Yoyokaku

古色古香，非常有特色的日本旅館。 旅館工作人員服務非常好，温馨，又和客人保持距離。 如果酒店能全天免費接送到唐津站，就無可挑剔了。

這間日式庭園旅館，位置稍僻，但可安排站點接送。 園林花木扶疏，小橋流水，十分閒雅，房間和用餐地方都可觀賞庭景，蒼翠入眼，令人心離塵喧，怡然自樂。 餐飲擺設精致，美味可口，很好享受。 服務人員慇懃貼心，真有賓至如歸之感。

In an excellent location just a short elk further down the ryokan, views of Karatsu castle can be seen. Great place to photograph the castle with spectacular sunset

Yoyokaku is a traditional and authentic ryokan that offers gorgeous, old-world architecture, comfortable rooms, fine kaiseki dining, a gorgeous garden and signature Japanese hospitality. In a way, it is sort of an extension of Karatsu by emitting a sense of history, tradition and culture that visitors to the area will definitely appreciate. While we do enjoy the traditional ryokan experience, we tend to shy away from them because of some of the compromises that typically accompany a stay in one of them, such as poor sound insulation (including creaky floors), the lack of heat insulation during the cold Winter months and slow internet speeds. If our stay at Yoyokaku is any indication, most of the shortcomings are nonexistent here, while all of the charming aspects of a traditional ryokan stay are in abundance here. First, the property itself. The architecture, decor, landscaping and furnishings are all otherworldly... each small step down one of the charming wooden corridors made us feel like we were slipping furthe back in time (at least to the Meiji era, if not earlier.) The subtle nuances are very difficult to explain in writing; thankfully, the Chairman (and the current owner's father), Akihito Okouchi was a wonderful host and walked us through the property, explaining many of the subtle aspects of the craftsmanship involved in the construction (and restoration) of the property, as well as some of the history behind Yoyokaku as well as Karatsu in general. He speaks pretty good English, by the way, which is partly why Yoyokaku is quite popular among foreign guests. The current Okami-san (the proprietress and the Chairman's daughter-in-law) was an English teacher prior to marrying into the family, so communication will definitely not be an issue should your Japanese skills not be up to snuff. The magnificent and immaculately maintained garden is dominated by old "Matsu" (Japanese Pine Trees), which really gives this ryokan a sense of place. As an aside, nearby Yoyokaku is one of the country's three most famous pine groves (called Niji no Matsubara.) There is a small gallery of Karatsu-Yaki pottery by famous local artisans that is on permanent display, and also available for purchase. This is another thing Karatsu is know for, and will provide you with a nice history lesson just by staying at Yoyokaku. We chose a room called "Tonbo" (十坊), room 211, which is a corner room on the ground floor with an awesome view of the garden. It's purely a Japanese room - no sofa, no sitting chairs, Western beds... the room is of the Tatami variety, and has a low table in the living room and you sit on the floor (albeit on Zabuton cushions.) After dinner, the staff will lay out the Futons; in our case, since the room had two sections, they laid out the Futons in the room adjacent to the living room, so there was no need to have the table dragged off to the side to make way for the Futons - I could continue working on my laptop (and all of the accompanying el

Great experience, the Japanese traditional interior was amazing. Dinner was wonderful also.

『唐津くんち』が開催される前に訪れました。 街中が既に『くんち』一色です。 また筑肥線電車のヘッドマークにも『唐津くんち』に施されています。 今回も前回に引き続き2泊お邪魔しました。 2000年の頃は、福島・飯坂「御宿かわせみ」、箱根・強羅「強羅花壇」静岡・修善寺「あさば」「柳生の庄」、湯河原「指月（閉館）」「海石榴」「石葉」、熱海・伊豆山「蓬莱（閉館）」など名旅館を多々訪れる機会に巡ることが出来ました。 その中でも、ここ「洋々閣」は以前から是非滞在したい宿でした。 エントランスは丁寧に打ち水がされ、上がり框（かまち）の前で靴を脱ぎ室内を見やれば、活き活きとした生花に迎えられると、必然と質の高いおもてなしに期待がうまれます。 打ち水がされたエントランスや生花に包まれていると一服の清涼感さえ覚えます。 2000年の頃から宿のスタイルや女将さん・板長も代替わりしました。 「洋々閣」もご多分に漏れず、名女将である四代目の女将 大河内はるみさんは引退されましたが、品のある凛とされたお姿は今でもご健在で毎朝のお元気なお顔を拝見することができ、何かほっこりし亡き母のことを思い出しました。

Nous avons séjourné deux nuits et l’expérience reste inoubliable. Nous avions déjà dormi dans un autre Ryokan mais à Yoyokaku en plus les repas sont délicieux et très copieux. Très confortable et bien équipé avec un onsen, le personnel est aux petits soins pour vous. Les repas du soir sont exceptionnels et attention aux petits appétits car il y a beaucoup à manger. Grande fraîcheur aussi bien sur les poissons que sur la viande (bœuf wagyu). Le jardin très bien entretenu et zen. C’est un ravissement à regarder.

130年経つ建物だそうですが、手入れが行き届いていて趣があり、大事にされてきた気持ちが伝わるようなお宿で、対応にもそれが現れています。 女将さんの着物姿もとても素敵で大変よくしていただきました。 朝食の麦粥もとても美味しかったです。 次回は夕食付きで宿の滞在を楽しみたいです。 夏は裏の浜で泳げるそうです。

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