Fun Boat Ride in Yanagawa, enjoy a day trip to countryside
Joined 2015
There are some places that you can enjoy boat ride throughout Japan, but I definitely say Yanagawa boat ride is the most famous and popular one. You can enjoy the unique view and atmosphere from the boat and it must be one of the good memories during your stay in Japan. In addition to the boat ride, we will visit 2 different Japanese houses. One was a big architecture for the feudal load and another was a small house for a samurai retainer. Enjoy local tour and have fun.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel in Fukuoka city. (If you stay at a hotel around Fukuoka city and hope to pick up, please send me a message beforehand)
Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station
Pick you up at the hotel you are staying. We will move to Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station, Pick you up at the hotel you are staying and move to Yanagawa-city by Nishittestu train. It is about 1 hour ride to reach there from Fukuoka.
Yanagawa station
After arriving Yanagawa station, we will move to the pier, starting point of boat tour.
Boat Tour
From the boat station near Yanagawa railway station, we will enjoy 70 minute boat tour about 4.5 km in length to the destination. Boat tour provides the different view and scenery. You can see many Japanese houses standing near the waterway, and water is closely related with the local people’s daily life. Passing through many low ceiling bridges is really fun, also you may have an opportunity to listen to some Japanese songs sung by a waterman during the boat tour.
Ohana (Former feudal lord’s villa) & lunch
After getting off the destination, we will visit ‘Ohana’ and ‘Shoto-en’. Ohana was a villa of Tachibana Family, a feudal load who ruled Yanagawa area. It provides a beautiful landscape garden named ‘Shoto-en’, a Western-style Seiyokan Annex and a Tachibana museum which houses splendid collections of antiques such as samurai’s armors, helmets, scroll paintings, other utensils that has been passed down through generations. If you hope, we will enjoy having lunch at a restaurant next to the garden.
Toshima Family House (former samurai residence)
At the end of this tour, we will visit ‘Toshima Family House’, which was a former samurai house built about 200 years ago. This tiny Japanese house with thatched roof and tatami mat rooms will take you back to the feudal ages of Japan and we can touch the history and lifestyle in the feudal ages of Japan.
Yanagawa station
Back to Yanagawa station, and move back to Fukuoka by Nishitetsu train.
Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station
End of the tour.
Ending Point
Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee, hotel pick-up at your hotel*.
*Pick up service is applied to hotels in Fukuoka city. If you stay at a hotel around Fukuoka city and hope to pick up, please send me a message beforehand.
lunch for guests, transportation fee, fare of the boat tour, and admission fee of Ohana for guide and guests.
Reference:
・Transportation fee between Nishitesu Fukuoka (Tenjin) and Nishitetsu Yanagawa --- 860 yen (one way)
・Fare of boat tour --- 1,600 yen per person more than 12 years old, 850 yen per person between 6 and 11 years old, free per person less than 6 years old
1,0・Admission fee of Ohana --- 1,000 yen for an adult, 500 yen for a high school student, 400 yen for a student of elementary school or junior high school
・Admission fee of Toshima Family House --- 100 yen per person more than 12 years old.
Tour Important Information
You are asked to take off your shoes when you get on the boat.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2015
About Tour Guide Yoshiharu S.
Hello, everyone! I am Yoshiharu, a national certified tour guide. Fukuoka is my birthplace, so I have a close attachment to this region. Though you may not be familiar with the name of Fukuoka, I assure you that Fukuoka will provide new discovery and pleasure to your stay in Japan.
I have a passion to introduce my country and regions from many points of views. Japan is a country which offers original culture and history. On the other hand, Japan has another attractiveness represented by advanced toilets with many functions, hotels with robot receptionists and so on.
The co-existing society with the image of old Japan and the present Japan with high technology definitely make Japan a more attractive place.
Not only take you to sightseeing spots and give you some explanations, but also I will help you to learn much more deeply about Japan and Japanese people, their way of thinking and lifestyle.
In Addition to the tour guide license, I have received the qualification of international kikisake-shi,.sake sommelier.
I will do my best to make your stay in Japan more memorable in a fun way. Let’s go out for new adventures together!
(NOTE)
I am not a land operator. It means that I don't make reservations for vans, buses, accommodations and other things for you except I think it is indispensable for me.
I can give you some advice but, for example, if you want to charter a van for your travel, please contact taxi companies and make a reservation by yourselves.
If you have difficulties doing it that way, please contact GoWithGuide or land operators in Japan and your country.
Thank you for your understanding.
Reviews
“Fukuoka City Tour”
Mr Yoshiharu is a great and professional guide. I highly recommend!
Yoshiharu S.
Thank you so much for such a nice comment. It was a short stay but I hope that everyone enjoyed the stay in Fukuoka. Thank you for giving me this opportunity.
“Great tour guide”
Yoshi is an excellent tour guide. His English is very good and he was very informative. We had a lot of rain in the morning and he had to make adjustments to our itinerary according to the weather. We highly recommend him as a tour guide in Fukuoka. Thank you, Yoshi!
Yoshiharu S.
Thank you so much for your feedback. We were not blessed with good weather, but I hope that you enjoyed the visit to Fukuoka. Please enjoy the rest of your stay in Japan and convey my best regards to everyone of your group. Thank you.
“Great overview of a wonderful city”
Yoshi brought us to the city highlights of Nagasaki. We first went up the ropeway to get a wonderful overview of the city so we could see where we were headed for the day. Next stop centered around the atomic bomb history and peace efforts. Then on to shopping district for lunch and then Glover Garden. Overall we were very happy with the tour and really enjoyed Yoshi’s narrative!
Yoshiharu S.
Thank you very much for such a nice comment. The weather was not so comfortable for us on that day, but I am glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour and I am happy if our short tour could give you a sense of accomplishment.
$192/ per group
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