Fukumakan

Absolute waterfront over quiet fishing port. Accommodation next door to large temple complex with morning and afternoon ceremonies including female dancers. Great walks from front door to lighthouse and through mountains. Host drove me to and from airport and to train station for a trip to Adachi. Overall best place I stayed after travelling one month solo. Dinner was spectacular. Bill Evans in the background, wonderful seafood, wonderful view. A really peaceful place where you could do as much as you like or not.

We stayed. In the annex of the hotel. It was very comfortable. The staff are very hospitable and friendly, with attention to detail. Staying at Fukumakan is an experience of the best of traditional hospitality in a seaside village. We had half board (breakfast and dinner), which was traditional and plentiful. We love seafood, so dinners were perfect for us. We appreciated that dinners were different on each night. Pick-up and drop-off at Sakaiminato station was also appreciated, as was information about the festival, which we were lucky enough to be present for.

The view from the room was stunning. It Made for a perfect place to really experience this beautiful part of Japan and try the local seafood. I was also impressed by how English friendly it was for a more off the beaten path location. I got to go out on a boat dropping some fishermen off to an island which made for a highlight of my trip thanks to the owner of Fukumakan.

A real discovery: Mihonoseki is a special place, a fishermen's village away from everything and still quite convenient to reach. I stayed at one of the Fukumakan annex houses. A beautiful old Japanese house, perfectly maintained with all conforts one might need. Lovely views of the port from the first floor. Breakfast and dinner are also a special treat in Japanese fish cuisine. Highly recommended

Mihonoseki is authentic Japan, and the owner and hotel are very much part of this town. We stayed in an annex which is one of the houses three minutes walk to hotel. Large house easily fits four, well equipped. Breakfast and dinner both fantastic. It’s a bit out of the way and would best suit people with a car, but a perfect place to base ourselves for a few nights.