Staying at this modern hotel with Japanese rooms was incidental to seeing Yanagawa and taking the canal boat ride. The package of dinner, bed and breakfast for Yen 31,500 ( about £250) is expensive. For that money you get a good Japanese dinner served in a private room in the restaurant, and a good breakfast in the dining room. However... More

When in Fukuoka Pref you have to go to Ohana in Yanagawa. There's so much history and there's a museum with pieces from the daimyo era. The hotel is family owned. Also you can go by boat on the canals in Yanagawa which is wonderful. Try the Yanagawa specialty, eel. The restaurants in Ohana serve the most delicious food. There's... More

We booked Ohana through Japanese Guesthouse and everything was done very efficiently. We stayed for 3 nights during the 1st week of December 2010. 2 nights were with dinner+breakfast @ Y15,000 per person excl tax in a japanese room for 2 of us. The 3rd night was with breakfast but without the kaiseki dinner @ Y9,000 pp. The great thing... More