Fukuokaya Ryokan

🐟A fourth-generation inn 50 m from the port, known for Seto Inland Sea fish

Okayama · Fukuokaya Ryokan

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A Fourth-Generation Inn in Ushimado

• 🏮The inn began as a merchants' lodging opened by an ancestor who married in from Fukuoka in Bizen Osafune; today's okami is the fourth generation.
• 🏠A new wing was built in 2005, giving guests larger, brighter rooms.
• ⚓It sits in the middle of Ushimado town, just a 50 m walk from the port, with a convenience store nearby.

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All Japanese-Style Rooms

• 🛏️There are nine guest rooms, all Japanese-style tatami rooms.
• 🚿Some rooms, such as the 8-mat Yuri and 10-mat Himawari, have a separate bath and a washlet toilet.
• 📶Wireless LAN is available, and amenities include yukata, a hair dryer, down futons and shampoo.

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Private-Use Baths

• 🛁The baths are not hot spring baths; two bathrooms can be reserved for private use.
• 👫For groups, they are divided into men's and women's baths.
• 🕓Bathing hours are 16:00–22:30, and the baths are fitted with handrails.

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Inland Sea Sashimi and Boat Platters

• 🐟The boat-platter course features freshly caught Inland Sea fish such as sea bream, flounder, squid, halfbeak and black sea bream (from two guests).
• 🍳Breakfast includes dried fish typical of this port town and fresh eggs from a local poultry farm.
• 🍽️Meals are served in private dining rooms on the first floor, with a choice of table or floor seating (request when booking).

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Seasonal Crab and Oyster Courses

• 🦀The swimming crab course pairs Inland Sea crab with fish such as scorpionfish, rockfish, octopus and conger eel.
• 🦪In winter, an oyster course serves Ushimado oysters steamed in sake, grilled, as gratin and fried (oyster season usually runs from November to mid-March).
• 🍶Fish comes from the fishmonger across the street and oysters directly from a local farmer, and local Senju sake from a brewery founded in 1830 is available.

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Facilities and Practical Notes

• 🦽The stairs have a lift, but there are steps in the rooms and baths, so the inn is not recommended for wheelchair users.
• 🚽All toilets are Western-style with washlets.
• 🧳Check-in is 16:00 and check-out 10:00; many solo travelers stay here.

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A Walk Around the Port

• ⛵Ushimado has a yacht harbor, and yacht cruises and sea kayaking can be experienced locally.
• 🎁A shop at the port processes freshly caught chirimen whitebait and tiny shrimp, popular as souvenirs.
• 🌅Ushimado is listed among Japan's 100 best sunset spots.

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Access

• 🚃From JR Okayama Station take the Ako Line to Oku Station, then a bus of about 20 minutes to the Ayaura stop.
• 🚕Buses from Oku Station are infrequent, so the inn recommends a taxi.
• 🚗By car it is about 10 minutes (10 km) from Oku IC on the toll-free Okayama Blue Line; free parking for 12 cars.

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Private-Use Baths

• 🛁The baths are not hot spring baths; two bathrooms can be reserved for private use.
• 👫For groups, they are divided into men's and women's baths.
• 🕓Bathing hours are 16:00–22:30, and the baths are fitted with handrails.

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Inland Sea Sashimi and Boat Platters

• 🐟The boat-platter course features freshly caught Inland Sea fish such as sea bream, flounder, squid, halfbeak and black sea bream (from two guests).
• 🍳Breakfast includes dried fish typical of this port town and fresh eggs from a local poultry farm.
• 🍽️Meals are served in private dining rooms on the first floor, with a choice of table or floor seating (request when booking).

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A modest family-run inn in the heart of a port town, where Inland Sea sashimi, crab and oysters are served in season. There is no hot spring, and only some rooms have their own bath and toilet, so check when booking.

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From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Fukuokaya Ryokan?

Check-in starts at 16:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Fukuokaya Ryokan located?

It is in Setouchi. Address: 4374 Ushimado, Ushimadocho.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.