for 2 to 5, including children

1.3 Whole-house rentals (section 5)

Place	Where	Sleeps	Whole house, tax included
Setouchi Minato no Yado	Onomichi City	8 (Torii-tei) or 6 (Izumo Yashiki, age 13+)	From ¥99,000
Sunset Village	Onomichi City (Ikuchijima)	Anzu 8, Yuzu 6	From ¥27,000
Nagi	Kure City (Toyoshima)	10 per house, 2 houses	Shown on the booking screen
Setouchi Omoya	Fukuyama City	12 (elementary school and up)	Shown on the booking screen
Miyajima Tonbo-an	Miyajima Island	6	Shown on the booking screen

1.4 Places that accept dogs (section 6)

Place	Where	Dog rules	Dog run and parking
Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima	Hiroshima City	1 small dog (about 10 kg or less)	Seaside promenade; parking not stated
DogVilla Hiroshima	Hiroshima City	Any breed, any number	Private run at every villa; 1 car
LiveMax Resort Aki Miyahama	Hatsukaichi	Dogs of any size (no cats)	Rooftop run; 16 cars, free
GLAMPISPA Setouchi	Kure City	Large dogs and any number	Private run of about 100 m²; free parking
Jinseki Kogen Tiergarten	Jinseki Kogen Town	Small to extra-large, log houses C and D	3 paid runs; 200 cars, free

2. What should I know before booking in Hiroshima?

Hiroshima Prefecture and Hatsukaichi City

From April 1, 2026, a stay in Hiroshima Prefecture carries an accommodation tax of ¥200 per person per night when the room-only price is ¥6,000 or more per person per night. Meals and consumption tax are left out when the inn decides whether the tax applies. School trips are exempt. Sunset Village collects it in cash on site, and a child under elementary school age is included if the price is over ¥6,000. Miyajima Tonbo-an says that if you book through Rakuten Travel or Jalan net, the tax is not in the price shown and is paid online after you book. Accommodation tax outline (Hiroshima Prefecture, Japanese)

Hot-spring inns also add a hot spring tax (入湯税, nyuto-zei) of ¥150 for adults at Kamogawaso (age 12 and over) and Kinsuikan (elementary school and under are exempt).

If you cross to Miyajima, the ferry fare includes a Miyajima visitor tax of ¥100 per person each time (preschool children are exempt). Roads on the island are narrow and the sightseeing sites have no car parks, so most drivers leave the car in a car park at Miyajimaguchi and take the ferry. Kinsuikan says the Hatsukaichi City car park at Miyajimaguchi does not take reservations for ordinary cars. Miyajima visitor tax (Hatsukaichi City, Japanese)

Check how you will get to the door before you book. Miyahama Grand Hotel, Hotel Ofutei and Yuki Lodge run free shuttles from JR stations, all by reservation (section 3). At Minato no Yado in Onomichi you cannot park at the door and walk from a car park (section 5.1).

3. Which onsen inn has shared baths and a family bath?

Depends on the inn

Six inns, from the Miyajima area to Onomichi and Fukuyama. Day-trip bathing is also open to non-guests at five of them, so you can test the bath before you stay (Kinsuikan has stopped taking day-trip guests). For a bathing-only trip, see Day-trip hot springs in Hiroshima.

3.1 Miyahama Grand Hotel, Hatsukaichi

Children and babies are accepted. The hotel lends kids’ chairs, yukata and slippers, and you can ask for bottle sterilizing, baby food warming and hot water. Some weekday plans are priced for families. Check-in is 15:30 and check-out is 10:00.

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The rooftop open-air bath, “Marumie Roten”, sits where you can see the sun rise over Miyajima. The large bath and open-air bath swap men’s and women’s sides daily. Guests can bathe from 5:30 to 9:00 and from 13:00 to 24:00. The private baths are a Shigaraki-ware bath called “En” (45 minutes, ¥2,000) and a semi-open-air bath called “Momiji” (45 minutes, ¥3,000), both excluding tax, from 16:00 to 22:00.

Day-trip bathing is 13:00 to 20:00: ¥800 for junior high school and up, ¥400 for elementary school, ¥300 from age 3 to preschool (cash only). The hotel asks you to check first because of inspection days and group bookings. The free car park holds about 30 cars, and the hotel keeps car keys when it is busy. The hotel is about 5 minutes by car from JR Ono-ura Station (north exit), and guests can use a free shuttle from 15:30 to 20:00 by reservation. Sources: FAQ and bath guide (Japanese).

Name	Miyahama Grand Hotel
Address	2-5-4 Miyahama Onsen, Hatsukaichi City
Phone	0829-55-2255
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3.2 Kinsuikan, Miyajima Island

Kinsuikan is on Miyajima Island, and the bath uses the “Miyajima Shioyu” spring. A car picks guests up from the island’s ferry gate to the inn (not on days when the island is too crowded). For babies, it lends a bouncer, a child chair, a diaper pail and a baby bed, with limited numbers. Ask when you book.

Kinsuikan’s official Instagram.

Children’s rules depend on the room. The “Otona no Kyujitsu” special rooms with a semi-open-air bath do not take children of elementary school age or under, and rooms with triple beds are not for toddlers because of the fall risk. Some rooms sleep 4 to 5 guests including elementary school children and toddlers. The hot spring tax is ¥150 for adults, and elementary school and under are exempt.

Guests can use the large bath from 15:00 to 1:00 and from 5:00 to 10:00. Day-trip bathing is not accepted for now. The private bath is a perk for guests staying in “Mizuori” (みずをり), as the inn names it, and is booked at check-in. A car park with limited spaces is next to the inn; if you bring the car over on the ferry, phone the inn before boarding. Sources: FAQ and rooms (Japanese).

Name	Kinsuikan
Address	1133 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi City
Phone	0829-44-2131
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3.3 Yuki Lodge, Hiroshima City

Yuki Lodge is inside Hiroshima City and runs a free shuttle bus for guests from JR Hiroshima Station (north exit) on weekdays, one round trip a day, by reservation, about 65 minutes. By car, a free car park holds 120 cars with no reservation. From the Miyajima side or Yoshiwa IC, the car navigation takes a narrow road; the inn asks drivers to use Prefectural Route 41.

Family bath at Yuki Lodge (official Instagram).

The cypress bath has an open-air bath, an indoor bath and a mist sauna, and men’s and women’s sides swap on even and odd days (even days women, odd days men). A barrier-free family bath is available by reservation. Day-trip bathing is 10:00 to 20:00 from October 1 to May 31 (last entry 19:30) and until 21:00 from June to September. Each visit is ¥790 for age 12 and over and ¥350 for age 4 to under 12, hot spring tax included. Sources: hot spring page and access page (Japanese).

Name	Yuki Lodge
Address	2563-1 Oaza Tada, Yuki-cho, Saeki Ward, Hiroshima City
Phone	0829-85-0111
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3.4 Kamogawaso, Takehara

Kamogawaso is surrounded by a 1,500-tsubo Japanese garden. It offers a dinner menu for elementary school children and a kids’ lunch plate for elementary school and under. The inn says rooms with a bathroom suit families. Check-in is 15:00 and check-out is 10:00.

Kamogawaso’s Japanese garden (official Instagram).

The large bath has an open-air bath of Shigaraki ware, and guests can use it from 15:00 to 24:00 and from 6:00 to 9:00. The private bath, “Itawari no Yu”, is ¥3,300 for 40 minutes, by reservation, for up to 3 people. Day-trip bathing is ¥800 for adults and ¥400 for ages 4 to 12; the hours vary by day, so check the calendar.

Check the private bath before you book. On October 6, 2026 our Japanese edition recorded an inn notice that the rock bath and the private bath were suspended because of failed circulation equipment, with no restart date. On October 12, the inn’s hot spring page lists the private bath as usual (¥3,300 for 40 minutes, 7:00 to 22:00, last entry 21:00) and shows no closure notice. Phone the inn to confirm.

The outdoor car park holds 79 cars and has EV chargers. The shuttle service has ended. By car it is about 15 minutes from Kawachi IC on the Sanyo Expressway. Sources: hot spring, day trip and access (Japanese).

Name	Kamogawaso
Address	445 Nishino-cho Nishi-Yusaka, Takehara City
Phone	0846-29-0211
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3.5 Onomichi Fureai-no-Sato, Onomichi

This is a large bath complex in Mitsugi, Onomichi, where you can also stay the night. It has 13 kinds of baths split between “Fureai no Yu” and “Hohoemi no Yu”, which are used on alternating days, and an open-air bath with free-flowing spring water. The facility describes itself as a place that children through older adults can enjoy.

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Day-trip bathing is 10:00 to 22:00 (last entry 21:30). On weekdays it costs ¥850 for adults and ¥500 for ages 3 to elementary school; on weekends and holidays ¥900 and ¥500. There is no regular closing day, and one inspection day in June. The free car park holds 450 cars, and the facility is about 20 minutes from Miharakui IC and Onomichi IC on the Sanyo Expressway. Sources: Dive! Hiroshima and the official site (Japanese).

Name	Onomichi Fureai-no-Sato
Address	1369 Takao, Mitsugi-cho, Onomichi City
Phone	0848-77-0177
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3.6 Hotel Ofutei, Tomo-no-ura, Fukuyama

Ofutei faces the sea at Tomo-no-ura. In the summer holidays (July 18 to August 31 in 2026) it opens a children’s pool called “Suisui”, and guests use it free. The rooftop has view open-air baths (“Hoshi no Yu” and “Nami no Yu”), and the view private open-air baths “Sansan” and “Totō” cost ¥5,500 for 50 minutes.

Guest room at Hotel Ofutei (official Instagram).

The rooftop open-air baths and private baths close each year from December 1 to the end of February. In 2026 the open-air bath of the 3rd-floor large bath is being renovated from October 1 to the end of December (planned), so that bath is not available, and the rooftop open-air bath is planned to stay open in December. Day-trip bathing is 11:00 to 18:00 (last entry 17:00): ¥1,600 for adults, ¥800 for elementary school children, and one preschooler is free per adult. You can combine it with a bath tour of the sister inn Keisho-kan Sazanamitei, 5 minutes on foot.

A free shuttle bus runs from the south exit of JR Fukuyama Station (reservation only, about 30 minutes, fixed times; it is shared with Sazanamitei and others). By car it is about 25 minutes from Fukuyama Station, and the flat car park is free. Rooms with their own open-air bath are in section 4.1. Sources: hot spring, access and facilities (Japanese).

Name	Hotel Ofutei
Address	136 Tomo-cho Tomo, Fukuyama City
Phone	084-982-1123
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4. Which inn has an open-air bath in the room?

Depends on the inn

Five inns in Tomo-no-ura, Miyahama Onsen and Miyajima. Even an open-air bath in the room is not always a flowing hot spring. LiveMax Resort Ocean describes its room bath as having water added, heating and circulation filtering, and Migiwatei’s FAQ says its baths have water added, heating and circulation filtering too. IBUKU says it brings Miyahama Onsen spring water to its villas, and Kinsuikan’s semi-open-air baths use an artificial hot spring (“Komyoseki”).

The prices are for 2 guests in one room with dinner and breakfast, read on the inn’s booking screen on October 12, 2026. Kinsuikan needs a date before it shows a price, so it is an example for the night of Wednesday, December 2, 2026. The ¥200 accommodation tax (section 2) is extra.

4.1 Hotel Ofutei: Suihanro and Ocean Executive rooms

Ofutei has two kinds of room baths. On the 3rd floor, “Suihanro” rooms all have an open-air bath on a wood deck, open 24 hours: room 301 has a cypress bath (about 102 m², 2 to 6 guests), room 302 a ceramic bath (about 52 m², 2 guests) and room 303 a ceramic bath (about 53 m², 2 to 4 guests). The two “Ocean Executive Rooms Yoi and Shiro” on the 5th floor opened in February 2026 (57 to 58 m²) with twin beds, a Japanese-style room and a living room. The semi-open-air bath has a window that opens and a blind.

For 2 guests with a kaiseki dinner, the guide price per person is ¥39,600 for a ceramic bath, ¥41,800 for the semi-open-air Ocean Executive Room and ¥47,300 for the cypress room of about 102 m². Suihanro and Executive Room guests can use the Premium Lounge, check in from 14:00 and check out at 11:00. Suihanro rooms have beds and are non-smoking. The renovation of the 3rd-floor large bath (section 3.6) does not affect the room baths. Source: booking screen, Suihanro and Ocean Executive Room (Japanese). Address and shuttle: section 3.6.

4.2 Migiwatei Ochikochi, Tomo-no-ura, Fukuyama

Migiwatei is a sister inn of Ofutei. All 17 rooms face the sea and have a hot-spring open-air bath. There are five types: Upper Suite (77.3 to 95.0 m², up to 6 guests), Suite (65.4 m²), Wide View Twin (53.6 m²), Corner View Twin (52.0 m²) and Standard Twin (39.0 m²). The FAQ says the bath water has water added, heating and circulation filtering.

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With the basic kaiseki plan for 2 guests, the guide price per person is ¥31,900 for a Standard Twin, ¥36,300 for a Corner View or Wide View Twin, ¥41,800 for a Suite and ¥50,600 for an Upper Suite (room-served dinner). To let adults relax, the inn does not take elementary school children or younger. Pets cannot stay, the building is non-smoking, check-in is 15:00 and check-out is 11:00.

Dinner starts between 18:00 and 19:00 and breakfast between 7:30 and 9:00. Only the Upper Suite plan serves dinner in the room; the other guests eat in the dining room “Hayate”. Three private open-air baths (Minami-kaze, Higashi-kaze and Makaze) can be booked for 45 to 50 minutes free of charge. A “yu-meguri” service lets guests use the baths at Ofutei and Keisho-kan Sazanamitei.

The inn has no car park of its own. Guests park at the sister inn Ofutei and are driven about 3 minutes. The inn asks you to put Ofutei’s address or phone number into the car navigation, not Migiwatei’s. From Fukuyama Station you can use the shuttle bus that it shares with Ofutei (reservation required). Sources: rooms, FAQ, spa, access and the booking screen (Japanese).

Address: 629 Tomo-cho Tomo, Fukuyama City (広島県福山市鞆町鞆629). Google Maps. Phone: 0570-025-577

4.3 IBUKU, Miyahama Onsen

IBUKU is in Miyahama Onsen, across the water from Miyajima. All 10 villas, named for seasonal plants, have an open-air bath with spring water and a garden. Yamabuki and Ume are Western-style rooms for 2 guests. Fuji, Momiji, Yuzuha, Ai, Kurumi, Daidai, Sakura and Wakaba are Japanese-Western rooms for 3 guests. The spring is a simple weakly radioactive spring containing radon. Rooms in the main building have an indoor spring bath and no open-air bath.

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For a villa, a dinner-and-breakfast kaiseki plan (limited dates) was ¥39,600 per person for 2 guests. In the same villa the room-only rate is ¥33,000 and with breakfast it is ¥35,200. Children under 13 cannot stay, the rooms are non-smoking, check-in is 15:00 and check-out is 11:00.

The car park holds 19 cars and is free. Even for a villa, check-in, parking and meals are at the main building. The inn tells drivers to enter “Benimansaku no Yu” in the car navigation. A shuttle runs from JR Ono-ura Station (reservation required), and it is about 5 minutes by taxi from the station, or about 15 minutes by car from JR Miyajimaguchi. Sources: about and villa page (Japanese).

Address: 1-21-48 Miyahama Onsen, Hatsukaichi City (広島県廿日市市宮浜温泉1丁目21番48号). Google Maps. Phone: 0829-50-0129

4.4 LiveMax Resort Miyahama Onsen Ocean, Miyahama Onsen

This is a 50-room hotel facing Miyajima. The official site says every room has an open-air bath of natural hot spring water. Rooms are 44 to 100 m²: the Ocean Suite with a whole-cypress open-air bath (about 100 m², 2 to 7 guests), rooms with a Shigaraki-ware bath (48 to 53 m²) and a barrier-free universal room (44 m²). The official site describes the room bath water as having water added, heating and circulation filtering.

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Meals are a buffet with live kitchens. The standard plan with dinner and breakfast starts at ¥39,000 for 2 guests (¥19,500 per person). That is for a 48 m² Western-style room with a Shigaraki-ware bath, and the cypress bath rooms start at ¥45,000 for 2 guests. Check-in is 15:00 (last 22:00) and check-out is 11:00. If the hotel cannot reach you after 22:00, the booking is treated as cancelled.

The car park holds 40 cars and is free. Reception is by phone only, so contact the hotel before you drive. It is about 5 minutes by car from JR Ono-ura Station. Sources: the guest rooms, FAQ and the booking screen (Japanese).

Address: 2-13-10 Miyahama Onsen, Hatsukaichi City (広島県廿日市市宮浜温泉2-13-10). Google Maps. Phone: 0829-50-0070

4.5 Kinsuikan: suites with a semi-open-air bath

Kinsuikan has three suites with a semi-open-air bath that opened in 2025 (Ka, Ai and Itsuki). Each room is 78 m² with a twin bedroom, a living room and an 8-mat Japanese-style room, and sleeps 2 to 5 guests including elementary school children and toddlers. Dinner is served in the room and breakfast in the dining hall. You cannot see the sea or the great torii from the rooms. The bath water is “Komyoseki”, an artificial hot spring.

Separately there are six “Otona no Kyujitsu” special rooms with a semi-open-air bath. Elementary school children and younger cannot enter them, and check-in is from 14:00.

For the night of Wednesday, December 2, 2026, with 2 adults, the suite plan with dinner and breakfast was ¥169,400 for 2 guests (¥84,700 per person). The hot spring tax of ¥150 per adult is extra. The last ferry leaves Miyajimaguchi at 22:42, and a missed ferry means you cannot reach the inn. Sources: the booking screen, suites and access (Japanese). Address and shared baths: section 3.2.

5. Which whole-house rental fits my group?

Depends on the property

A whole-house rental (一棟貸し, ikkento-gashi) gives your group a house or cottage to itself. Five places, in Onomichi, Kure, Fukuyama and Miyajima, are very different in how you carry your bags: a bridge to an island by car, a ferry, or a slope in the town. Meals are not included at most of them. Only the two Onomichi places publish a whole-house price: Minato no Yado from ¥99,000 and Sunset Village from ¥27,000. For the other three, enter a date and number of guests on the booking screen.

To drive to Toyoshima (Kure), you enter from Kawajiri-cho in Kure over the Akinada Bridge (toll), Kamagari Bridge and Toyoshima Bridge. Sunset Village on Ikuchijima Island is about 1 hour 30 minutes from central Hiroshima and about 40 minutes from Onomichi, and the narrowest part of the approach from the prefectural road is about 2.3 m wide. At Minato no Yado in the slopes of Onomichi, you cannot park at the door and must walk from the car park.

5.1 Setouchi Minato no Yado, Onomichi

Two buildings in the hillside town of Onomichi, a Western-style mansion and a sukiya-style house, are each rented whole to one group. The mansion “Torii-tei Yokan”, built in 1931, has about 192 m² of floor space and sleeps 8. The “Izumo Yashiki”, renovated as a sukiya building, is about 270 m² and sleeps 6. You can rent both for up to 14 guests.

Setouchi Minato no Yado’s official Instagram (@setouchi_minato_no_yado).

The whole-house price, tax included as shown on the plan page, is from ¥99,000 for 1 to 4 guests, from ¥110,000 for 5 guests and from ¥132,000 for 6 to 8 guests at Torii-tei. At Izumo Yashiki it is from ¥99,000 for 1 to 3 guests, ¥110,000 for 4 and ¥132,000 for 5 to 6. Utilities are included. Eight guests in Torii-tei work out to about ¥16,500 each (our calculation). A booking site also shows a Torii-tei whole-house plan from ¥88,000 for 4 guests (checked October 12, 2026). Two half-house rooms, “Nozomi” (4 guests, from ¥55,000) and “Kumo” (4 guests, from ¥55,000 for 1 to 2 guests and ¥66,000 for 3 to 4), are also offered.

Torii-tei has two semi-double beds, 6- and 8-mat Japanese rooms, a dining kitchen, a balcony on the 2nd floor and two bathrooms. Izumo Yashiki has Japanese-style rooms, a tea room, a dining kitchen and a bathroom. Children are free if they need no futon, and children who need one pay the adult rate. Izumo Yashiki takes guests aged 13 and over, so families with small children use Torii-tei. Pets are not allowed. There are steps, and the buildings are not barrier-free.

Meals are not included. The neighboring “LOG” serves breakfast (¥3,300) and dinner (¥9,900) for ages 13 and over with advance booking, and you can also cook in the room kitchen. The inn is 15 minutes on foot from Onomichi Station, and the dedicated car park, 5 minutes on foot, costs ¥1,100 per night (14:30 to 11:00 next day), limited and by reservation. Address and phone are on the official site (Japanese).

Address: 11-12 Higashi-Tsuchido-cho, Onomichi City (広島県尾道市東土堂町11-12). Google Maps. Phone: 0848-24-6669

5.2 Sunset Village, Ikuchijima, Onomichi

Sunset Village has 4 cottages on Ikuchijima, a Shimanami Kaido island, and “Yuzu” starts at ¥27,000 a night and the family-sized “Anzu” at ¥28,000 (tax included). The official site names “Anzu” and “Yuzu” as the cottages for family trips.

Sunset Village’s official Instagram (@setoda.sv).

“Anzu” is the largest cottage on the grounds, sleeps 2 to 8 (6 as the standard) and has a living-dining-kitchen, a 4.5-mat Japanese room and a 6-mat Western room. The living room and the Japanese room are linked without steps. “Yuzu” is a Western-style room with a loft and sleeps 2 to 6 (4 as the standard); the earth floor under the loft can hold bicycles and bags.

Both have a kitchen, bathroom, refrigerator, microwave, rice cooker, washing machine (detergent for two loads) and Wi-Fi. Bring your own seasonings; towels are charged. Check-in and check-out are unmanned with an electronic key. “Mikan” and “Remon” are the cottages for guests with pets.

Each cottage has parking for up to 2 cars. It is about 40 minutes by car from Onomichi and about 1 hour 30 minutes from Hiroshima, and 5 minutes by car to Kosanji Temple and 4 minutes to Setoda Sunset Beach. Address and phone are on the official site (Japanese).

Address: 535-1 Fukuda, Setoda-cho, Onomichi City (広島県尾道市瀬戸田町福田535-1). Google Maps. Phone: 070-5067-0355

5.3 Nagi, Toyoshima, Kure

The two houses (A and B) have the same layout and each sleeps 10; rent both for up to 20 guests. House A does not allow pets. House B takes up to 2 dogs, and its terrace works as a dog run.

Nagi’s official Instagram (@nagi.setouchi).

Each house has a semi-open-air bath overlooking the Seto Inland Sea and the Toyoshima Bridge, a full kitchen, and a washer and dryer. Futons are laid for 4 guests in the ground-floor Japanese room and 6 in the loft. The stay is room-only and you bring your own food; the refrigerator holds frozen food and other items for a fee. A barbecue set with charcoal is ¥3,000 (advance request), and the wood stove from December to February is ¥2,000 (reservation). Hand fireworks are allowed, but you cannot barbecue in rain or strong wind.

Most guests drive over the bridges described above. For public transport, the nearest bus stop is Yamazaki on Setouchi Sanko buses, and you can ask about a pickup from the stop in advance. The price appears on the booking screen when you enter a date and number of guests. Address and phone are on the official site (Japanese).

Address: 2341-1 Oaza Toyoshima, Toyohama-cho, Kure City (広島県呉市豊浜町大字豊島2341-1). Google Maps. Phone: 070-5522-5145

5.4 Setouchi Omoya, Fukuyama

This is a 150-year-old farmhouse rented to one group a day, sleeping up to 12 guests of elementary school age and up. Preschool children sleeping in the same bed are free, and there are four bedrooms.

Setouchi Omoya’s official Instagram (@setouchiomoya).

The professional-grade kitchen of a former restaurant has a refrigerator, induction cooktop, microwave, cookware and tableware, and the idea is to bring local food and cook it yourself. You can barbecue on the wood deck. A barbecue set rental is ¥5,000 (charcoal, grill and tongs included) and the tent sauna on the deck is ¥33,000. There is a bath with a view of a bamboo grove, and up to 3 indoor dogs in total can stay. Bring your own pajamas.

The free car park holds up to 6 cars on the grounds. Miroku-no-Sato is 10 minutes by car. The price appears on the booking screen when you enter a date and number of guests. Address and phone are on the official site (Japanese).

Address: 900 Kumano-cho Hei, Fukuyama City (広島県福山市熊野町丙900). Google Maps. Phone: 084-959-0747

5.5 Miyajima Tonbo-an, Miyajima Island

Tonbo-an is a house for one group a day with a capacity of 6, 3 minutes on foot from the World Heritage Itsukushima Shrine. The 1st floor has a dining kitchen and a living room facing the garden, and the 2nd floor has a bedroom with tatami and folding screens.

Miyajima Tonbo-an’s official Instagram (@miyajima_tonbo_and).

Every plan includes a free breakfast of self-serve light items (toast, jam, soup and orange juice). For dinner you choose “no dinner” or “with dinner”, which is a barbecue of Hiroshima wagyu and other items in the garden or sukiyaki indoors, depending on the season. Without dinner you can still use the kitchen, but the only seasoning is salt, and the barbecue grill is for guests with dinner. On rainy days guests with dinner get a hot plate.

It is a 17-minute walk from Miyajima Pier. According to Rakuten Travel’s facility page, the car park takes 1 car, free, by reservation. For how the accommodation tax is paid, see section 2. Address and phone are on the official site (Japanese).

Address: 334-5 Nakae-machi, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi City (広島県廿日市市宮島町字中江町334番地5). Google Maps. Phone: 090-5798-9605

6. Where can I stay with my dog?

Depends on the place

Large dogs can stay at four of the five places. DogVilla Hiroshima and GLAMPISPA Setouchi state no limit on the number of dogs, and Grand Prince is limited to one dog of about 10 kg or less. Every place expects vaccination. Grand Prince, DogVilla and LiveMax Aki Miyahama ask for the rabies certificate and the combined (mixed) vaccine certificate.

Hiroshima trips with a dog split into places you reach by car and places for crossing to Miyajima. Tiergarten is on a plateau in Jinseki Kogen Town and GLAMPISPA Setouchi is on an island, Osakishimojima, so both mean driving. DogVilla Hiroshima is about 30 minutes from Hiroshima Station, and GLAMPISPA is about 1 hour 34 minutes from central Hiroshima, according to the places. Grand Prince says a high-speed boat from the pier in front of the hotel reaches Miyajima in about 26 minutes and asks you to carry your dog in a bag on board.

Seasons matter. Tiergarten closes from the end of December to the end of February, and Grand Prince sells its dog-friendly room plan until March 31, 2027. Check the dates first for a winter trip.

6.1 Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima, Minami Ward

The hotel by the sea at Motoujina has a “Dog Friendly Room” (about 53 m², up to 3 guests) for one small dog of roughly under 10 kg. You take your shoes off in the room, there is a gate at the entrance to stop dogs bolting, and the room has a crate, a dog bed, a food bowl, toilet sheets, a lint roller and a foot towel.

Photo source: the press release of Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide Inc., August 21, 2026 (Japanese).

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There are two plans, with breakfast and with dinner and breakfast. Breakfast is American style and is brought to the room. The dinner plan is a steak or fried oyster boxed meal that you pick up at the lounge on the 1st floor and eat in the room. Dogs cannot go into the hotel’s restaurants, and you are asked not to leave the dog alone in the room while you go out.

After booking, register the “pet stay consent form” on the web by the morning of the day before arrival, and show the rabies certificate and the combined vaccine certificate (5 types or more) at check-in. Check-in is 14:00 and check-out is 11:00. Prices appear on the official booking screen after you choose a date and number of guests. Some dates are excluded, and the plan runs from September 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027. Dog Friendly Room stay plan (official, Japanese)

Address: 23-1 Motoujina-cho, Minami Ward, Hiroshima City (広島県広島市南区元宇品町23-1). Google Maps. Phone: 082-256-1111

6.2 DogVilla Hiroshima, Asaminami Ward

Every unit is a separate house. There is no limit on breed or the number of dogs, and dogs can be anywhere in the room, including on the bed. It is about 30 minutes by taxi from Hiroshima Station and about 15 minutes by car from Itsukaichi IC on the Sanyo Expressway.

Photo sources: press releases by Booking Resort Inc. (November 6, 2025, February 10, 2026 and June 10, 2026, Japanese).

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There are four room types. Garden Villa (5 guests) has a private dog run of at least 77 m², Premium Villa (5) at least 90 m², Luxury Villa (4) at least 160 m² and Suite Villa (8) at least 400 m². Every unit has a private sauna, a dog bathtub, a foot-washing area and a roofed barbecue space, and the kitchen can be used except in the Luxury Villa.

Guests cook their own food from ingredients and drinks they bring. A convenience store is about 10 minutes by car and a supermarket (Fresta Kawachi) about 20 minutes. Dog snacks are free at the management building. Dog manner wear is not required.

You need a rabies vaccination certificate dated within 1 year before the stay and a mixed vaccine certificate. Check-in is 15:00 to 18:00, check-out is 11:00, and booking, changes and cancellations are on the web only. Cancellation fees are 10% from 21 to 15 days before, 50% from 14 to 8 days and 100% from 7 days to the day. Parking is for 1 car per unit. Booking is on the official website. Q&A (DogVilla Hiroshima, Japanese)

Address: 920 Yoshiyama, Numata-cho, Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City (広島県広島市安佐南区沼田町吉山920). Google Maps. Phone: 080-1578-1115

6.3 LiveMax Resort Aki Miyahama Onsen, Hatsukaichi

All 10 rooms have an open-air bath, and dogs can stay in every room. The rooftop sky terrace has a dog run and looks across to Miyajima. Cats are not accepted.

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Dogs of any size are accepted if they are normally kept indoors, are toilet trained, and had rabies and mixed vaccinations within 1 year of the last shot. The hotel provides a large crate, an air purifier, bowls, toilet sheets, a lint roller, wet wipes and plastic bags.

A private hot spring bath that you can use with your dog (with a washing area and changing room) costs ¥2,200 including tax for 60 minutes, from 15:00 to 23:00 (last entry 21:30). The main rooms are Japanese-modern Junior Suites (48 m², 5 rooms), and some rooms take 2 to 4 guests.

It is about 5 minutes by car from JR Ono-ura Station on the Sanyo Line, or about 7 minutes by bus from the stop on the north side of the station followed by a 3-minute walk. The free car park holds 16 cars on a first-come basis, and the hotel asks you to tell it in advance if you will use it. Staying with pets (official, Japanese)

Address: 2-6-18 Miyahama Onsen, Hatsukaichi City (広島県廿日市市宮浜温泉2-6-18). Google Maps. Phone: 0829-54-2777

6.4 GLAMPISPA Setouchi, Kure

This is a glamping resort on Osakishimojima in the Akinada Tobishima Kaido. Every unit has a hot-spring open-air bath and a private garden. The dog-friendly cottage, villa and suite villa each have a private dog run of about 100 m², and large dogs and any number of dogs are accepted.

Photo source: the press release of Booking Resort Inc., August 9, 2022 (Japanese).

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A unit with dogs is rented whole. It has a food bowl, a water bowl, a toilet tray, toilet sheets, foot-wipe sheets and a dog waste bin. A crate and dog food are not provided, so bring them. Dogs that are not toilet trained must wear diapers. Pets other than dogs cannot stay, and the dog should be one that sees a veterinarian regularly, including vaccination.

Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out is at 10:00. For safety, cars cannot enter before check-in, and if you arrive early the staff can point you to a nearby free car park. The beach in the Nosaka district is about 5 minutes on foot and can be used for walking dogs in cooler seasons. Booking is on the official website. Staying with your dog (official, Japanese) Q&A

Address: 6164 Ocho, Yutaka-cho, Kure City (広島県呉市豊町大長6164). Google Maps. Phone: 0823-66-2200

6.5 Jinseki Kogen Tiergarten, Jinseki Kogen Town

Tiergarten is an activity park on a plateau about 700 m above sea level near the Hiroshima-Okayama border. It has two types of log house for dogs, C (3 houses) and D (1 house). The dog fee for a night is ¥660 for the first dog and ¥330 from the second, and the Rakuten Travel page says dogs from small to extra-large are accepted.

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Both C and D are whole houses for 5 guests with a toilet, kitchen and air conditioning. The bathroom in C has no bathtub; D has a bathtub, a loft and a wood stove (firewood is extra). The facility fee at the regular (weekend) rate is ¥10,890 per night for C and ¥13,310 for D. In addition the person fee is ¥1,100 for elementary school and over and ¥550 from age 3 to under elementary school, and the dog fee is ¥660 for the first and ¥330 for each further dog.

You also need an entrance passport for the park, and dogs pay separately. The 3-month passport is ¥500 for a person and ¥200 for a dog, and the annual passport is ¥1,000 for a person and ¥500 for a dog. Dogs on a leash can stay with you, including in the cafe. The dog runs are “Grass”, “Forest” and “Pond”, and the Rakuten Travel page says they are paid. The same page lists toilet training and vaccination as stay conditions and a packing list (collar, leash, bowls, food, toilet sheets, towels). Pet stay information (Rakuten Travel, Japanese)

Check-in is 15:30 to 17:00 and check-out is 10:00 the next day. Food, seasonings, towels, a hair dryer and amenities are not provided. The free car park holds 200 cars, and grilling meat or fish inside the log house is not allowed. Booking is by phone or on the web. Sources: log houses, fees and access (Japanese).

Address: 72-8 Kamitoyomatsu, Jinseki Kogen Town, Jinseki District (広島県神石郡神石高原町上豊松72-8). Google Maps. Phone: 0847-82-2823

7. How do I choose?

Based on the facts above

• Babies and toddlers. Miyahama Grand Hotel (baby-food warming) and Kinsuikan (baby bed loans) are the first to check. At Kinsuikan, some rooms do not take small children, so confirm the room when you book.
• A bath for your own family. Miyahama Grand Hotel (from ¥2,000, excluding tax), Yuki Lodge’s barrier-free family bath and Ofutei’s private open-air bath (¥5,500). Kamogawaso’s private bath should be confirmed first (section 3.4).
• An open-air bath in the room, on a budget. LiveMax Resort Ocean (from ¥19,500 per person) is the lowest of the five, and Migiwatei (from ¥31,900) is the lowest among the kaiseki inns, but Migiwatei does not take elementary school children or younger.
• By train and shuttle. Miyahama Grand Hotel, Ofutei (and Migiwatei, which shares its shuttle) and Yuki Lodge (weekdays) run shuttles from stations, all by reservation.
• By car with a lot of luggage. Fureai-no-Sato (450 cars), Yuki Lodge (120 cars), Ofutei, IBUKU and LiveMax Ocean have their own car parks.
• A group of 10 or more. Setouchi Omoya (12), Minato no Yado’s two houses (up to 14) or Nagi’s two houses (20).
• With a large dog. DogVilla Hiroshima, GLAMPISPA Setouchi, Tiergarten or LiveMax Aki Miyahama. For three or more dogs, DogVilla and GLAMPISPA state no limit.

To compare more places, Rakuten Travel has a list of Hiroshima hot spring areas and of hotels and inns in Hiroshima Prefecture (Ad, Japanese). Dog rules differ by place, so tell the place your dog’s weight, number and vaccinations before you book.

Sources

Prices, hours and rules come from each place’s official site, the booking screens named in the sections, Rakuten Travel facility pages where stated, and the press releases credited under the photos. Links are given in each section. The onsen inns were checked on October 6, 2026 (Kamogawaso’s private bath again on October 12) and the rest on October 12, 2026. Prices and hours can change.