{"id":171918,"date":"2025-07-02T13:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171918&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-07-02T13:37:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:37:02","slug":"historic-karatsu-inn-reopens","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/historic-karatsu-inn-reopens\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Karatsu Inn Reopens As Oceanview Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A long-standing ryokan in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, has reopened as a modern resort hotel under the name &#8220;Oncri Karatsu.&#8221; Operated by Fukuoka-based C&amp;G Value Design, the facility features 24 all-oceanview rooms and is located near Niji-no-Matsubara, just a nine-minute walk from JR Hamasaki Station. The renovation is part of the company\u2019s \u201cOncri\u201d brand, following a similar project in Furuyu Onsen. With a concept of \u201cpeaceful views over Karatsu Bay,\u201d the hotel offers rooms starting at \u00a523,000 per person for double occupancy, and includes sushi-focused meals using fresh local ingredients. Amenities include a public bath, outdoor pool, terrace caf\u00e9, and banquet space. The company aims to attract both tourists and locals, and plans to expand similar resort-style redevelopments in Oita and Kumamoto. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/oncri-karatsu.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oncri Karatsu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_oncri-karatsu_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Historic Karatsu Inn Reopens As Oceanview Resort\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_oncri-karatsu_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_oncri-karatsu_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_oncri-karatsu_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_oncri-karatsu_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A long-standing ryokan in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, has reopened as a modern resort hotel under the name&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171935,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171918","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-karatsu","location-saga-prefecture","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}