🏨Yoyokaku(洋々閣)| Karatsu City

🏨Yoyokaku(洋々閣)| Karatsu City

Price Range $$$ Premium — ¥39,000–¥60,000/night

Facilities, Dining & Access

A brief guide to hot springs, dining, and travel directions.

Facilities🎌・Hot Springs♨️

Yoyokaku is a traditional Japanese inn with a 120-year history. The entrance hall was renovated in 1912 and has remained virtually unchanged since then, featuring earthen walls with a plaster finish. Gardens stretch out on both sides of the covered walkway, home to mostly 200-year-old pine trees and a dry landscape garden. All guest rooms are traditional Japanese-style, with arrangements of wildflowers welcoming every guest.

120-Year Heritage & 1912 Entrance Hall

The entrance hall, renovated in 1912, has remained virtually unchanged for over a century—earthen walls with plaster finish preserving the breath of history.

200-Year-Old Pine Gardens & Dry Landscape

Gardens with 200-year-old pine trees line both sides of the covered walkway, complemented by a serene dry landscape garden. All rooms are traditional Japanese-style with wildflower arrangements.

Dining🍣

Kaiseki cuisine featuring local ingredients, embodying the essence of Hanatsuki. Great care is taken to bring out the natural flavors of each ingredient, with every dish prepared with meticulous attention to detail. Seasonal fish from the Genkai Sea is served as simply as possible to highlight its freshness.

Genkai Sea Seasonal Fish Kaiseki

Seasonal fish sourced from the Genkai Sea, prepared simply to let the natural flavors shine—each dish crafted with meticulous attention to detail.

Kuroge Wagyu Shabu-Shabu Option

Upon request, the kaiseki course can be substituted with a Kuroge Wagyu shabu-shabu Nanban Rikyu hot pot for a rich, warming alternative.

Access🚀

By Car

  • 50 minutes from Fukuoka City via Fukimajuku Road, West Kyushu Expressway, National Route 497 & 202.

Parking: Limited (reservation required)

By Train / Plane

From JR Hakata Station (Train)
  • 1 hour to JR Karatsu Station → bus to Higashi-Karatsu 2-chome (9 min) → 2-minute walk.
From Hakata Station Bus Center (Express Bus)
  • Imari-go bus to Kagayamashita (1 hr 19 min) → One Line bus from Aeon Karatsu Store to Higashi-Karatsu 2-chome (10 min) → 2-minute walk.
From Fukuoka Airport
  • 60 minutes by car via Fukuoka Expressway Loop Line C and National Route 202.