Kintai Bridge Onsen: Iwakuni Kokusai Kanko Hotel

This hotel offers views of Kintaikyo Bridge from various spots around the property, including the open-air baths, guest rooms, and restaurants. The large public bath, Itsutsubashi no Sato, is made up of two areas: Asagiri no Yu, famous for its rock bath looking down over Kintaikyo Bridge, and Yugiri no Yu, which features a hinoki cypress bath with views of Iwakuni Castle. Because the baths alternate by gender between morning and night, you can enjoy both panoramas. Timber from Kintaikyo Bridge from its Heisei-era reconstruction is used in the corridor leading to the baths and in the cool-down lounge where you can relax after your soak.

Room options range from open-air-bath rooms that allow stays of up to 21 hours, to top-floor suites with outstanding views, plus simple, functional Western-style rooms. Dinner features kaiseki courses showcasing seasonal ingredients from Iwakuni and the Seto Inland Sea, along with local specialties like Iwakuni-zushi and Ohira, with upgrade plans that add fugu or domestic beef. There are also lodging plans with a full Sichuan cuisine course.