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Ryokan Wataya

3.5 star property

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Garden
Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace
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Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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5-10 Daimyokoji, Karatsu, Saga, 847-0012
  • Place, Karatsu Shrine
    โ€ช6 min walkโ€ฌ
  • Place, Karatsu Castle
    โ€ช11 min walkโ€ฌ
  • Place, Nijino Matsubara
    โ€ช4 min driveโ€ฌ
  • Airport, Fukuoka (FUK)
    โ€ช71 min driveโ€ฌ

Room options

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Twin Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 182 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Japanese Room 8 Tatami Mats

  • 151 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Futons

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Japanese Room 10 Tatami Mats

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Futons

About the neighborhood

Karatsu

Located within a 5-minute walk of Hikiyama Exhibition Hall, Ryokan Wataya is within a 15-minute stroll of Karatsu Shrine. This 13-room, 3.5-star ryokan has in-room conveniences like refrigerators, minibars, and electric kettles.

What's nearby

  • Karatsu Shrine - 6 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Hikiyama Exhibition Hall - 6 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Karatsu Castle - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Nijino Matsubara - 4 min drive - 1.6 miles
  • Niji-no-Matsubara - 4 min drive - 1.8 miles

Getting around

  • Watada Station - 20 min walk
  • Fukuoka Airport (FUK) - 73 min drive

Restaurants

  • โ€ชใ„ใ–ใ‹ใ‚„ ้ขจๆž—็ซๅฑฑ - โ€ฌ4 min walk
  • โ€ช้พ่™Ž่ป’ - โ€ฌ2 min walk
  • โ€ชใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒณใƒ‰ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผไธธๅ…ซ - โ€ฌ6 min walk
  • โ€ชๅพกๅฎฟ ๆตท่ˆŸ - โ€ฌ4 min walk
  • โ€ชๅฝฉ้ฃŸไบญ ใ‚„ใพๅŸ - โ€ฌ7 min walk

About this property

Ryokan Wataya

Guests staying at Ryokan Wataya enjoy free WiFi in public areas, free newspapers, and a garden. If you drive, put free parking to good use. Front-desk staff can assist with luggage storage and securing valuables. Other amenities at this hot springs ryokan include a water dispenser and wedding services.
Guests can expect free WiFi and wired Internet, along with flat-screen TVs. Bathrooms offer hair dryers, free toiletries, bidets, and toilets with an electronic bidet. Refrigerators, minibars, and electric kettles are also standard.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Public bath/onsen services include an indoor mineral hot springs (Japanese-style onsen) and a yukata (Japanese robe). These services feature separate men and women areas. The ryokan bathing area is open from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM. There are hot springs on site.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily Japanese breakfast available 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM for a fee: JPY 1,200 for adults and JPY 1,200 for children

Things to do

  • Hot springs

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On a river

Spa

  • Hot springs
  • Public bath open from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
  • Public indoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Public outdoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Separate men/women areas in public bath
  • Yukata (Japanese robes)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • In-room dining only
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 7:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • This property doesn't allow pets

Children and extra beds

  • One child 3 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

These fees and deposits will be charged at check-in, check-out, or the time of service.

  • Fee for Japanese breakfast: approximately JPY 1200 for adults and JPY 1200 for children

This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits might not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve access to the public bathing facility
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
  • Check-in: 3 PMโ€”-7:30 PM
  • Check-out: 10 AM
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
The front desk is available during limited hours. Driving? This property offers free parking.

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve access to the public bathing facility.
  • This property accepts credit cards and cash.
  • Onsite safety features include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit.
  • Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • Reservations need to be made in advance for private bath/onsen. Contact the ryokan at the phone number listed on your booking confirmation.
  • As required by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, all international visitors must submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ). Also, it's required that lodging proprietors photocopy the passports of all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.
  • There are no elevators.
  • No cribs or infant beds are available.
  • No rollaway or extra beds are available.
  • Set meals are served in guestrooms only (no menus or public dining).
  • Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities.

Property is also known as

Ryokan Wataya Karatsu
Wataya Karatsu
Wataya
Ryokan Wataya Ryokan
Ryokan Wataya Karatsu
Ryokan Wataya Ryokan Karatsu

Frequently asked questions

Is a free cancellation option available at Ryokan Wataya?

Ryokan Wataya provides free cancellation on certain room rates. For additional details, review the cancellation policy on our site.

How much does it cost to stay at Ryokan Wataya?

As of Mar 9, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Ryokan Wataya on Mar 16, 2026 start from $181, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What can I see around Ryokan Wataya?

This ryokan in Karatsu is within a 10-minute walk of Hikiyama Exhibition Hall, Genkai Quasi-National Park, and Former Takatori House. You'll also find Karatsu Castle and Karatsu Ware Federation Exhibition Hall less than a mile away.

Is parking available on site at Ryokan Wataya?

Yes, self parking is offered for free at the ryokan.

Does Ryokan Wataya have a casino at the property?

No, Ryokan Wataya doesn't have a casino.

Will I find an indoor pool at Ryokan Wataya?

No, there is no indoor pool at this ryokan.

What do couples enjoy most about Ryokan Wataya?

Amenities that appeal to couples at this riverfront ryokan include a minibar, a separate bath and shower, and free Internet access.

Are there hot tubs at Ryokan Wataya?

No, but guests can enjoy on-site hot springs at this ryokan.

Does Ryokan Wataya feature a restaurant that includes a breakfast menu?

Ryokan Wataya offers Japanese breakfast each morning for a surcharge though there is no restaurant.

Will Ryokan Wataya allow pets to stay free of charge?

No, pets aren't allowed at Ryokan Wataya.

Does Ryokan Wataya have connecting rooms?

No, this ryokan doesn't feature connecting guestrooms.

How far is the airport from Ryokan Wataya?

The closest major airport to Ryokan Wataya is Iki Airport (IKI), which is 29.5 mi away (126 minutes by car). Another top airport is Ariake Saga Airport (HSG), which is around 28 mi away.

Can I book a room with a balcony at Ryokan Wataya?

No, there aren't any accommodations with balconies at Ryokan Wataya.

Does Ryokan Wataya have a wedding venue?

There are wedding services available at Ryokan Wataya if that's in your vacation plans.

Ryokan Wataya Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 36 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 36 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 36 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 36 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 36 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ho

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good and relax
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Farzad

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best Ryokan in Karatsu

The western style room was AMAZING. The ryokan has it's own bathing facilities which are also awesome.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

wiparat

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Appi

Good location , nice view nearby canal. Officers are take care very well.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

CHEUK LEUNG DENNIS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
ๅŽŸไพ†ๆ—…้คจไฟ‚ๅค่นŸใ€‚ๅ“กๅทฅๅพˆ็†ฑๆƒ…ใ€‚ไบค้€šๆ–นไฝฟใ€‚
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

jinseob

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lai Fan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is my second time to this hotel. Very nice experience! Will comeback again if having chance.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

changhwan

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

YoungShin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

๋˜ ์˜ค๊ณ ์‹ถ์–ด์š”~

ํ•œ๊ตญ์ธ์—๊ฒ ์ข€ ์ถ”์šธ ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ๋Š”,.. ๋ฒ ๋ž€๋‹ค์— ์ƒค์›Œ์‹ค, ํ™”์žฅ์‹ค, ์„ธ๋ฉด๋Œ€๊ฐ€ ์žˆ๋Š” ๋Š๋‚Œ์ด์˜€์–ด์š” ์ƒˆ๋ฒฝ์— ๋„˜ ์ถ”์› ์œผ๋‚˜ ๋น„๋ฐ๊ฐ€ ์žˆ์–ด ๋„˜ ์ฒœ๋งŒ๋‹คํ–‰ ์˜ค๋ž˜๋œ ๋Š๋‚Œ์ด๋‚˜ ๋‚ก์ง„ ์•Š์•˜์–ด์š” ๊ด€๋ฆฌ๊ฐ€ ์ž˜ ๋˜์–ด์žˆ๊ณ  ์ฒญ๊ฒฐ๋„๋„ ์ข‹์•„์š” ์˜จ์ฒœ์€ ๋ฌผ์ด ๋œจ๊ฒ์ง„ ์•Š์•„์„œ ๊ทธ๋ƒฅ์ €๋ƒฅ ์ž˜ ์ฆ๊ธธ๋งŒํ–ˆ์–ด์š” ์‘๋Œ€๋Š” ์ข‹์œผ์‹œ๋‚˜ ์ œ๊ฐ€ ์ผ๋ณธ์–ด ์˜์–ด ๋‘˜๋‹ค ์›ํ™œํ•˜๊ฒŒ ํ•˜๋Š” ํŽธ์€ ์•„๋‹ˆ์—ฌ์„œ ์ข€ ํ—ค๋งธ์œผ๋‚˜ ํŒŒํŒŒ๊ณ  ๋“ค๊ณ ๊ฐ€์„ธ์š” ์•„์˜ˆ ์†Œํ†ต์ด ์•ˆ๋˜์ง„ ์•Š์•„์š”! ํฌ๊ทผํ•œ๊ณณ์ด์˜€์–ด์š” ์ง์›๋ถ„๋“ค ๋ชจ๋‘ ์ธ์ƒ์ ์ด์‹œ๊ณ  ์ข‹์•„์š” ๊ธฐํšŒ๊ฐ€ ๋œ๋‹ค๋ฉด ๋‹ค์‹œ ๋ฐฉ๋ฌธํ•ด์„œ ๋‹ค ๋ˆ„๋ ค๋ณด๊ณ ์‹ถ๋„ค์š” ใ…Žใ…Ž
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

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Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
็พŽๅ‘ณใ—ใ„ๆตท็”ฃ็‰ฉใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซ้ธใ‚“ใ ๅฎฟใงใ—ใŸใŒ้ฃŸไบ‹ใฏไธฆใƒฌใƒ™ใƒซใ€ๆœŸๅพ…ๅค–ใ‚Œใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ้€šใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฏๆด‹ๅฎคใง้ซ˜ใ„ๅคฉไบ•ใฎ้‡ๅŽšใช้€ ใ‚Šใ€ใใฎๅคฉไบ•ใ‚„ใƒ‰ใ‚ขใ€็ช“ๆž ใชใฉใฏไปŠใฉใ่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„้ชจ่‘ฃ็พŽ่ก“ๅ“ใ‚’ๆ€ใ‚ใ›ใ‚‹็ด ๆ•ตใชใ‚‚ใฎใงใ—ใŸใŒๆ˜”ใชใŒใ‚‰ใฎๆตดๅฎคใจใƒˆใ‚คใƒฌใŒไธ€็ท’ใฎ็‹ญใ„็ฉบ้–“ใซๆด—้ขๅฐใ€ไธไพฟใงใ—ใŸใ€‚้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎๆš–ๆˆฟใ‚‚ๅŠนใใŒๆ‚ชใใ‚ณใƒณใƒˆใƒญใƒผใƒซใŒ้›ฃใ—ใ„้ƒจๅฑ‹ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Choi Chu Gregor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very considerate and caring services Dinner was exceptionally nice. A very nice outlook. It would have been a good sleep if the pillows were softer and not so high.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

ใ‚ฟใƒ„ใƒญใ‚ฆ

Disliked: Cleanliness
ไธญๅบญใฏ่‰ฏใ‹ใฃใŸใŒใ€ๅ€คๆฎตใ‚’่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใจใ‚คใƒžใ‚คใƒ
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chung Fook

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jiwoo

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

KA HANG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

TING YA

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Boyeon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

๋˜ ๊ฐ€๊ณ ์‹ถ์€ ๋ฃŒ์นธ ์šฐ์˜คํ•œ

์กฐ์šฉํ•˜๊ฒŒ ์—ฌ์œ ๋ฅผ ์ฆ๊ธฐ๋Š” ์—ฌํ–‰์œผ๋กœ ๊ฐ€๋ผ์ธ . ์šฐ์˜คํ•œ์„ ์™„์ „ ์ถ”์ฒœํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๋ฐ”๋‹ท๊ฐ€ ์•ž์ด๋ผ ์‚ฐ์ฑ…๋„ ์ข‹๊ณ  ๋Œ€์š•ํƒ• ์ „๋ง๋„ ๊ตฟ!! ํ”„๋ผ์ด๋น— ๋…ธ์ฒœํƒ•๋„ ๋„ˆ๋ฌด ์ข‹์•„์š” ์ง„์งœ ๊ฐ•์ถ”!! ์•„์นจ ์กฐ์‹ ํ€„๋ฆฌํ‹ฐ๋„ ๋„ˆ๋ฌด ์ข‹์•„์š” ๋‹ค์Œ์—๋„ ๋˜ ๊ฐ€๊ณ  ์‹ถ์„ ์ •๋„์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๋ฃŒ์นธ ๋ฐ”๋กœ๊ทผ์ฒ˜ ์ดˆ๋ฐฅ์ง‘๋„ ๊ผญ ๊ฐ€์„ธ์š”!! ์ธ์ƒ ์ดˆ๋ฐฅ์„ ๋งŒ๋‚  ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.
๋…ธ์ฒœํƒ•
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yotsapat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
family
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

DONGHYUNG

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
๋‹ค๋“ค ๋„ˆ๋ฌด ์นœ์ ˆํ•˜์‹œ๊ณ  ํŽธํ•˜๊ฒŒ ์‰ฌ์—ˆ์–ด์š”
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

jungmin

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

FUMIE

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Daisuke

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
ใจใฆใ‚‚ใ‚ˆใใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ 1็ต„ใ ใ‘ใ ใฃใŸใฎใงใŠ้ขจๅ‘‚ใ‚‚่ฒธใ—ๅˆ‡ใ‚Šใงใ—ใŸใ—ใ€ใ”้ฃฏใ‚‚็พŽๅ‘ณใ—ใใฆใใคใ‚ใ’ใฆๆœ€้ซ˜ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Wenwen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

ๅ„ช็พŽ็š„ๅคๅฎ…

ๅพˆๅ„ช้›…็š„ๆˆฟๅญ ๆœ‰ๆบซๆš–ๅค่€็š„ๆฐฃ่ณช ๆœๅ‹™ไบบๅ“กๅพˆ่ฆชๅˆ‡ ไนŸๅพˆ้ก˜ๆ„ๆœๅ‹™ ้–€ๅฃ็š„ๅฅถๅฅถๅพˆๅ„ช้›… ็ฒพ็ขบ็š„ๆœๅ‹™ๆฏๅ€‹ๅฎขไบบ ไนŸ่ฎ“ๆฏๅ€‹็’ฐ็ฏ€ไปฅๅŠ็’ฐๅขƒ่ƒฝ้ญ…ๅŠ›็š„ๅ‘ˆ็พ ๅ”ฏไธ€็พŽไธญไธ่ถณๆ˜ฏๆŠฝ็…™ๆˆฟๅฑ…็„ถๆฒ’ๆœ‰้š”้–“็›ดๆŽฅๅœจไผ‘ๆฏๅฎคๆ— ๆœ‰ไบบๆŠฝ็…™ๅฐๆˆ‘ๅ€‘ๆฒ’ๆŠฝ็…™ๆˆ–ๆœ‰ๅฐๅญฉ็š„ๅฎถๅบญ็œŸ็š„ๅพˆๅ›ฐๆ“พ
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hosts are friendly even though they speak little English. Parking is sufficient. Room is clean and tidy. Food is delicious, especially dinner. Supermarket is right opposite the onsen, convenient to shop. The only thing concerns me is lacking of charging ports.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

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