Yōyōkaku

Was the best stay of my Kyushu trip! The people are so warm and friendly and displayed the highest levels of hospitality I’ve experienced in awhile. The rooms were comfortable and beautifully decorated, and the public bath and breakfast were both great. Thank you for this great experience! Highly recommend this ryokan :)

The ryokan is historical (100 year old building) and stunning, the garden is so beautiful, so is the corridor with the view of the garden. The room was also luxurious and beautiful, I spent really nice quiet moments in there, sipping tea and looking out into the garden. The dinner and breakfast was great, the rice was so delicious and glistening- the staff told me its rice from Karatsu. The people were really friendly- right from the start through the email communication to everyone in the ryokan who spoke to me, it made the stay so enjoyable. Lastly, they also have 3 art galleries of works by famous pottery artists, and I brought home some. Arigato for such a wonderful stay, I look forward to staying again!

Yoyokaku is an absolute gem. I loved my stay at this special inn. The rooms are lovely, the food is excellent, but it is truly the staff that make this inn special. The owners made me feel so welcome, and the staff were so genuinely friendly and warm. I rarely say this, but I truly felt at home. The rooms also have comfortable chairs with a view of the lovely garden if you tire of sitting on the floor. I loved the galleries filled with pottery from the Nakazato family and arranged a taxi to visit a couple of their studios in the mountains near Karatsu one afternoon to make some additional purchases. Importantly for me, there was also self serve coffee available in lobby in the early morning, which made for a very nice start to my day. Everything was so relaxed, comfortable and perfect for me at Yoyokaku. A very special, lovely inn.

A heritage traditional ryokan nestled in a quiet area walking distance to the Karatsu castle. The Japanese garden and the layout of the ryokan creates an atmosphere of tranquility. The meals are exquisite in both display and taste. Service - women power when we were there & very gracious even though they speak little English. I was touched by the ushering and sending off of the guests where the owners personally see you (courteous & humble) Spacious seating areas overlooking the Japanese gardens Simple Onsen setting, nothing fancy than letting the guests enjoyed a good hot spring

Phenomenal experience at an traditional ryokan. Tatami rooms were fantastic facing the beautiful garden. The owner was so lovely. Staff was amazing! Hopefully i can experience this again soon.

Been to tens of ryokan / hotel across Japan over the past decade and I felt that the service level in recent years have been dropped to a certain extent in general. Yet, our experience with Yoyokaku did remind us the old time in Japan. When we arrived, the staff insisted to help bringing our luggage to room and once they noticed that we were leaving with luggage the next morning they rushed to pick up our luggage and help loading it to the car. We had a dinner appointment with a sushi restaurant in town and we planned to walk 15 mins to there. However, it was pouring and the manager helped us to call a taxi and she came to our room herself to notify us when the car was ready. After the pandemic, you probably won’t be able to receive this level of service even you are staying in a premises that charged you over 100,000 yen a night. Yoyokaku demonstrated the highest level of hospitality that you could receive in Japan.

Superb hospitality. Well mannered and everything about this hotel is about awesome . Leave your shoes upon entering. The food too delicious 😋. Enjoy the day very much .

Most important to me was the care and concern offered by staff as well as the owner to ensure I thoroughly enjoyed my stay. It is a beautiful and calming place with an exquisite garden. Dinner, served in my room, was lovely to look at as well as delicious.

This Ryokan is great! The service, onsen, and food was all top notch. You eat dinner in your room, and they served us about 12 courses! Then they make up your beds for the night (you sleep on the floor) which only takes a few minutes since they are really efficient. When we came back from touring the city for the day they made us tea in our room. For breakfast you had the choice of Japanese style or American. Since we had breakfast two mornings we got to try both. They both were great. Other highlights include the garden you can walk around, free bikes to use, and the rooms with pottery on display.

I have stayed in Yoyokaku for 4 days in last week. It was an unforgettable experience. The services, the room décor, the friendly of employee, all top notch. If you want to enjoy real Japanese culture and hospitality, this is the place you need to be.