Here is a “gentle time”.
Sunlight through the cobbled walk struck the water we are viewing. Trees of green moving slowly. From somewhere there is a faint smell of incense. Yet the center of town, this taste and this quiet is a surprise curiously.
While it’s created of the sum, skillfully Hiroshi intake was appearance. The furniture feels of history. And Saga’s unique cuisine of the four seasons, a number of carefully selected vessels complement it. All of each other played comfortably, the “gentle time” in Akebono will be engraved.
Painter Shigeru Aoki the beginning Japanese style modern inn that has been loved by the man of culture.
Located in the city center of Saga, we have excellent access for various transportation. It will be equipped with free Wi-Fi in all rooms. Please feel free to use from tourism to business.
Showa early made the quaint parlor room. This room used to be used as a guest room, but now it is used as a dining room.
It is also possible to offer a chair and a table in the parlor. Please your feel free to ask.
You can feel the history of Akebono in the old building. The warm color of the wooden staircase is very popular with everyone.
Please enjoy your meal in the Japanese-style room at the top of the stairs.
It is a bath with a view of the three-way glass-walled basis garden. Hot water is the popular soft with customers.
The lobby of the Japanese modern style by architect Shiro Ogata. Overlooking the garden, which was made in the image of the Ariake Sea, you can unwind and relax.
A historic Japanese-style room nearly 100 years old has been renovated into a modern space with beautiful Arita porcelain tiles. Please enjoy your meal in a luxurious space.
It has a library with books collected by the previous president, and a select store with Arita-yaki porcelain such as bean and small plates used at the inn, as well as wooden craft products and Ariake seaweed.
Tailored to the season, also you can see works of famous ukiyo-e artists.
You can enjoy Hiroko Sugimoto’s oil painting work and a number of works of local ceramic artists.
We have seven rental bicycle designed to be used for free offers. Please use all means, such as the city’s tourism.
Saga offers rare fish and shellfish from the Ariake Sea, a sea of treasures since ancient times, including Mutsu gorou, Warasubo and Kuchizoko, as well as Saga laver. Saga beef, one of the highest quality Japanese black cattle in Japan. Fresh vegetables and rice from the Saga plains. We are proud to offer dishes made with ingredients from Saga Prefecture, a major agricultural powerhouse, in Akebono's cuisine.
The dishes are served in special dishes made by local ceramic artists. Please enjoy the taste of Saga with your eyes and taste buds.
1 night 2 meals 20,800 yen (Extra charge on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)
Please enjoy the whole Saga experience with seasonal hors d'oeuvres, sashimi from Genkai, Ariakeikai cuisine such as kuchizoko and warasubo, Wagyu beef from Saga, fresh vegetables fired together, etc.
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1 night 2 meals 23,400 yen (Extra charge on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)
Saga beef is one of the best grade 5 black haired Japanese breeds with the highest quality in Japan. The tenderness and fine marbling of the beef are exceptional and melt in your mouth. We hope you will enjoy the seasonal kaiseki cuisine served in a dish made by a leading potter of Saga.
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1 night 2 meals 23,400 yen (Extra charge on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)
Saga Wagyu beef “Shabu-Shabu”, a superb piece of meat with fine fat in the soft lean meat. The meat has a melt-in-your-mouth texture and elegant taste. Please enjoy it with fresh Saga vegetables.
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1 night 2 meals 20,800 yen (Extra charge on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)
A nabe dish that is a treat during the cold season. This is a "duck shabu nabe" in which tender, odorless duck is dipped into the broth. The broth of the duck meat soaks into the vegetables and is irresistibly delicious! Add soba noodles to finish the dish!
“Shoji” and “tatami” warmth of Japanese-style unique. Fresh one wheel of flowers. And, furniture with calm will heal gently those tired of journey.
| Japanese-style room for accommodation | All seven rooms（“Minami no ma” 8 tatami 3 rooms / 8 tatami 4 rooms） |
| Equipment | TV / Refrigerator / Air-Conditioning / Toilet and Bath / Free Wi-Fi / Electric pot / Dryer / Yukata / Bath towel / Towel / Disposable slippers / Air cleaner |
| Amenity | Shampoo / Rinse / Body shampoo / Soap / Toothbrush / Cotton swab / Women completes / Shower cap / Comb / Brush / Shaving / Sewing kit / Japanese tea |
Such as curtains and bed cover, it was thoroughly Stuck in materials and colors. It is a magnificent highly functional room, yet simple.
| Accommodation for Western-style twin-bedded room | All two rooms |
| Equipment | TV / Refrigerator / Air-Conditioning / Toilet and Bath / Free Wi-Fi / Electric kettle / Dryer / Yukata / Bath towel / Towel / Disposable slippers / Air cleaner |
| Amenity | Shampoo / Rinse / Body shampoo / Soap / Toothbrush / Cotton swab / Women completes / Shower cap / Comb / Brush / Shaving / Sewing kit / Japanese tea |
This Western-style single room uses the local traditional material “Shell Ash Plaster” throughout the room.
Together with the modern shoji screens on the windows, this designer room has a serene atmosphere with a Japanese taste, and was renovated in October 2018 as part of the "Plaster and Wood Room" series by Kenchiku Koufou, which won the 2017 Good Design Award.
Unlike ordinary lime plaster, shellfish ash plaster, which is made by baking shellfish, is a valuable product that is now produced only on the Ariake Sea coast. It is not pure white like lime plaster, but has a slight gray hue, is easy on the eyes, and has moisture control, deodorizing and antibacterial properties.
| Accommodation for “Ariake room” (Western-style single) | 5 rooms |
| Equipment | TV / Refrigerator / Air-Conditioning / Toilet and Bath / Free Wi-Fi / Electric kettle / Dryer / Yukata / Bath towel / Towel / Disposable slippers |
| Amenity | Shampoo / Rinse / Body shampoo / Soap / Toothbrush / Shower cap / Comb / Shaving / Japanese tea |
Calm and peace is felt, the room is warm.
| Accommodation for Western-style single | 13 rooms |
| Equipment | TV / Refrigerator / Air-Conditioning / Toilet and Bath / Free Wi-Fi / Electric kettle / Dryer / Yukata / Bath towel / Towel / Disposable slippers / Air cleaner |
| Amenity | Shampoo / Rinse / Body shampoo / Soap / Toothbrush / Shower cap / Comb / Shaving / Japanese tea |
| Company name | Ryokan Akebono Co., Ltd. |
| Address | 3-10 Nakanokoji, Saga-shi, Saga Pref / Zipcode: 840-0833 |
| President | Ami Otonari |
| Phone | 81-952-24-8181 |
| Facsimile | 81-952-23-5196 |
| Check in | From 16:00 |
| Check out | Until 11:00 |
| Number of rooms | Japanese-style room 11 rooms (7 rooms for accommodation) / Western-style twin 2 rooms / Western-style single 18 rooms |
| Room Facilities | TV / Refrigerator / Air-Conditioning / Toilet and Bath / Free Wi-Fi / Electric pot / Dryer / Yukata / Bath towel / Towel / Disposable slippers / Air cleaner |
| Amenity | Shampoo / Rinse / Body shampoo / Soap / Toothbrush / Cotton swab / Women completes / Shower cap / Comb / Brush / Shaving / Sewing kit / Japanese tea |
| Accommodation Capacity | 60 persons |
| Parking Garage | 30 units |
It does not have a lift. We apologize to persons with weak legs.
| 1889 | Opened in Saga City Hakusan-cho of Nagasaki highway muscle. Founder is Tsune Otonari. |
| 1910 | Great success held the artists' association of genius painter Shigeru Aoki in April. Then Aoki stayed through September. |
| 1920 | Transfer to Hachimankoji (now the hotel's north parking lot). |
| 1933 | Construction of the current front building. |
| 1949 | It became a limited company. Taketsugu Otonari became president (second generation). |
| Than before the war, former yokozuna of Tama-Nishiki, Chiyo-no-yama, Kagamisato, Wakanohana (first generation), Dapeng, many celebrities such as actor Hasegawa Kazuo Accommodation. | |
| 1971 | Mitsuo Otonari became president (third generation). |
| 1976 | For the National Sports Festival of Saga held, the full renovation from the total Japanese-style building with a garden and pond. Rebar building of three floors and new construction. |
| 1989 | To machine the 100th anniversary, it renewed such as the front entrance to the Japanese style modern style by architect Shiro Ogata. Living national treasure - Yanagiya Small's teacher, held a 100th anniversary vaudeville invited Katsura Mikisuke mentor other. Urasenke Tankokai the cooperation of the Saga branch, and held the “100 Anniversary Tea Party”. |
| 1996 | Hisao Otonari became president (fourth generation). |
| 2006 | By architect Shiro Ogata, Japanese cypress bath and the new construction renewed first floor toilet, and the like. |
| 2023 | Ami Otonari became president (fifth generation). |
Umi no-Sachi（1904 / Artizon Museum Collection）
Ohonamuchi no-mikoto（1905 / Artizon Museum Collection）
Wadatsumi no-Ikoro no-Miya（1907 / Artizon Museum Collection）
Shigeru Aoki（1882〜1911）
Shigeru Aoki（1882–1911）
Painter representative of Romanticism trend of the Meiji era Japan painting. The masterpiece “Yomotsu Hirasaka”, “Self-Portrait”, "Tenpei Jidai", "Umi no-Sachi", "Ohonamuchi no-mikoto", "Yamato Takeru", "Wadatsumi no-Ikoro no-Miya", "Asahi".
Artists' association of Shigeru Aoki was opened at our inn in April 1910, it was a great success. Shigeru Aoki stayed during a total of six months through September from the summer of the same year to Akebono. Aoki Saga wandering era, it is said that had been especially fond of beer and cider. Masterpiece “Hot spring”, it was left in place inn fee. But we are not owned by now.
Mutsugoro’s display
Summer shaft of light
Lingering typhoon
Waterfowl of Ariake Sea
The shiny tideland
When sparkling summer day
Season of seaweed
Autumn Clouds
Snow of tideland
Sunset of the ship reservoir
The fly away all at once of Marugamo
Return to port at sunset
Sparkling of Light reflection
Ariake Sea is located in the northwestern part of Kyushu. 6 meters of water level difference between the low tide and high tide is the fertility of sea from ancient times in Japan. In the vast land reclamation at the time of low tide, goggle-eyed goby and Umitake, including the total angular, in Japan you can see a lot of fish and shellfish that do not live only here. Above all, Mekaja Write also woman Kaja is the green Shami Sen Guy is said to be the living fossil. In addition, odontamblyopus lacepedii, which is the goby family of fish in the form such as eel, its grotesque Form is reminiscent of ancient fish, nibble and skinny the shellfish, such as sharp teeth with clams and clam like fangs. Both of these unusual seafood is delicious, it is regional cuisine at our hotel.
Also, after the war seaweed farming is carried out, delicious Ariake Nori is now nationally famous as a luxury item.
This rich was shown to the Ariake Sea, Third-generation president Mitsuo Otonari, was started going to the Ariake Sea to hand the camera than in 1955 around. And, sad the Ariake Sea of travel of every year pollution, we continued to appeal through the media, etc. that you cherish the Ariake Sea of protection and nature.
Seasonal, mysterious world, the Ariake Sea, which changes often. Photo taken as life work may reach about 60 million copies, it has also become valuable Ariake Sea of documentary photography now. The hotel works in the lobby you can enjoy.
Mitsuo Otonari（1924–1996）
August 1924 Saga born. Prefectural Saga Junior High School (now Saga Nishi Highschool), Nihon Jui-Chikusan University graduation. Prefectural government, teaching after working, he joined inn Akebono. Senior Managing inauguration along with the 1949 incorporation, in 1980 (with) Akebono became president. 1996 deaths.
Beside the core business, including the shooting of the Ariake Sea in 1959, in 1983 he was appointed to Saga Photographic Society first president. As well hit the leadership of the reverse as a photography club “Photo Salon” president, and went on to take the Ariake Sea and over his lifetime.
Photo album: Ariake Kai (Sagashimbun / 1996)
| Company name | Ryokan Akebono Co., Ltd. |
| Address | 3-10 Nakanokoji, Saga-shi, Saga Pref / Zipcode: 840-0833 |
| President | Ami Otonari |
| Phone | 81-952-24-8181 |
| Facsimile | 81-952-23-5196 |
| Check in | From 16:00 |
| Check out | Until 11:00 |
| Parking Garage | 30 units |
Akebono is a short walk from JR Saga Station 20 minutes, located the distance of 5 minutes by taxi.
30 minutes by taxi from Saga airport, the rate is about 4,500 yen.
The bus from Saga Airport has runs. We strongly recommend that you get off at the Saga prefectural government before the bus stop, is a 3-minute walk away. (600 yen fee/35 minutes)
It takes 1 hour and 15 minutes from Fukuoka Airport to Saga Station Bus Center by Nishitetsu Highway Bus, and the fare is 1,260yen for one way or 2,250yen for round trip.
35 minutes by JR Nagasaki Main Line limited express from JR Hakata Station, The fare ranges from 1,970 to 2,000 yen (fee varies depending on the time of day).
Discount two tickets is 2,500 yen.
If you have any questions, please contact us by phone (81-952-24-8181) or e-mail form.