Hiroshima Prefecture · Japan
Where to stay in Fukuyama
Fukuyama is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, home to about 460,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Fukuyama.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- HIJ40 km · Hiroshima Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Fukuyama
Fukuyama is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2023, the city had an estimated population of 459,160 in 214259 households and a population density of 890 persons per km2.
The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site. The city government's site has a Japanese-only tourism section with integrated machine translation.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Fukuyama
See
- Fukuyama Castle
- Tomonoura
- Sensui Jima
- Myōō-in Temple
- Bingo Kokubunji Temple
- Human Rights and Peace Museum
- Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History
- Fukuyama Municipal Zoo
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
Places to stay in Fukuyama
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
|---|
| Toyoko Inn Fukuyama-eki Shinkansen Minami-guchi hotel |
Where to stay
More hotels in Fukuyama
8 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Candeo Hotels Fukuyama | 5.1 km | |
| Fukuyama New Castle Hotel | 4.4 km | |
| Hotel Ofutei | 15.6 km | |
| Keishokan Sazanamitei | 16.0 km | |
| Migiwatei Ochi Kochi | 16.2 km | |
| Richmond Hotel Fukuyama Ekimae | 4.6 km | |
| Route Inn Grantia Fukuyama Spa Resort | 6.7 km | |
| Vessel Hotel Fukuyama | 4.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Fukuyama
Fukuyama has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 264 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Fukuyama: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), about 40 km from the city centre in a straight line; Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ, 54 km) and Takamatsu Airport (TAK, 71 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Fukuyama, an intermediate stop on the San'yo Shinkansen, is approximately 25 minutes from Hiroshima via the Hikari (¥4800), one hour from Osaka (¥7850) and 90 minutes from Fukuoka (¥11000). One-seat rides on the Nozomi depart once per hour from Kyoto (80 minutes, ¥8700), Nagoya (2 hours, ¥12200) and Tokyo (3 3/4 hours, ¥17200). Fukuyama is much closer to Okayama City or Kurashiki than it is from Hiroshima City. From Okayama, 50 minutes on the Sunliner train, (¥970), covered with your JR pass.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
HIJ · Hiroshima Airport
OKJ · Okayama Momotaro Airport
TAK · Takamatsu Airport
Questions
Fukuyama: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Fukuyama?
Fukuyama has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 264 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Fukuyama?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), about 40 km from the city centre in a straight line; Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ, 54 km) and Takamatsu Airport (TAK, 71 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Fukuyama?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Fukuyama
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.