Where Can You Play Pickleball in Hiroshima and the Chugoku Region? Area-by-Area Court Info

How the pickleball environment in Hiroshima and the Chugoku region has changed

Pickleball in Hiroshima Prefecture is still short on dedicated permanent courts and is at the "shared facility + community-led" stage, centered on courts attached to tennis schools, open days at public arenas, and circle activities. Adoption is driven by JPA-affiliated clubs, and moves like municipalities opening classes—as in Higashihiroshima City—are also starting.

In the Chugoku region, environment-building is progressing in various places, including a dedicated court appearing in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. This article introduces where you can play in Hiroshima and the Chugoku region and how to find courts, narrowed to facilities whose existence we could confirm from sources.

Main facilities where you can play in Hiroshima and the Chugoku region [at a glance]

Here's a list of hubs within Hiroshima Prefecture and dedicated and school facilities in the Chugoku region. For any that catch your eye, check them alongside the explanations in the latter half.

Places to play within Hiroshima Prefecture

In Hiroshima Prefecture, tennis facility rentals and open days at public arenas are the main opportunities to actually play.

NB Tennis Garden (Nishi Ward, Hiroshima City)

NB Tennis Gardenis a tennis facility in Nishi Ward, Hiroshima City, which started a pickleball rental service in 2025. Since it offers a full set of rentals—paddle, ball, net, and line markers—you can start even without your own gear.

Denkosekka Miyoshi Park (Miyoshi City) / Kurose B&G Marine Center (Higashihiroshima City)

Denkosekka Miyoshi Parkis a multipurpose arena in the north of the prefecture that regularly holds pickleball court open days. Participation is around 300 yen per person, with free racket rental too. In Higashihiroshima City, atKurose B&G Marine Center(10018-4 Narahara, Kurose-cho, Higashihiroshima City) the city's education and culture promotion foundation holds classes and circles indoors, with adoption progressing in partnership with the municipality.

Dedicated and school facilities in the Chugoku region

Beyond Hiroshima, opportunities to try pickleball at dedicated courts and schools are spreading in the Chugoku region too.

Fukui Tennis Club (Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture)

Fukui Tennis Clubnewly built a pickleball-only court that came into being at the end of 2024. A rare dedicated environment in the Chugoku region, it can also be used as a rental. It's a hub for those in western Yamaguchi Prefecture who want to take it up in earnest.

Yu Plaza Tennis School (Okayama City)

In Okayama Prefecture,Yu Plaza Tennis Schoolholds reservation-based pickleball trial lessons and events. Okayama Prefecture is also making organizational progress, with a JPA-affiliated prefectural branch launching in 2025 based in Tsuyama City.

Matsue B&G Marine Center (Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture)

In Shimane Prefecture,Matsue B&G Marine Center(1012 Nishihamasada-cho, Matsue City) holds regular pickleball classes on indoor courts. They're held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays and every Friday, at 400 yen per session. Easy to attend empty-handed, it serves as an entry point for those who want to start pickleball in Shimane Prefecture.

The current state of court development in the Chugoku region and how to find courts

The Chugoku region is at a stage where community has spread ahead of dedicated infrastructure. JPA-affiliated clubs in Hiroshima like "Pickle Hiroshima" and "Pickle Higashihiroshima" hold trial and practice sessions, and in Tottori and Shimane, circles also rent public gymnasiums for their activities.

Since venues and schedules change by club, checking the latest information put out by circles in the area you want to join is the reliable way. Filtering by prefecture name on a nationwide facility directory service makes new hubs easier to find.

What Is Pickleball? For First-Timers

Pickleball is a racket sport played with a court smaller than a tennis court and a perforated plastic ball. With simple rules and rallies that keep going, it's enjoyable regardless of athletic background or age, and the number of players is growing worldwide.

The only gear you really need is a paddle and a ball, and many facilities and circles lend out equipment. An easy way to start is to hit some balls at a trial session or rental court first, then get your own paddle once you feel it's fun. In Hiroshima and the Chugoku region too, facilities and circles that welcome beginners are increasing.

3 steps to start pickleball in Hiroshima and the Chugoku region

1. Learn the Rules and Your Own Level

Getting a grasp of the official rules and where you currently stand first will keep you from hesitating when choosing a facility or circle. For a rough gauge of your skill level, checkthe guide to skill ratings (2.0–5.0).

② Try hitting at a rental or trial session

Next, actually hit some balls at a tennis facility rental that lends equipment, an arena open day, or a circle's trial session. Since you can try it empty-handed, you can check whether it suits you before getting your own gear. Tennis players shouldthe differences from tenniswill make it go smoothly.

3. Try Entering a Tournament

Once you're used to it, taking on a tournament will speed up your improvement. For how to pick a tournament even beginners can enter, refer tothe beginner's tournament guide.

Circles and practice venues in the Chugoku region

Across the five prefectures of the Chugoku region, circles using public facilities as venues are spreading.

• Hiroshima — Pickle Hiroshima (Itsukaichi, Futaba, Iguchi community centers, Marukuru Ono), trial sessions at IHI Arena Kure in Kure, and Pickleball Fukuyama.
• Okayama — Setominton (Okayama City, Setonaka/Kowa Junior High Schools / Sun 11:30, Mon 19:00, 400 yen), Pikkurashiki (Kurashiki, Kurashiki/Mizushima Gymnasium and others).
• Yamaguchi — Yamaguchi Pickleball Club (Yamaguchi City, Sun Fresh Yamaguchi), a Tokuyama club (Shunan, Shuyo Junior High School).
• Shimane — Matsue Pickleball Society (Tamayu Gymnasium and others / gear lending available).
• Tottori — a Yonago circle (Sat/Sun daytime, 500 yen participation, lending available), trial sessions at Tottori Citizens' Gymnasium.
• In Okayama there are also circles in Akaiwa, Ibara, Kasaoka, and elsewhere, and in Yamaguchi activity is spreading at the Iwakuni Pickleball Club and prefectural association venues (Shinnanyo Sports Center and others).
• In Okayama, the Mimasaka University pickleball club and a Tsuyama City club are also active, spreading to various parts of the prefecture.

Check each group's announcements for how to join.

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