Hiroshima City Sento: Ten Neighborhood Bathhouses and How to Choose

Checked: September 27, 2026 Hiroshima’s neighborhood sento are a different proposition from the city’s larger day spas. Most are simple public bathhouses where you can wash and soak for around ¥500, often with a sauna or a few extra tubs for a small surcharge. They’re useful after a day around Peace Memorial Park, near Hiroshima Station, or before or after a ferry from Ujina Port.

For a late bath in the downtown nightlife district, look at Ondo Onsen. Dobashi Onsen is closer to Peace Memorial Park, while Inari-yu is the most fully documented choice for sauna variety near the port. If you want to choose by neighborhood rather than cross town for a particular feature, the table below is the quicker starting point.

First, don’t rely on the city’s old count

The city’s promotion page still lists eleven sento, but it was last updated in February 2025. A local photographer reported Chōjiyu’s closure at the end of April 2026, leaving ten from May. The city has not revised the roster, so the directory below follows the later closure report. Several small operators lack a current searchable website; call before making a special trip.

These are neighborhood baths, not a promise of natural hot-spring water. Ondo Onsen is the only bath in this group whose natural spring is documented by Hiroshima’s official tourism guide.

Hours in this table are the latest public listings I could check, not a guarantee that every bath’s weekly calendar is current. A schedule may differ on holidays or change without a modern website update. Check the operator’s current notice or call on the day, especially for the smaller baths without an active official site.

Pick by where you’ll already be

Around Peace Memorial Park and central Hiroshima

Dobashi Onsen is about two minutes from Dobashi tram stop and roughly six minutes from Tokaichi-machi. RCC’s recent feature lists a ¥500 adult admission and the 2:30–10 p.m. opening window; it also reports closures on the 5th, 15th and 25th of each month. That location makes it a sensible wash-and-soak stop after the Peace Memorial Museum or dinner nearby. The facility’s sauna status has been reported inconsistently, so don’t travel there specifically for the sauna without checking first.

Ondo Onsen is in Tanaka-cho, east of central Hiroshima, and is listed as open from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m., closing Sundays. Hiroshima’s tourism guide describes a sodium-chloride spring from about 850 metres underground, plus sauna, jet, bubble and herbal baths. Its ¥450 admission and ¥100 towel-kit prices date from April 2022. Budget ¥500 for an adult bath and bring a towel; no newer counter price is published.

Funairi, Yoshijima and the south side

Seto-no-Yu is immediately beside Funairi-Kawaguchi-cho tram stop, so it’s one of the easier baths to reach without a detour. The currently published listings show 2–11 p.m. and monthly closure dates on the 4th, 14th and 24th, with exceptions reported for Sundays and public holidays. Price pages conflict between ¥480 and ¥500, so budget the city’s ¥500 adult tariff. Its sauna surcharge is also inconsistently listed; ask at the counter if that feature matters.

Yoshijima-yu opens later, at 4 p.m., and the latest listing shows 10:30 p.m. closing, with Wednesday and Saturday closures. It is a local bath rather than a destination spa; the available facility descriptions are sparse, so there’s little basis for promising particular extras. If you are staying around Yoshijima or the south side, it may be the more useful choice simply because it is nearby.

For a bigger set of bathing options, take the tram toward Ujina and use Inari-yu. It opens at 11 a.m., closes at 11 p.m. and shuts on the third Thursday of each month.

The operator lists an adult bath at ¥480 and a ¥200 sauna supplement, which includes a sauna towel. Shampoo and conditioner cost ¥30, body wash ¥40, a small towel ¥20 and a bath towel ¥100.

The facility page lists an 80°C dry sauna, a 45°C mist sauna and an 18°C cold bath, plus several indoor tubs. Inari-yu is a sento, not a natural onsen; the operator does not publish a hot-spring analysis.

East Hiroshima Station, Minami Ward and Yokogawa

Sanbonmatsu-yu is in Onaga-nishi, east of Hiroshima Station. Hiroshima Prefecture lists it as a child-friendly traditional bathhouse, open 4–10 p.m. and closed Wednesdays and Saturdays. Its current admission and any child-specific arrangements are not listed there. A public-bath preservation feature records the family-run bathhouse’s history and its traditional three-temperature layout.

Daigaku-yu is near Hiroshima University High School-mae tram stop. One current listing puts it at 3–8:30 p.m., while another shows a 4 p.m. opening; Tuesday and Friday are the listed closing days. Its sauna surcharge also varies across directories. It closes earlier than most of the other options, so go before dinner rather than assuming you can fit it in late at night. Budget ¥500 for an adult unless the bath confirms a lower counter price.

Izumi-yu is in Kusunoki-cho, about a nine-minute walk from Yokogawa Station on the current access listings. The latest schedule I found is 3:30–10:30 p.m. with a Wednesday closure. There is no current operator page I could use to confirm its bath features or natural-spring status, so the name alone is not evidence that its water is a hot spring.

Chidori-yu sits in Minami-Kannon. Its official LINE account lists 2:30–11 p.m., with final reception at 10:30 p.m. and a phone number for enquiries. Other current listings describe a steam sauna for an added fee, but the official account does not publish the supplement; ask before paying if you want to use it. The Minami-Kannon 3-chome bus stop is a short walk away, which is more useful than trying to reach it by tram.

Yano: a local stop, not a downtown detour

Hinode-yu in Yano-nishi is reported open from 5–9 p.m. and closed Sundays, with Yano Station about seven minutes away on foot. Recent dated visitor records confirm use in 2026, but I could not find a current operator schedule or fee page to verify those details directly. Its appeal is a traditional wood-fired boiler and an older neighborhood-bath atmosphere. If you are not already travelling on the Kure Line, the ride from central Hiroshima can outweigh the low admission.

Natural hot spring, sento or day spa?

Ondo Onsen is the only bath in this ten-place guide whose natural spring is clearly identified in the official tourism listing. Its source information should not be confused with the temperature of the water in each tub; the listing does not publish a current source analysis sheet or fixed bath temperatures.

Inari-yu is the better documented choice for sauna facilities, but its own site does not identify natural spring water. For larger natural-spring baths with outdoor pools and longer-stay facilities, compare Honoyu Ujina and Rakurakuen or the broader budget natural onsen guide for Hiroshima. If you are choosing a hotel for its bath rather than a neighborhood wash, see the Hiroshima city hotel onsen comparison.

Children, tattoos and a few practical details

The city tariff above sets the general age bands; Inari-yu lists the same child rates and asks adults to keep children in sight around the deeper bath and wet floors. Sanbonmatsu-yu appears in Hiroshima Prefecture’s child-services directory. There is no verified mixed-gender child age limit that applies to all the baths, so ask the specific facility when visiting with children.

Published tattoo rules were not available for these neighborhood baths. Hiroshima City’s general bathing guidance does not set each venue’s admission policy; contact the bathhouse if you need to confirm its rule.

Most small sento expect you to bring a towel and toiletries. Inari-yu sells or rents them at posted prices, but that is not a safe assumption for every bath. Lockers are for small belongings, not large suitcases; leave luggage at your hotel or station before you go. Bathhouse water is shared, so wash before entering the tub and keep towels out of the water. Inari-yu publishes these basics on its official etiquette page.

For a first visit, choose the bath closest to your evening plans. A ¥500 admission is a good deal only if you do not spend half an hour crossing the city to reach it.

Further reading

The Inari-yu sauna guide goes deeper on its sauna options and costs. For a natural-spring bath outside the city centre, compare the Miyahama day-use onsen guide. The sento, onsen and super-sento explainer breaks down the facility types if you are new to Japanese public baths.

Sources

- [Hiroshima City: public-bath community program and its 11-bath roster (page last updated February 2025)](https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/business/seikatsu-eisei/1026703/1013512.html) - [Hiroshima City: controlled public-bath tariff and age bands](https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/faq/zei/1002296/1028170/1006376.html) - [Local photographer’s April 2026 visit noting Chōjiyu’s closure and ten baths from May](https://note.com/onsen_photo/n/nbd6b43178c04) - [Dive! Hiroshima: Ondo Onsen spring, facilities, listed hours and dated April 2022 prices](https://dive-hiroshima.com/explore/3420/) - [Inari-yu: current fees, sauna surcharge and hours](https://www.inariyu.com/content2.html) - [Inari-yu: bath types, temperatures and access](https://www.inariyu.com/content1.html) - [Inari-yu: bathing etiquette and child supervision](https://www.inariyu.com/content3.html) - [RCC: Dobashi Onsen feature, ¥500 admission, hours and monthly closure dates](https://iraw.rcc.jp/topics/articles/32108) - [Hiroshima Prefecture child-services directory: Sanbonmatsu-yu](https://www.ikuchan.or.jp/service/shop/03017_0001.html) - [Yu-do 100: Sanbonmatsu-yu history and bath layout](https://yu-do100.jp/publicbath/107a/) - [Chidori-yu official LINE account: current hours and contact](https://page.line.me/abj6065s) - [Seto-no-Yu: current listing for hours, price and closure dates](https://yuru-to.net/detail.php?oid=10268) - [Yoshijima-yu: current listing for hours and closure days](https://onsen.nifty.com/hiroshima-onsen/onsen010405/) - [Daigaku-yu: current listing for hours and fees](https://onsen.nifty.com/hiroshima-onsen/onsen003756/) - [Izumi-yu: current listing for hours, price and access](https://yuru-to.net/detail.php?oid=10241) - [Hinode-yu: latest listing for hours, price and access](https://yuru-to.net/detail.php?oid=10280) - [Hiroshima City: bathing guidance (not a facility admission rule)](https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/business/seikatsu-eisei/1026713/1023046.html)

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