Sekitei
Traditional Japanese ryokan meets refined garden sanctuary. Quiet, intimate, literary — think salon culture, koi ponds, and bonfire-lit stone pathways at dusk. The interiors mix Japanese craft with Nordic furniture. No hustle. Very deliberate.
Check in at 15:00 (the earliest) to have time to explore the grounds before dinner — once the kaiseki service starts, the evening is mapped out
Why It Matters
Awarded 2 Michelin Keys in 2025 and 2 Toques from Gault & Millau. The Japanese garden is ranked #4 nationally by Garden Rankings of Japan. Kaiseki cuisine is ranked in the top 20 on Tabelog for all of Hiroshima Prefecture. Only 12 rooms means the staff-to-guest ratio stays high.
Sekitei sits on a gentle slope above Miyahama Onsen, directly across the water from the torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima. The property has just 12 rooms spread across a main building, individual sukiya-style detached houses, and a summer house — each one different from the next, either looking out over the Seto Inland Sea or inward onto a meticulously kept Japanese garden ranked fourth in all of Japan. Kaiseki dinners served in-room, radon hot springs, and design spaces filled with Scandinavian chairs alongside Korean Lee Dynasty ceramics make this one of the most artistically considered ryokans in the Hiroshima region.
Where You'll Stay
12 room types available
Anan
From JPY52,000 / nightSummer house. Sleeps 2. The standout room for onsen lovers — it comes with a private outdoor open-air hot spring bath, rare among rooms here. It's the most expensive room at the property and commands a sea view.
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Basho
From JPY49,000 / nightMain building, second floor. Sleeps up to 4. Ocean-facing room with Miyajima views. Named after the haiku poet, it carries that contemplative spirit.
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Hogetsu
From JPY51,000 / nightSeparate detached building in sukiya style. Sleeps up to 4. Garden-facing, with the same refined traditional architecture as Yusen.
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Kochuan
From JPY47,000 / nightSummer house. Sleeps 2. Mountain view with its own indoor onsen bath. More secluded and character-filled than the main building rooms.
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Koseki
From JPY39,000 / nightSeparate detached building in sukiya style. Sleeps up to 3. The most accessible entry point in terms of pricing at Sekitei — still a proper sukiya suite with garden views.
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Kozan
From JPY49,000 / nightSeparate detached building in sukiya style. Sleeps up to 4. Garden-facing.
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Oimatsu
From JPY50,000 / nightSeparate detached building in sukiya style. Sleeps up to 4. One of the garden-facing rooms and features its own indoor onsen bath — a step up from standard in-room baths.
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Seizan
From JPY50,000 / nightSeparate detached building in sukiya style. The largest of the garden-view rooms, sleeping up to 6 persons. Good for small groups or multi-generational families.
Futon on tatamiTaikan
From JPY52,000 / nightThe largest room overall at Sekitei, sleeping up to 8 persons. Separate detached building in sukiya style. The name translates loosely as 'grand vista.' Garden-facing but substantial enough for a group.
Futon on tatamiTsuremai
From JPY40,000 / nightMain building, second floor. Sleeps 2. Ocean-facing with views of Miyajima and the Seto Inland Sea. The most intimate of the sea-view rooms in the main building.
Futon on tatamiYunagi
From JPY50,000 / nightMain building, second floor. Sleeps up to 4. Sea-view room — Yunagi means 'evening calm on the sea,' and the name fits the outlook over the Inland Sea toward Miyajima.
Futon on tatamiYusen
From JPY51,000 / nightSeparate detached building in sukiya (tea-ceremony room) style. Sleeps up to 4. Garden-facing. Traditional joinery details and a private bath.
Futon on tatamiThe Property
Eat & Drink
3 venues on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
Sekitei's garden is ranked #4 in Japan nationally by Garden Rankings of Japan — a serious accolade. It runs down a gentle slope from the rocky hillside to the edge of the property, mixing shakkei (borrowed scenery from surrounding mountains and sea) with a koi pond, stone paths, an azumaya pavilion, and seasonal plantings including satsuki azaleas in May–June and maples in autumn. Bonfires and lanterns are lit at dusk, which transforms the corridors completely.
Multiple curated quiet spaces are scattered across the property: Supabunko (library), Bombondo salon, Chushuan salon, Sosotei salon de thé, and the underground library terrace bar. The concept is that guests move between these spaces throughout the day — each offering different views and atmospheres.
Sekitei's affiliated shop Anagomeshi Ueno is located right by Miyajimaguchi Station, which is the ferry embarkation point for Miyajima. Guests can store luggage there before visiting the island, and call the ryokan for a pickup shuttle on return. The ryokan's limousine bus coordinates the logistics.
Simple radon hot spring — classified as a hypotonic, low-alkaline spring with noted therapeutic effects for neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, fatigue, and chronic conditions. Public indoor cypress bath and public outdoor open-air bath are both available 24 hours. A fee-charging private rental indoor bath is also available outside guest rooms.
Complimentary sake tasting available to guests. Can be expanded into a full sommelier-guided sake and wine pairing session with sommelier Okada — this includes sampling chilled sake and browsing the wine cellar.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
Rooms without steps are available. Wheelchairs are also available. Contact in advance to arrange.
Wireless LAN available in most areas and rooms. Note: not available in all guest rooms — check when booking.
Multi-level traditional garden with koi pond, stone pathways, seasonal plantings, azumaya pavilion, and shakkei landscape design borrowing scenery from the surrounding hills and Inland Sea.
Fee-charging private indoor hot spring bath available for exclusive use outside the guest rooms.
Marks & Web branded shampoo and bath products provided. Hair dryer, iron (on request), bathrobes, DVD player (on request), CD player, reading glasses, stationary box, sewing kit included.
Optional early check-in at 13:00 (standard is 15:00) and late check-out at 13:00 (standard is 11:00) available for a fee.
Complimentary pickup from Miyajimaguchi Station or Onoura Station on the JR Sanyo Line. Call ahead to arrange.
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