MIZUNO RYOKAN

This nice ryokan offers Japanese style rooms, always an idyllic setting during a trip to the Archipelago. It is our favorite address in Karatsu, just behind the castle, along the old wall, facing the sea and the beach. The building is superb and we would like to stay there forever. The view from the rooms, over the bay, invites contemplation at any time of the day. The front door is designed like the samurai houses of yesteryear. The meals are excellent. The ryokan provides free bicycles.