
2023/12/21
Speaking of Setouchi, it is an area blessed with a beautiful sea, unique islands, and a relatively warm climate with little rain throughout the year. Glamping is a special experience where you can enjoy fresh seafood gourmet food and marine activities, surrounded by magnificent natural scenery. In this article, we will introduce recommended glamping facilities in Setouchi where you can enjoy such a luxurious trip. You're sure to find a glamping facility that suits your needs, including plans with gourmet food and activities, facilities where you can enjoy hot springs and saunas, and facilities where you can stay with your dog!
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Glamping may have a strong image of mountains, but glamping by the sea is actually very appealing! We will introduce the charm of glamping that is unique to the Setouchi region.
The scenery of the Seto Inland Sea, also known as ``Japan's Aegean Sea,'' is dotted with unique islands of various sizes, and the bridges that connect each island and the mainland highlight its beauty. Another major attraction of Setouchi is that it has a high rate of sunny skies throughout the year and a mild climate.
Facing the Seto Inland Sea, you can enjoy fresh seafood gourmet food. The Seto Inland Sea, an inland sea surrounded by Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, is full of gourmet seafood such as octopus, blowfish, sea bream, and oysters. Enjoying fresh seafood while feeling the sea breeze is the ultimate luxury!
There are many glamping facilities facing the Seto Inland Sea that offer a variety of marine activities. Many facilities have the ocean right in front of you, so you can play in the ocean right after leaving your guest room without having to worry about changing clothes or cleaning up afterward. You can also enjoy swimming in the sea in the summer and relaxing on the beach in the spring and fall.
We will introduce 10 carefully selected glamping facilities where you can experience the charm of Setouchi to your heart's content.
"Gran Village Setouchi Shimanami" is located on Takane Island, one of the floating islands of Setouchi, with an area of only 5.57 km5, and is a private glamping property with only 4 buildings in a location overlooking the calm sea. This dome-shaped tent with four beds is perfect for families and groups. Cocoon tents are dog-friendly and come with a private dog run. Please enjoy your precious time with your dog.
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[Gran Village Setouchi Shimanami]
Address: 1275-11 Takane, Setoda-cho, Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Business hours/Check-in 15:00 ~ Check-out the next day ~ 10:00
Access/[Train] 1 hour and 20 minutes by public transportation from Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. [Setouchi Cruising Onomichi-Setoda Route] Onomichi Port Terminal ⇒ Setoda Port walk
[Car] 13 minutes from Ikuchishimakita IC on the Nishiseto Expressway (Setouchi Shimanami Kaido)
15 minutes from Ikuchijima Minami IC on the Nishiseto Expressway (Setouchi Shimanami Kaido)
Parking/Available
URL/https://www.resort-glamping.com/accommodation/glampvillage-setouchi-shimanami/
GLAMPISPA Setouchi, located in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, offers a variety of rooms to suit your needs, including a spacious dome tent, a cottage with a private sauna, and a cottage with a dog run. All rooms come with a natural hot spring open-air bath, so you can use it as much as you like 24 hours a day. Spacious private gardens are located in all buildings, making it a great place to stay active.
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[GLAMPISPA Setouchi]
Address: 6164 Daicho, Toyomachi, Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Business hours/Check-in from 15:00 to Check-out from the next day to 10:00
Access/[Car] 1 hour 34 minutes from Hiroshima city via Hiroshima Kure Road
・Enter Hiroshima Expressway Route 2 towards Kaita/Hatsukaichi/Kure and follow Hiroshima-Kure Road, then take National Route 185, Prefectural Route 74, and Prefectural Route 355 to Toyomachi Daicho. To Higashihiroshima City: 1 hour and 20 minutes via Higashihiroshima-Kure Expressway from Sanyo Expressway Takaya Interchange
・Please follow Higashihiroshima-Kure Expressway/National Route 375, Prefectural Route 334, National Route 185, Prefectural Route 74, and Prefectural Route 355 to Ogata, Toyomachi, Kure City. Towards Ehime: 1 hour and 50 minutes from Imabari City Take the Munakata-Okamura ferry from Omishima and 10 minutes by car from Okamura Port
Parking/Available
URL/https://www.resort-glamping.com/accommodation/glampispa/
"Beach SPA TSUDA" in "Sanuki City" located in the eastern part of Kagawa Prefecture is limited to 1 groups per day and the entire building is reserved for private use. The oceanfront guest room overlooking the calm Seto Inland Sea has a maximum capacity of 4 people (1 square meters) and a living room with a loft, making it a large space perfect for families and groups.
In the open-air bath located on the private terrace where you can enjoy the beautiful seascape all to yourself, you can have a relaxing time while gazing at the starry sky and being soothed by the sound of the waves. Enjoy the seaside beach resort of your dreams.
[Beach SPA TSUDA]
Address: 2180-1 Tsuruha, Tsuda-cho, Sanuki City, Kagawa Prefecture
Business hours/Check-in 15:00-23:00 Check-out next day: 6:00-10:00
Access/[Car] Takamatsu Expressway, get off at Tsuda Higashi I.C., 15 minutes by car
Parking/Available
URL/https://www.resort-glamping.com/accommodation/beach-tsuda/
Setouchi Resort Vessel Ochi, located in a prime location overlooking the Seto Inland Sea, is a glamping area with 10 buildings where you can easily enjoy the outdoors. Glamping guests can enjoy an open-air bath with a spectacular view in the hotel's main building, as well as a luxurious hotel buffet breakfast with an exhilarating view overlooking the Seto Inland Sea from a hill. The affiliated Beach House YAMADA, located on Yamada Beach, about a 5-minute drive from the facility, offers rental SUP and sunset tours only from July to September. Recommended for people who want to stay active.
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[Setouchi Resort Vessel Ochi]
Address: 1200 Mashino, Higashikagawa City, Kagawa Prefecture
business hours/
[Glamping tent] Check-in 15:00-18:00 Check-out next day - 10:00
[Seaside Cottage] Check-in 16:00-17:00 Check-out next day - 10:00
Access/[Train] Approximately 10 minutes by taxi from Takamatsu Station to Sanbonmatsu Station
[Bus] Take an express bus from Kobe (Sannomiya), Osaka (Umeda), or Kyoto Station and get off at Kosoku Shiratori Ouchi Bus Stop, then take a taxi for about 10 minutes.
[Car] Approximately 50 minutes from Takamatsu city
Approximately 50 minutes from Tokushima city
About 1 hour 20 minutes from Okayama
About 2 hours from Kobe
Parking/Available
URL/https://www.resort-glamping.com/accommodation/vessel-oochi/
Grandome Setouchi Shimanami, located on Ikuchijima Island in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, is an attractive dome tent with a spectacular view overlooking the calm sea of the islands of Setouchi. You can enjoy your time however you like, whether it's relaxing while looking at the majestic and beautiful nature, or being active with a variety of activities such as fishing and renting bicycles. On Ikuchijima Island, there is a total of 17 works of art displayed outdoors at the ``Shimagoto Art Museum'', where you can see artworks that blend into the scenery of the Seto Inland Sea.
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[Grandome Setouchi Shimanami]
Address: 1491-5 Miyahara, Setoda-cho, Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Business hours/Check-in 15:00-18:00 Check-out next day ~10:00
Access/[Train] 1 hour and 20 minutes by public transportation from Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture
[Honshi Bus Development Co., Ltd.] Nagae exit → Kanayama
[Sanko Kisen] Kanayama Port → Akasaki Port
[Honshi Bus Development Co., Ltd.] Akasaki → Miyahara Otorii
[Car] 35 minutes by car from Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Shimanami Kaido → Nishiseto Expressway → Via National Route 317.
Parking/Available
URL/https://www.resort-glamping.com/accommodation/glampdome_setouchi-shimanami/
``Natural Hot Spring Glamping Sera Kayu'' is a glamping facility that is safe even for beginners and is limited to 3 groups and all rooms are fully equipped with eco-friendly equipment. You can enjoy natural radium hot springs in the large communal bath within the facility. Soothe the fatigue of your journey with the soft and smooth hot water. For dinner, enjoy a BBQ with Hiroshima's domestic pork, Rokukokubuta, which is fed six types of grains. Please spend a wonderful time at the watershed between the Sea of Japan and the Seto Inland Sea.
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[Natural hot spring glamping Sera Kayu]
Address: 809-3 Kyomaru, Sera-cho, Sera-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture
Business hours/check-in
Plan with meal: 15:00-17:00
Bring-your-own/Room-only plan: 15:00-19:00
Check-out day after ~10:00
Access/[Train] Get off at JR "Bingomikawa Station", about 15 minutes by car
Approximately 15 minutes by car from Sera IC on the Matsue Line
[Car] Approximately 35 minutes by car from Sanyo Expressway "Kawachi IC"
"Hiroshima IC" → "Kawachi IC" → Sera Kayu Land
Okayama → Onomichi Expressway "Sera IC" → Sera Kayu Land
Parking/Available
URL/https://www.resort-glamping.com/accommodation/gp-sera/
Glamp Terrace, located at the end of the Akinada Tobishima Road, which connects Kure City in Hiroshima Prefecture with seven bridges, is a glamping resort where you can enjoy the warm climate and blue sea. All buildings are equipped with all-weather dining spaces and BBQ grills, so you can bring your favorite ingredients and enjoy your own original BBQ. At the fishing pond activity attached to the premises, you can release sea bream raised in the rich nature of the Seto Inland Sea and experience authentic sea fishing in a safe fishing pond! You can also grill and eat the fish you catch with BBQ. The Sweet Dog Dome, which is limited to 2 buildings and allows dogs, is equipped with a private dog run. You can spend your time at ease without worrying about your surroundings.
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[Glamp Terrace-Glan Terrace-]
Address: 1013 Sekimae Okamura, Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture
Business hours/Check-in from 15:00 to Check-out from the next day to 10:00
Access/[Car] Approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes from Hiroshima City Take Hiroshima Expressway Route 2 towards Kaita/Hatsukaichi/Kure, cross Akinada Ohashi Bridge from Hiroshima Kure Road, proceed to Toyomachi Daicho, cross Okamura Ohashi Bridge and take the prefectural road. Please proceed to issue 177.
From Higashihiroshima City: Approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes From the Higashihiroshima-Kure Expressway, cross the Akinada Bridge, proceed to Toyomachi Ocho, cross the Okamura Bridge, and continue on Prefectural Route 177.
To Ehime: Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from Imabari City Take the Munakata-Okamura ferry from Omishima Island for approximately 20 minutes. After disembarking, proceed along Prefectural Route 177 towards Toyomachi-Oinaga for approximately 2 minutes.
Parking/Available
URL/https://www.resort-glamping.com/accommodation/glamp-terrace/
At Sunshine Glamping Etajima, which is the first in the Hiroshima area to offer rooftop glamping and a casual BBQ restaurant, you can enjoy an extraordinary glamping stay overlooking the calm sea from a hill where you can feel the refreshing breeze. The extremely popular dome-shaped tent comes in two types, 7m and 5m in diameter, depending on the number of people. All rooms are equipped with a dedicated BBQ space, so you can enjoy BBQ in private and with an ocean view. Enjoy the experience of feeling nature in the tent sauna and private bath.
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[Sunshine Glamping Etajima]
Address: 358-1 Shimonogawa, Okimi-cho, Etajima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Business hours/Check-in 15:00-18:00 Check-out next day ~10:00
Access/[Car] About 1 hour by car from Hiroshima city
[Free transportation] If you are coming by ferry from Hiroshima city, we will pick you up at [Mitaka Pier/Nakamachi Pier]. Please let us know your arrival time and which port you will arrive at by phone or email in advance. Pick-up and drop-off is only possible from Mitaka Pier and Nakamachi Pier. *Advance reservations are required, so please be sure to make reservations and consultations by phone. Pick-up and drop-off times may vary depending on other customers, so if you are in a hurry, we recommend taking a taxi.
Parking/Available
URL/https://www.resort-glamping.com/accommodation/sunshine-etajima/
Suo Oshima, where ``Setouchi Island Stays Suo Oshima'' is located, is a ``photogenic spot'' with rows of palm trees and beautiful beaches, which is called ``Hawaii in Setouchi''. Glamping in a location rich in nature with such a spectacular view is like a vacation in a tropical country. With a meal plan that allows you to enjoy the natural blessings of Setouchi, you can enjoy carefully selected seafood from Suo Oshima, carefully selected meat, and piping hot skillet dishes in each room.
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[Setouchi Island Stays Suo Oshima]
Address: 1256 Oaza Hirano, Suooshima-cho, Oshima-gun, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Business hours/Check-in 15:00 ~ Check-out the next day ~10:00
Access/[Train] Approximately 50 minutes by bus from JR Sanyo Main Line Obata Station
[Car] Approximately 50 minutes from Sanyo Expressway Kuga IC
Parking/Available
URL/https://www.resort-glamping.com/accommodation/suo-oshima/
Citrus Park Setoda, a citrus theme park that reopened in August 2022, is located on Ikuchijima Island, known for the Shimanami Kaido, Japan's number one island for lemons and citrus fruits, and the sacred place for cycling.
At the 8 glamping facilities, which consist of dome tent types and sweet villa types, you can experience a resort stay surrounded by the scent of lemon groves while enjoying a panoramic view of the Seto Inland Sea and floating islands from a small hill. Choose from suite villas with saunas, popular dome-shaped tents, and rooms that allow dogs, depending on your needs.
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[LEMON FARM GLAMPING Shimanami]
Address: XNUMX Ogi, Setoda-cho, Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Business hours/Check-in from 15:00 to Check-out from the next day to 10:00
Access/[Car] Towards Hiroshima: 13 minutes from Nishi-Seto Expressway (Setouchi Shimanami Kaido) “Ikuchijima-kita IC”
For Ehime: 5 minutes from Ikuchijima Minami IC on the Nishiseto Expressway (Setouchi Shimanami Kaido)
Parking/Available
URL/https://www.resort-glamping.com/accommodation/lemon-farm/
We have carefully selected and introduced glamping facilities surrounded by nature in Setouchi. I can't say enough about the charms of glamping in Setouchi, including the spectacular views, gourmet food, extraordinary spaces, and a wide variety of activities. When traveling to Setouchi, why not enjoy a wonderful time with glamping?
*This column was created based on information as of June 2023.Please check the official website for the latest information on each facility.
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