History Exploration and Local Town Walking Tour
Joined 2023
You would experience the traditional Japanese cultures by visiting the Japanese style garden, the shrine and the temple. A historical museum would also showcase the history of Hakata and some notable craft products that have long been preserved.
Please enjoy the fresh seafood dish for lunch!
A stroll in a small but bustling local town is another attraction. Walking along the shopping street, you would feel an energetic atmosphere of everyday life.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel
At your hotel
Let us meet at your hotel and move together to Hakata station by subway.
Meeting time is to be adjusted according with the location of your hotel so that we could reach Hakata station around 10:00.
Rakusui-en
You can appreciate its beautiful Japanese garden. A set of matcha(green tea) and Japanese confectionery can be enjoyed(fee applies) while viewing the scenery.
Kushida shrine
It is a total gardian god of Hakata and it has long been beloved by local people. We can drop by the historical museum and the souvenir shop near here.
Tochoji temple
You can appreciate grand Hakata Buddha statue and five-storied pagoda in the ground.
Nishijin, the residential and shopping district in the west of Fukuoka
10-minute subway ride from Tochoji temple will take you to a lively residential and shopping district, called Nishijin.
You would have fresh seafood for lunch(Soba, Ramen, or any other dishes are available upon your request) before strolling a long shopping street(about 1.5km) lined with various kinds of shops. This district is not shown in the guide book but is quite popular among local people as a lively residential area with easy access to Hakata and Tenjin.
End of the tour
I will take you back to the hotel or whichever station you want to go to next.
Ending Point
At your hotel or at the station you are going to next
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, guide's lunch and transportation fare
your transportation fare, lunch, entrance fee
PLEASE BRING SOME CASH
<transportation >
subway 1 day ticket- 640yen(adult), 320yen(child under the age 12)
<lunch>
1,500～2,000yen per person
<entrance fee>
Rakusuien(Japanese garden)- 600yen(including tea set)
Hakata folk museum- 200yen
Tochoji temple- 50yen
Tour Important Information
This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
Several places we will visit do not accept credit cards, so please bring cash.
Please let me know if you have any food allergies.
Important message from the supplier
My working days are basically Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, but Saturday is available as well in consulting with my familiy.
I am not available during Obon holidays in mid August and new year holidays.
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 2023
About Tour Guide Chiyako H.
I am a licensed guide interpreter. I have seven years of working experience in a foreign company, where I enjoyed communicating with people with various backgrounds. So I love my job as a guide that can broaden my view through direct interaction with foreign visitors.
I have been living in Fukuoka for 20 years. Among several cities I have lived or stayed in before, Fukuoka is the best place with rich nature, history, exciting urban areas and excellent cuisine!
Let me help you fully enjoy your stay in Fukuoka through my tour.
Reviews
Ellen W.
“Absolutely excellent!”
Chiyako was a wonderful guide for a day in Fukuoka. I would recommend her to any visitor wanting to learn something new. She was so personable and calm and cheerful, but more importantly she took me to unique places. I saw classic temples as well as ordinary life. She had done her research in order to educate me about many things and was well prepared. It was a totally pleasant tour. Take her tour!
Chiyako H.
Ellen san, Thank you very much for choosing my tour. I am pleased to know that you have found all the destinations unique and new, which I think, is an important aspect of the journey. I also enjoyed conversation with you and learned a lot from your profound insight. I thank you again for visiting Fukuoka!
Yenwen H.
“Excellent private customized tour”
Chiyako san is a very passionate, Flexible and elegant lady. We had an wonderful tour with her. She was punctual and well-prepared. At the beginning, we're going to have an onsen experience, but two of our family members couldn't get into onsen due to some reasons. We asked Chiyako san if we can change our itinerary. She agreed immediately even it was two days before the tour. She took us to the Hakata clay doll painting experience. We were having a lot of fun. She also took us to but some imariyaki and edokiriko (as we requested). We bought some beautiful porcelains. We finally went to toujoji temple to see the spiritual buildings and Buddha. We highly recommend Chiyako san as your tour guide in Fukuoka! She is diligent and committed!
Chiyako H.
Yenwen san, thank you very much for your encouraging review! !t's been a great pleasure spending time with you all. I am also glad to know you have fully enjoyed exploration of Fukuoka city. Thanks again for choosing my tour! Regards, Chiyako
Eric V.
“Our private tour of Fukuoka with Chiyako as our guide”
We are a group of 8 people from Australia and it was our first visit to Japan. I can say that without Chiyako to guide us in Fukuoka, we wouldn't have seen much of the place and wouldn't have enjoyed as much as we did. Aside from her fluent English (being an English teacher) she was very punctual, polite, patient and flexible with her time. She was very helpful with our queries and personal requests. We learned a lot about the places we went to from her very clear commentaries. We have no hesitations at all in getting her services again and will highly recommend her to our friends who would be visiting Fukuoka. We are all giving her 5 stars review!
Chiyako H.
Eric-san, and all Thank you again for joining my tour and posting an encouraging review on it. I am very pleased to see that you all enjoyed exciting experiences here in Fukuoka. Aside from Fukuoka, Kyushu region is full of charms including hot springs, historical sites, magnificent nature and more. I hope you would visit Japan again sometime in more comfortable season :)
$154/ per group
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