Overview

Fukujuso gives you an island ryokan stay on Watakano Island in Ise-Shima, Mie. Your arrival begins with a short boat ride across Matoya Bay, setting the tone for a trip shaped by sea air, quiet island scenery, and warm Japanese hospitality. From the ryokan, you can enjoy views of the bay, seasonal seafood, Matsusaka beef, and natural hot spring baths drawn from 1,300 meters underground.

This is a good choice when you want a relaxed coastal ryokan experience with easy access to Ise-Shima sightseeing, island activities, and baths that feel closely connected to the landscape.

Accommodation

Fukujuso offers Japanese-style rooms, Western-style rooms, Japanese-Western rooms, accessible rooms, and larger rooms for group stays. Many rooms let you enjoy the feeling of staying by the sea, with Matoya Bay views, tatami flooring, and a calm ryokan atmosphere.

William Morris Room surrounds you with patterns inspired by the British textile designer William Morris. Natural floral and bird motifs add a refined, decorative feel, while the room keeps the relaxed style of a ryokan stay.

Japanese-Style Wa-Modern Room was renewed in April 2024. You can relax on Ryukyu tatami, step out to a small terrace, and look across the sparkling waters of Matoya Bay. The flat layout connects the room and sitting area in an easy, open way.

Japanese-Western Room Misakitei gives you a separate sleeping and relaxing space, with Matoya Bay spreading out in front of you. Two rooms in this category include an ocean-facing view bath, so you can enjoy a private onsen-style soak while feeling the island air.

Western Twin Room Misakitei offers twin Simmons beds and a side view of the sea. This room suits you well when you prefer beds but still want the atmosphere of an island ryokan.

Japanese-Western Barrier-Free Room uses universal design, with thoughtful space around the bed, table, bath, closet, and room pathways. It gives you an easier stay if you use a wheelchair or want a more accessible layout.

Japanese-Style Room lets you enjoy the classic feel of tatami and a pure Japanese room. Sea-side rooms look out toward the gentle scenery of Matoya Bay.

Japanese-Style Special Room includes two Japanese rooms and a living room, making it a good option for celebrations, couples, and multi-generation trips.

Large Japanese-Style Room is designed for close friends or group travel, with one spacious tatami room.

Western Single Room was renewed in 2024. It includes a unit bath and a desk, so it works well for solo stays or a simple workation by the sea.

Dining

Your meals focus on the flavors of Ise-Shima and Mie. Dinner can feature Ise lobster, Matoya oysters, Anori fugu, black abalone, and Matsusaka beef, depending on the season and your plan. The ryokan’s “Shun Kiko” approach highlights seafood at its best time of year, with local ingredients presented in a kaiseki-style meal.

You can choose plans that include Ise lobster with Matsusaka beef, seasonal seafood with Matsusaka beef, or winter Anori fugu prepared as sashimi, hot pot, fried dishes, and rice porridge. Extra dishes such as Ise lobster, shellfish, abalone, domestic beef, Matoya oysters, and fugu may also be available, depending on season and supply.

Breakfast is a Japanese set meal with comforting dishes such as handmade dashimaki omelet, mackerel simmered in miso, steamed warm vegetables, and hot fisherman’s soup. Meals are served in private dining rooms or restaurant seating, depending on your plan and group size.

Onsen and Wellness

Fukujuso’s hot spring water rises from 1,300 meters underground and is classified as a therapeutic spring. The spring quality is sodium-calcium chloride hot spring water, with clear, colorless water and a source temperature of 31.7°C.

You can soak in the garden open-air bath Kazemachi no Yu, where you move between an indoor bath, hinoki bath, rock bath, waterfall bath, walking bath, lying bath, and sauna. The bath area changes with the seasons, giving each soak a different feeling.

The top-floor panoramic public baths, Matoya no Wan and Shima no Wan, look over Matoya Bay, passing boats, and the coastline toward Anori Cape. After bathing, you can rest in the corridor area with a tea machine and free massage chairs.

For privacy, you can use the two reservable private baths, Hana and Umi. They are available on a same-day first-come basis after check-in, with advance reservation possible only when booking through the official website.

You can also visit the foot bath and small hot spring shrine near the garden open-air bath, then enjoy the post-bath rest area. Homemade herb tea and handmade sweets are served there during the afternoon and evening hours.

Guests with Tattoos

Because you can soak in a private onsen-style bath inside selected room types, you can enjoy the onsen regardless of tattoos.

For the public bath, if you have tattoos, check with the hotel directly before using the shared bathing areas.

Facilities

Fukujuso offers a range of facilities that make your stay smooth and Fukujuso includes a lobby lounge with Matoya Bay views, a welcome service with plum juice after check-in, colorful yukata, the Umi Hotaru Terrace, and a welcome lounge.

Dining spaces include Restaurant SHIMA for Misakitei rooms, private dining rooms, and restaurant hall seating. The ryokan also has a souvenir shop with Ise-Shima products, snacks, and items served in the rooms.

For groups and events, you can use banquet rooms, meeting spaces, rental equipment, and karaoke. Club Kazemachibune has reopened and operates as a self-service karaoke space for one group at a time.

Other facilities include free parking, a free shuttle between Kintetsu Ugata Station and the Watakano Island boat pier by reservation, a summer children’s seaside pool, bath areas, private baths, a foot bath, and post-bath relaxation spaces.

Activities

You can enjoy island time without going far. Watakano Island offers SUP, sea kayaking, SUP biking, yoga with free yoga mat rental, fishing, cycling with free bicycle rental, Nordic walking with free pole rental, and island walks. The island is small, with a coastline of about 7 km, so you can take in the changing views of Matoya Bay at an easy pace.

Fishing is especially easy to enjoy here. The embankment in front of Fukujuso is a popular fishing spot, and you can rent a sea fishing set. If you catch fish during your stay, the ryokan can prepare it as grilled fish for breakfast for a fee, under the listed conditions.

Nearby sightseeing includes Ise Jingu Naiku and Geku, Futami Okitama Shrine, Sarutahiko Shrine, Izawa-no-miya, Pearl Road and Toba Observatory, Yokoyama Observatory, Anorisaki Lighthouse, Toba Aquarium, Watakano Pearl Beach, Mikimoto Pearl Island, Shima Spain Village, Shima Nature School, Ago Bay cruising, and Okage Yokocho.

Additional Features

• Island ryokan on Watakano Island in Ise-Shima
• Short boat arrival across Matoya Bay
• Natural therapeutic hot spring from 1,300 meters underground
• Sodium-calcium chloride spring water
• Garden open-air bath, panoramic public bath, sauna, foot bath, and private baths
• Selected rooms with private onsen-style view baths
• Ise-Shima seafood and Matsusaka beef dining plans
• Japanese breakfast with handmade dashimaki omelet and fisherman’s soup
• Private dining rooms and restaurant seating
• Full-building free Wi-Fi
• Free parking
• Free shuttle to the boat pier by reservation
• Summer children’s seaside pool
• Fishing, SUP, yoga, cycling, island walks, and nearby Ise-Shima sightseeing