Hyatt Hotels Corporation has confirmed plans to open Andaz Hiroshima, its first property in western Japan’s Chūgoku region, through a management agreement with an affiliate of Takenaka Corporation.
The hotel will occupy the 21st to 31st floors of a new mixed-use high-rise in central Hiroshima and is scheduled to open in 2027.
The project forms part of a major urban redevelopment initiative and will feature 235 guestrooms and suites inspired by Hiroshima’s cultural legacy. The hotel’s design will reflect the site’s history, which once connected Hiroshima Castle with the surrounding town. Facilities will include restaurants, a rooftop bar and restaurant with city views, a fitness centre with an indoor pool, and event spaces.
Hiroshima is home to the Atomic Bomb Dome and Peace Memorial Park, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The nearby Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island, another UNESCO site, is known for its floating torii gate. The region also offers a scenic cycling route linking Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture to Okamura Island in Ehime Prefecture.
Well connected by Japan’s high-speed rail network, Hiroshima is about 90 minutes from Osaka and four hours from Tokyo by Shinkansen, and is served by Hiroshima Airport.
Takenaka Corporation president Masato Sasaki said: “We are delighted to bring the Andaz brand to Hiroshima, one of Japan’s most innovative cities.”
“Andaz Hiroshima will create a new pathway to explore Hiroshima’s culture,” shared Amar Lalvani, president and creative director of The Lifestyle Group, Hyatt. “From music to makers, the local creative scene is thriving. Our guests will have an inside view of who and what are shaping this profound city’s future.”
