Shimabara Onsen Ryokan Kaibouso

We enjoyed our stay in this traditional style ryokan. We had a toilet and basin in our room and went to the onsen for bathing. The onsen was a little old but clean and very hot. There is also a shower room option. A good Japanese breakfast was offered. The place appears to be run by a group of women who were all really friendly and helpful despite the language barrier.

Excellent location, situated right on the river very near the castle. The traditional room is a small tatami room but is very Japanese and has a wonderful view over the river. Great location also for other sites of Karatsu.

Perched on a hill overlooking the harbour this hotel is a real traditional Japanese Onsen hotel. The room we chose was a large traditional Tatami mat room (12 mat) with a fantastic view over the ocean. As with all traditional Japanese onsen hotels it is a communal bathroom/onsen but there is a wash basin in the bedroom. Normally these can be quite expensive but the price here is very very reasonable. The Japanese breakfast is very traditional and the whole experience is really worth trying. Very clean and I would highly recommend

시마테츠 열차를 타고 열차여행할 분들은 여기가 종점이자 시작점이어서 바닷가 자리를 선점하기 좋은 위치이며 규슈올레 시작점이 시마바라항이어서 규슈올레 걷기에도 좋습니다. 무엇보다 시마바라 여행을 마치고 구마모토로 가는 분들에게는 최적의 위치죠. 처음 료칸에 도착했을때에는 언덕에 있어서 살짝 당황했지만 오히려 그 덕분에 바다 풍경이 좋았습니다. 객실에는 세면대와 화장실만 있고 샤워 또는 목욕은 대중탕을 이용해야하지만, 하루의 시작과 끝을 천연 온천과 함께하는 즐거움이 있어서 지내는데 큰 불편함은 없었습니다. 아침 식사도 정갈하게 잘 나와서 든든하게 배를 채울 수 있었네요. 2박 3일 동안 정말 잘 쉬다왔습니다. 일본의 친절함이 그리운 분들께 추천합니다.

A great Ryokan option near to the Shimabarafunatsu station on the Shimabara Tetsudo. Great if you are planning to do day trips to Unzen or Obama onsen region. Also in the proximity of Shimabara city center