Western Honshū
After check-in you're unlikely to see another human at this business hotel spread out over a few floors. It's fine if you want one of the best-value…
Must-see hotels in Western Honshū
Western Honshū
This modern hotel gets a vote for having a top-floor onsen, where you can look out over the straits and bathe under a fugu-shaped lantern. Rooms are…
Western Honshū
This guesthouse has witnessed ample history as a sanatorium and ryokan for infants or the down and out. Not that you would know it now, looking at the…
Western Honshū
Deliciously isolated on the island's northwestern flank, about 16km from Saigō Port, Hotel Uneri has log cabins in a peaceful location near the water and…
Western Honshū
Perched up on Hino-yama, Kaikyō View has professional service and a choice of Japanese- or Western-style rooms, all with water views. Some of the Japanese…
Hiroshima
This clean old favourite near the Peace Memorial Park feels more like someone's house than a standard hostel. Private rooms and get tatami treatment, and…
Western Honshū
Ruco is a modern wonderland of handmade furniture and vintage decor, effortlessly stylish and minimalist from the cafe-bar to the bathrooms. Cramped but…
Western Honshū
With rooms bigger than typical business hotels in Japan, self-serve pillow bars, friendly and professional staff, a good communal bath with outdoor area,…
Hiroshima Region
Directly above the ferry port and a minute's walk from the station, this well-appointed hotel could hardly be better located. The neutral rooms have…
Western Honshū
This is a traditional ryokan on a narrow lane in the Tonomachi area. Fusuma (sliding screen doors) glide open in the rooms to reveal a garden, and there…
Western Honshū
On Nishino-shima, Oki Seaside Hotel Tsurumaru has a pleasant waterfront location and a large restaurant, and it runs regular cruises. The nautical theme…
Hiroshima Region
If you want to sip and stay in Saijō, this hostel next to the station is very handy. Dangerously, there is free sake in the communal kitchen's fridge, but…
Western Honshū
Futons are sectioned off with tarps for privacy in this clean, modern addition to Manabe-shima, just 50m from Honura Port. The friendly couple who run the…
Western Honshū
Matsuekan offers Japanese-style accommodation, a short walk from the station. Most rooms have private toilets and washbasins, and there are shared…
Western Honshū
The 100-year-old Ryokan Masuya, down the street towards the sea from the two public baths, has its own bath. A little English is spoken, and accommodation…
Western Honshū
This well-kept minshuku is on the main road south of the Tonomachi district. Bathrooms are shared. Walking from the station, look for the building with a…
Western Honshū
A great choice on Chiburi-jima, with balconied rooms featuring fabulous sea views. There's an open-air bath (open April to October) and free bicycle use…
Hiroshima Region
This government-owned, reasonably priced ryokan option on Sensui-jima, right on the beach, has Japanese- and Western-style rooms and a range of baths …
Western Honshū
A modern chain hotel going for a designer look with dark-toned furnishings and backlit headboards. The location near the station is handy, but most…
Western Honshū
This is a great option for accommodation in comfortable tatami rooms in a Buddhist temple, a 20-minute walk east of Nima Station. Meals are available, and…
Western Honshū
Stylish, neutral-toned rooms, large spa baths and a sauna make Morris a good-value modern option. It's just two blocks north of the station, and there's a…
Green Rich Hotel Yamaguchi Yuda Onsen
Western Honshū
This smart business hotel, centrally located in Yuda Onsen, has above-average rooms, a coin laundry and plenty of parking. Guests receive discounted…
Western Honshū
Tucked away in the island's northwest, this attractive, isolated campground with modern facilities runs down a steep hill towards a little beach. Rental…
Western Honshū
Tottori's only noteworthy ryokan offers bright western- and Japanese-styled rooms and great baths, especially the rotemburo (outdoor bath). Meal plans are…
Western Honshū
In Yonago, about 17km from Daisen, you'll find this smart, modern beachfront hotel with simple, stylish rooms, a fabulous onsen, and lovely views over the…
Naoshima
Kuraya Gallery offers accommodation when it's not occupied by visiting artists. There's a tatami room in the house, or you can sleep in the small wood…
Western Honshū
Behind the rather pedestrian name are thoughtfully designed (if small) faux-wood-panelled rooms with neatly hidden amenities, English-speaking staff, and…
Kamp Hōkan-chō Backpacker's Inn & Lounge
Western Honshū
Dorm rooms are basic (with rather thin walls) but clean at this bare-beamed hostel west of Okayama Station – rare for this hotel-filled area. There's…
Hiroshima Region
This cheap and cheerful ryokan on Sunset Beach near the main sights has its own onsen and basic, individual tatami rooms; payment is by cash only. If you…
Naoshima
You'll find this cosy ryokan, with 12 rooms mixing futons or regular beds, between Uno Station and Uno Port on the mainland. Small spaces mean some…
Miyajima
Just across from the ferry terminal, Yamaichi Bekkan offers simple, clean lodgings in one Western-style and three tatami rooms. Bathrooms are all private…
Western Honshū
Friendly Yuurin-An has shared tatami rooms in a traditional old house near the historic Bikan quarter. There's a kitchen and a dining-table space, which…
Naoshima
This is a good option for friendly, family-style lodgings, with tatami rooms (separated by sliding doors) and shared bathroom, in an old house close to…
Western Honshū
Blond-wood fittings and beds on the floor in the 'concept' rooms here make this an attractive modern-Japanese option. Rooms are small but cosy and the…
Hiroshima
On a quiet side street, this is a large family-run hotel-style ryokan with three connected wings. There are Japanese- and Western-style rooms, all very…
Western Honshū
The pick of the Western-style chains, Dormy Inn is not far from the historic district and has a little something extra to tip the scales in its favour –…
Naoshima Backpackers Guesthouse
Naoshima
The dorms here may just be wooden capsules and there is only one shower, but it's cheap, with free bike use and an excellent location near Honmura Port…
Western Honshū
Run by friendly management, this small business hotel is handy if you want a base near the Tonoshō port. It has both Western-style and tatami rooms. Go…
Aster Plaza International Youth House
Hiroshima
With good views from the top floors of a huge cultural complex, this city-run hotel (not a hostel despite the name) offers roomy, well-equipped…
Western Honshū
One of the few budget options near the castle, the curtained-off wooden capsules have thin futons and there are only two showers, but the quiet, relaxed…
