Dive! Hiroshima Official Guide
In the mountainous area of Hiroshima prefecture, there are many tasteful hot spring inns and unique hot spring facilities amid the lush nature.
If you go along the coast, you can also see a ryokan with a panoramic view of the scenic Seto Inland Sea.
The real thrill of hot springs is to visit to check the effects, soaking comfort, and views of each hot spring.
If you leisurely soak in hot water, your whole body will feel warm and your skin will be smooth. If you have a plus specialty gourmet, there is no doubt that it will be a very satisfying girls' trip.
“Increase girls' power with a warm effect... Hot spring tour”
Takamiya Onsen (Takamiya Yu no Mori)
Travel time : About 60 minutes
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A
day-trip bathing facility using natural radon hot springs that have continued since the Edo period. The open-air sake bath unique to Takamiya-cho, which is famous as a sake rice shop, and the open-air carbonated bath promote blood circulation and warm the body from the core. Of course, it has a high skin-beautifying effect, so it’s definitely recommended for women
“Hiroshima Akadori no Oyakodon” at the restaurant Taniya
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Stop by spots ~ If you are gourmet in the facility, this is it!
“Hiroshima Akadori” was bred in the nature-rich satoyama of Takamiya-cho for about twice as long as ordinary chickens. The meat is softer and more elastic than local chicken and has less unique flavor and odor and is easy to eat. “Oyakodon” using this red chicken is a signature menu of the restaurant Taniya.
cars About 20 minutes Prefectural Road 179, Prefectural Route 64 Light Oil
Kagura Monzen Yuji Village
Travel time : About 60 minutes
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In
Yuji Village, which has a nostalgic Monzen-machi atmosphere, there are many hotels where you can stay, including natural hot springs, hot-spring hotels, and country restaurants. After soaking in a hot spring, you can change into a yukata and walk around the city in the mood of a hot spring town.
cars About 60 minutes via Prefectural Road 321, Prefectural Road 5, Hamada Expressway, Prefectural Route 5
Ten'inosato Herb Garden
Travel time : Approx. 120 minutes
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On the
vast site of about 4 hectares, there is an exhibition garden where more than 100 kinds of herbs are planted, and from mid-May to early July, the sweet and sour scent of chamomile fields drifts all over the area. You can also enjoy craft experiences such as wreaths and potpourri using herbs, so you can spend a relaxing and healing time.
Herbal dishes
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Stop by spots ~ If you are gourmet in the facility, this is it!
In addition to herbal tea, you can enjoy a healthy lunch using vegetables and herbs grown in the garden at the restaurant. At one day’s herb lunch, you can enjoy a salad with colorful edible flowers scattered on it, or a main dish that skillfully brings out the flavor of the ingredients with herbs.
cars Approximately 15 minutes via Prefectural Road 79, Prefectural Road 312
Tahara Onsen 5000 Year Bath
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“Tahara Onsen 5000 Years Bath” is a hot spring facility that uses an elementary school that has been closed. You can enjoy 10 types of baths such as open-air baths and walking baths, as well as meals and lodging. Feel the peace and relaxation in a nostalgic hot spring surrounded by lush nature.
“Increase girls' power with a warm effect... Hot spring tour”
Geihoku Oak Garden
Travel time : Approx. 120 minutes
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Geihoku Garden, located at an altitude of 600m, boasts an open-air bath where the seasonal nature spreads in front of you. Restaurant Suisen serves dishes that make use of local ingredients, such as seasonal highland vegetables and salt-grilled amago caught in a clear stream. Meals after bathing will fill your stomach and mind.
cars About 30 minutes via National Highway 186, 191, Prefectural Route 249
Sandankyo
Travel time : Approx. 150 minutes
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Sandankyo Tourist Info Center: 1596 Shiwagi, Akiota-cho, Yamagata-gun
0826-28-1800
一般社団法人地域商社あきおおた
Geihoku Garden, located at an altitude of 600m, boasts an open-air bath where the seasonal nature spreads in front of you. Restaurant Suisen serves dishes that make use of local ingredients, such as seasonal highland vegetables and salt-grilled amago caught in a clear stream. Meals after bathing will fill your stomach and mind.
Sandankyo Tourist Info Center: 1596 Shiwagi, Akiota-cho, Yamagata-gun
0826-28-1800
一般社団法人地域商社あきおおた
Grilled sweetfish with salt
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For gourmet food in Sandankyo, this is it! ~ Ayu grilled with salt
The
natural sweetfish caught in Ayu fishing, which is banned every June, is fresh. “Ayu no shioyaki” can be seen here and there as a specialty at inns and restaurants around here. Why don’t you try a gem that allows you to enjoy the fragrance of the skin and its unique flavor?
cars Right beside
Sandankyo Hotel
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“Sandankyo Hotel”, located at the entrance of Sandankyo, is a pure Japanese-style ryokan surrounded by a beautiful valley with an outstanding view. Why don’t you enjoy homemade dishes of local wild vegetables and river fish, and relax your body at Radium Onsen? We also recommend going to cool off in the summer as well as in the season of fresh green and autumn leaves.
“Increase girls' power with a warm effect... Hot spring tour”
Roadside Station Raiyumu and Gohouse
Travel time : About 60 minutes
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〒731-3664 632-2 Kamitono, Akiota-cho, Yamagata-gun
0826-28-1800
1F売店（地域商社あきおおた）
0826-28-2413
2Fレストラン（和風レストラン来夢）
At the station on the same road, “Gion Bogaki,” a large local product, and “Choco-chan,” which won the semi-grand prize at the national souvenir contest (2015) that was not available in the town, are very popular.
〒731-3664 632-2 Kamitono, Akiota-cho, Yamagata-gun
0826-28-1800
1F売店（地域商社あきおおた）
0826-28-2413
2Fレストラン（和風レストラン来夢）
Spots to stop by
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Stop by spots ~ If you are gourmet in the facility, this is it!
“Tsukemono yakisoba” is a hot topic as a new B-grade gourmet in Aki Ota. It is a local menu made with “tsukemono” and “yakisoba” born from the unusual food culture of “grilling and eating pickles.” You can enjoy it at “Roadside Station Raiyume to Gochi” and restaurants in the town.
cars Approx. 25 minutes
Yuki Onsen
Travel time : Approx. 90 minutes
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Yuki Onsen is said to have been discovered about 1500 years ago, and it is loved as “Hiroshima’s Okuzashiki” due to its abundant radium content and natural richness. There are hotels such as “Kokumin Shukusha Yuki Lodge,” which is popular for its open-air baths that are healed by the murmuring of the clear stream Minuchi River.
Sukiyaki of “six grain pork”, etc.
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Stop by spots ~ If you are gourmet in the facility, this is it!
“Six grain pork,” which is raised on a feed centered on six types of grains such as corn and rice, has a very strong flavor and is easy to eat with a light aftertaste. “Six-grain pork fillet cutlet curry” and “six-grain pork sukiyaki gozen” where you can fully enjoy this six-grain pork are popular menus at the Kokumin Shukusha Yuki Lodge.
Car Via National Highway 488, 433 Approx. 15 minutes
Yunoyama Onsen
Travel time : Approx. 75 minutes
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It is a hot spring
thriving as a hot spring resort for the Asano family, the lord of Hiroshima. The yudono, which tells about the situation at that time, remains, and is designated as a tangible important folk cultural property of the country. “Yunoyama Onsenkan” is a specialty of “Uchitase-yu,” where you can take a fresh shower without heating the hot springs that spring up from the bedrock 4m above the ground.
