Miyajima Grand Hotel Arimoto

The large Miyajima ryokan closest to Itsukushima Shrine

Miyajima Grand Hotel Arimoto is a long-established large ryokan on Miyajima Island, the closest one to the World Heritage Itsukushima Shrine. It is a spacious property with 53 rooms in total, about 10 minutes by ferry from Miyajimaguchi Pier, with a minibus shuttle meeting guests at Miyajima Pier. Itsukushima Shrine and the Omotesando shopping street are both within walking distance, making it a base for families who want to visit the shrine in the quiet hours of the morning and evening.

Communal bath, open-air bath and rooms with a semi-open-air bath

Alongside the communal bath and open-air bath, there are rooms with a semi-open-air bath, special rooms with an open-air bath, and a royal suite with an open-air bath and sauna. Even for families with young children who find communal baths difficult, the bath in the room means everyone can soak at their own pace without worrying about other guests.

Japanese-Western rooms, in-room dining and Seto Inland Sea kaiseki

Rooms are mainly Japanese-style tatami rooms and Japanese-Western rooms, laid out so that co-sleeping on the tatami is easy. Some plans include in-room dining such as the shokado gozen (a compartmented lacquer-box meal), so you can eat together with your children without worrying. Dinner is a kaiseki course built around fresh fish from the Seto Inland Sea and Hiroshima ingredients, and the ryokan can discuss accommodations for food allergies.

A sightseeing base within walking distance of Itsukushima Shrine

Barrier-free considerations include wheelchairs available to borrow, and Itsukushima Shrine is within walking distance. Together with the Miyajima Aquarium and street food along the Omotesando shopping street, the ryokan makes a base for family sightseeing on Miyajima.