You cross Hiroshima by tram and see it in a day, so the district is the smaller question; the bigger one is which side of the strait you sleep on, the city or the island of Miyajima.
Last checked September 3, 2026
Hondori to eat out and walk home. That is the lively center of the city.
The station if you're taking an early shinkansen the next day.
Miyajima to see the island once the groups have gone.
Two very different stocks, ten minutes of water apart.
Around the station and the center, always near a tram stop. This is what you find most easily, and latest.
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Almost none in Hiroshima itself. The ryokan with a bath and half board are on Miyajima, across the strait.
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Plain rooms and dorms, often run by people used to foreign travelers. Useful for a night between two trains.
See guesthouses in Hiroshima on BookingThe nightly price in the center, around Hondori, for a three-night stay that includes a weekend, mid-month.
Our monthly price survey does not cover Hiroshima yet. This part fills in as soon as it does.
Checked once a month against the public prices of the big booking sites, without the accommodation tax, and shown in dollars at this month's rate, so a figure can move with the exchange rate as well as with demand.
Hiroshima often slots in between Kansai and Kyushu, for a single night. The station hotels go first, and the memorial draws Japanese school trips a good part of the year.
| Stay | Ryokan | Trains |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Mar 29 · open | Sep 1 · open |
| Nov 2026 | Apr 29 · open | Oct 1 · open |
| Dec 2026 | May 29 · open | Nov 1 · closed |
| Jan 2027 | Jun 29 · open | Dec 1 · closed |
| Feb 2027 | Jul 30 · open | Jan 1 · closed |
| Mar 2027 | Aug 27 · open | Feb 1 · closed |
| Apr 2027 | Sep 27 · open | Mar 1 · closed |
| May 2027 | Oct 27 · closed | Apr 1 · closed |
Last checked August 6, 2026. No guarantees: a single property can open a little earlier or later.
How the opening calendar works, and why an empty calendar is not a full one: inns here open their rooms about 6 months ahead, train seats go on sale exactly 1 month ahead, and nothing at all exists before those two dates. Search earlier and the page comes back blank.
Sleeping on the island changes the visit, and changes how the bill is worked out. Per person there, per room here.
Miyajima ryokan.Say you're after the cherry blossoms in April 2027: ryokan inns open around October. On the day, you get an email, you book, and it's done.
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