11 Recommended Luxury ryokan in Fukuoka | Enjoy onsen, fine cuisine, and nature to your heart's content

The first place that comes to mind when it comes to sightseeing spots in Fukuoka is Hakata! Isn't there a lot of people? But in addition to Hakata, there are many other areas that are full of charm, such as Moji Port with its retro townscape and beautiful port scenery, Itoshima with its photogenic cafes and photogenic spots, and Yanagawa with its famous eel!

If it's a once-a-year anniversary or a luxury trip, you'll want to be particular about where you stay. A luxury ryokan is extremely comfortable and will make your trip even more unforgettable. There are many ryokan in Fukuoka that will make you want to stay, such as luxurious rooms, atmospheric onsen, and delicious cuisine. One of the pleasures of a luxury ryokan is that you can feel your heart pounding from the moment you make a reservation. Let's spend a special trip and have a gorgeous time♪

Seiryuan is located in Akizuki onsen, an inner parlor about an hour's drive from Fukuoka city. The Japanese garden on the premises offers beautiful views of the four seasons, soothing the minds of guests. In the large hall that doubles as a meal room, you can see this Japanese garden through the large windows on the wall, and the scenery is spectacular. You should feel your heart clear.

There are only six guest rooms. Because the inn is located in the forest, the only sound that surrounds you is the sounds of nature. Each room has a relaxing atmosphere with a Japanese feel. Another great point is that you can enjoy onsen in all rooms. In addition to bathtubs made from cypress and jade, there are bathrooms with reclining baths and bedrock baths, as well as semi-open-air baths, so you can choose the bath that suits your taste.

The most popular room is the "Sumire no Ma." It comes with a private indoor bath and even a bedrock bath, so it's perfect for a girls' trip. It's also nice that all guest rooms have their own private onsen bath. The spring water is high quality and gentle on the skin, so you'll look forward to soaking in it afterwards.

onsen is the back-room of Hakata, located about an hour by car from Fukuoka city. Hodoai no onsen Roppokan area, is a long-established ryokan founded in 1885. Naturally, onsen are fed directly from the source. Harazuru onsen is said to be a ``double skin hot spring'' with two types of hot onsen that have a skin-beautifying effect. During your stay, you can soak up the hot springs to your heart's content from check-in to check-out in a wide variety of hot spring baths, including a panoramic open-air bath, a cypress open-air bath, and onsen charcoal bath.

There are plenty of room types available, but we recommend staying in a room with onsen. With this type of room, you can relax and enjoy the view of the tranquil flow of the Chikugo River and the rural scenery from any room. The atmosphere of each room is different, and you can relax in a relaxing Japanese designer's space.

All the onsen baths attached to the rooms are made of Japanese cypress and are fed by natural hot springs. You can enjoy a private bath whenever you like. You'll be healed by the pleasant scent of cypress and the highly effective onsen, and have a blissful relaxing time.

Located in Yanagawa, a popular tourist spot, Onohana is a traditional Japanese ryokan with a designated national scenic spot for its entire premises. It is about a 10-minute drive from Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station. There are various types of guest rooms available, including Japanese-style rooms, Japanese-Western rooms, and Western-style rooms, so you can choose the one that best suits your travel style. All rooms offer views of the inn's magnificent garden, but if you're traveling, we recommend staying in a Japanese-Western room that allows you to get a good view of the garden.

When you think of Yanagawa, the specialty you want to try is the steamed eel. For dinner, you can also enjoy kaiseki cuisine using bamboo steamed rice and local seasonal ingredients. Furthermore, the breakfast, which is highly rated by word of mouth, is full of power and perfect for starting the day, including a single sheet of seaweed from the Ariake Sea, soft tofu, and mentaiko.

The Tachibana Garden is a nationally designated scenic spot. In addition to being able to tour for free for guests staying at the hotel, there are many other great attractions. At night, the Great Hall is open only to guests, and you can take your time to admire the dimly lit Shotoen Garden. It is open to guests only in the morning as well as at night, so why not spend a relaxing time looking out at the quiet garden twice in the morning and evening?

Wakita onsen is a hot onsen resort located about 40 minutes by car from Hakata and boasts a rich natural environment. Located in one corner is Nansuikaku, where you can receive the same warm hospitality since our founding. The inside of the building has tatami flooring, so you can go barefoot if you take off your shoes at the entrance. I love how comfortable it is.

There are many types of guest rooms, most of which have an open-air bath. Among them, the room "Sekirei" with an open-air bath is the highest rank room in the inn, and it has a capacity of 7 people, which is more than enough. The wooden deck has a cypress open-air bath, so you can enjoy onsen 24 hours a day.

In addition to the large public bath, the open-air bath "Yunozen no Sato" has 10 types of baths for both men and women, and there is even a private bath! The private bath is large enough to accommodate 8 adults, and guests can use it once for free. Monopolizing a big bathtub with him and friends is the best luxury ♩

`` Budonoki Morino Nanakusa'' is located about an hour by car from Fukuoka city and is surrounded by nature. There are only 8 separate rooms on this vast site. You can spend an elegant time in a completely private space in the forest. Why not try detoxing your mind with a relaxing stay where you can spend time in a leisurely manner that you can't easily experience in the city?

All eight guest rooms have different tastes, and you'll be excited about where you'll stay from the moment you make your reservation. All rooms are unique, from modern to resort style, and there are even romantic rooms with coveted canopies on the beds! Among them, we recommend the luxury suite cottage ``Hydrangea''. Based on the concept of an Asian resort, the open space and spacious garden terrace are the perfect luxury for a rewarding trip.

All rooms come with a jacuzzi, so you'll feel like you're abroad♪ In the cottage-type rooms, you can enjoy the jacuzzi in the open-air bath, so enjoy your bath time while feeling the fresh air. After a leisurely bath time, enjoy the cool evening breeze on the attached deck chairs and hammocks. A champagne toast afterwards.

Located about 10 minutes by car from Chikugo Yoshii Station, on the banks of the Chikugo River, Haratsuru onsen Taisenkaku is a onsen ryokan with a charming Japanese modern atmosphere. It is also conveniently located about an hour by car from Fukuoka city. A beautiful Japanese garden spreads out before you, allowing you to spend a relaxing time in the silence. There are Japanese-style rooms, Japanese-Western rooms, and Western-style rooms, and for special trips, we recommend the pure Japanese-style detached house "Kojinan" built in the sukiya style. Enjoy a luxurious time away from the everyday while looking out at the beautiful Japanese garden from the spacious space.

onsen is a specialty, the "Jungle Bath," where you can enjoy forest bathing and onsen at the same time in a tropical rainforest-like atmosphere. There are six baths of various sizes, and the baths are switched between men and women on a daily basis, so you can experience different baths during your stay. For couples and families, we also recommend private open-air baths like this one. You can enjoy your private time.

For meal, you can enjoy kaiseki cuisine made with fresh local ingredients. The dishes are handmade and have an exquisite taste that incorporates the bounty of the mountains, sea, and rivers in a balanced way! For special occasions, you can also add celebratory options such as cake, bouquets, and auspicious salt-grilled sea bream (advance reservations required).

About 50 minutes from Fukuoka city. Hotel Parence Onoya, located along the Chikugo River, is an inn where you can enjoy Harazuru onsen, which is popular for its beautiful skin. The guest rooms are divided into three types: ``Central Building,'' ``East Building,'' and ``Apartment.'' There are various rooms, so choose the type you like♪

In addition to the open-air open-air bath, indoor bath, and tatami bath, you can also enjoy the sauna. Enjoy the ``Double Beautiful Skin Hot Spring'', which combines two spring qualities, and heal your daily fatigue♪

You can enjoy luxurious meal made with delicious seasonal meal from all over Kyushu, such as Japanese black beef, local chicken, and abalone. Please take your time to enjoy it and fill your stomach and heart.

If you want to stay at ryokan, you have to go a little out of town... You might think so, right? However, there is a secluded ryokan in a great location, just a five-minute walk from Nakasu-Kawabata Station in the center of Hakata. It's called Tsurezurean.

There are only 3 guest rooms in total, and it is a lovely two-story townhouse-style room. The room filled with the scent of cedar is comfortable and you can relax as if you were at home. The rooms are well-equipped, so you can travel as if you were living there.

Take a bath while looking at the trees in the courtyard. You will be soothed by the pleasant scent of the cypress bathtub, and you will forget that you are in the center of Hakata. Soothe the tiredness of your trip and the fatigue of everyday life, and immerse yourself in a more extraordinary feeling.

"Chikugogawa onsen Kiyonoya" is a modern Japanese ryokan located about a 5-minute drive from Chikugo-Oishi Station. Located on the banks of the Chikugo River, known as the inner sanctum of Hakata, the inn is charming with its soothing environment with the murmuring of the river. The surrounding area is rich in nature, making it a great place to spend some relaxing time. After enjoying sightseeing and shopping, refresh your mind and body in this quiet environment.

There are a total of 14 guest rooms, with a variety of types, from purely Japanese to Japanese-Western style rooms. In particular, the twin Japanese-Western room and Japanese-Western suite with open-air bath are perfect for enjoying something out of the ordinary. Some rooms overlook the Chikugo River, and spending time surrounded by the sounds of nature is exceptional. Enjoy a relaxing time in the high-quality space that only a luxury ryokan can offer.

onsen is known as "water for beautiful skin," and you can enjoy a luxurious bath directly from the source. In the rooms with open-air baths, you can have onsen all to yourself in a private space. There is also a barrel sauna in the private family bath on the rooftop, where you can enjoy a spectacular view, allowing you to enjoy a relaxing bath time. Enjoy the benefits of onsen to the fullest and refresh your mind and body.

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Located about a five-minute drive from Nishimuta Station, Fukahoritei is an inn with only five rooms on a 13,000m2 site, giving it a very private feel. All of the guest rooms are detached and range from Japanese modern to oriental-style Japanese-Western style rooms. The rooms are equipped with a living room, bedroom, deck, etc., so you can relax as if you were at home. Enjoy a luxurious and unique experience that you can only experience here.

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Furthermore, all rooms are luxurious with an open-air bath and an indoor bath! You can bathe in hot springs with free-flowing onsen whenever you like. onsen are thick like milky lotion and are very smooth to the touch. Immerse yourself in onsen and you'll be sure to get your mind and body ready in no time♪

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meal are served in the meal inside the main building, which has a historical feel, including beams built in the Edo period. What you can enjoy here is ``Natural Food Kaiseki'' made with carefully selected seasonal ingredients. The food is handmade without using any additives and is gentle on the body. With each bite of seasonal vegetables, your whole body will be nourished with nutrients. People who are usually busy and don't have much time to eat should definitely take their time and enjoy the food.

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Itoshima is blessed with abundant nature, a treasure trove of food, and is full of photogenic spots. Sangano Isshuan, a Japanese auberge in Itoshima, is a hidden inn that only accepts two groups per day. The rooms are relaxing spaces with views of the sea and bamboo forest. There are no TVs in the rooms, so why not leave your smartphone there and have a digital detox?

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Of course, you can also reserve the two baths, "Ren" and "Yuzu". "Ren" has a cypress open-air bath and an indoor bath where you can see the sea, and "Yuzu" has a rock bath with yuzu floating on it, where you can feel the sea breeze and the sound of the waves. At night, it is lit up with lights, creating an even more romantic atmosphere. If you're going on a trip with him, be sure to go into the evening hours and enjoy the mood♡

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A monthly menu that changes according to the seasons and is made with plenty of fresh seafood and vegetables that can only be enjoyed in Itoshima, which is rich in natural blessings. The dishes are made with particular attention to seasonings and water, which is something special. You can eat in your in-room dining or on the ocean view terrace, so please find your favorite place.

A special anniversary with him or a luxury trip with friends. In such a case, how about staying at a luxury ryokan? Once you step into the hall, the extraordinary world begins from there. Please enjoy the perfect situation to create unforgettable memories with your loved ones.