This tour is a six-hour tour only for you! You can pick up what you want to visit from a wide variety of spots, such as traditional temples and shrines, shopping arcade, peaceful walking in a beautiful park. Let's customize your own tour!!
At your hotel
1.Jotenji temple, a zen temple with a sand garden, the birthplace of noodle culture
2. Tochoji temple famous for Buddha statue
3. Kushida shrine, well-known for merchant god and Yamakasa festival
4. Yanagibashi market where you can see a wide variety of local food
5. Dazaifu shrine famous for the god of education
6. Komyozenji temple next to Dazaifu shrine, an old temple with a beautiful garden
7. Fukuoka tower, the landmark of Fukuoka, one of the highest tower located along the shore.
8.Ohori park , a spacious and peaceful park with a traditional Japanese garden
9.Fukuoka castle ruins where you can learn about the history of Fukuoka
10. Hakozaki shrine famous for the god of victory
Tenjin or the final spot of the tour
This tour is a customized tour based on your request. I gladly consult you with your needs and make your own itinerary. Please let me know what you want to do in Fukuoka.
For your information, I'll suggest some plans here for you.
1. After picking you up at your hotel, head to Dazaifu city by train. It takes about 30 minutes to Dazaifu station from Tenjin, a downtown area.
Enjoy strolling around Dazaifu area, including Dazaifu shrine and Komyozenji temple. Spending one and half hours there, then go back to Tenjin area to have lunch.
In the afternoon, move to a waterfront area called Momochi, and visit Fukuoka tower. There is some nice cafe and restaurants you can enjoy the atmosphere.
Go back to Tenjin or Hakata area for shopping.
2. After picking you up at your hotel, head to Gokusho district with some old temples and shrines such as Jotenji temple, Tochoji temple, Kushida shrine. You can pick up what you want to visit depending on your schedule. Around Kushida shrine, there are some interesting spots to stop by, Machiya furusato museum, Hakata traditional and craft museum and Kawabata shopping arcade. You can enjoy the feel of merchant town and find many local stores selling what makes good souvenirs.
In the afternoon, head to Dazaifu area or a waterfront area with Fukuoka tower.
Based on your requests, I can pick up some places for you. Please let me know the details about what you want to do, and feel free to ask me anything you want.
guide fee, hotel pick-up in Fukuoka city
transportation fee ( you and guide)
lunch
entrance fee
・a Japanese garden in Ohori park 240 JPY for adult, 120 JPY for child * Ohori park is fee.
・Fukuoka tower 800 JPY for adult, 500 JPY for elementary and junior high students, 200 JPY for child under 4
Please contact me beforehand. I'll make your itinerary based on your requests.
Entrance fee
・a Japanese garden in Ohori park 240 JPY for adult, 120 JPY for child * Ohori park is fee.
・Fukuoka tower 800 JPY for adult, 500 JPY for elementary and junior high students, 200 JPY for child under 4
Yoko was great. She was very receptive to accommodating our last minute change of itinerary. We had a memorable day and learned a lot about the interesting facets of Fukuoka. And she is a lot of fun.
Jerry and Nicole, thank you very much for your excellent review. It was a great pleasure to show you around my city. Both of you are so attentive and knowledgeable that I learnt a lot too. I’ve started to read the book about Dejima fiction you recommended. Thank you very much again for the time you spend with me. And I hope you enjoy the rest of your trip!!
If you're planning to visit Fukuoka then booking a day or part of a day with Yoko should be top of your to-do list. She is knowledgable, interesting and a lot of fun to spend time with. Temples, shrines, museums and the castle were the order of the day. My wife and I learned so much and enjoyed seeing this lovely city through the eyes of a local. We would definitely rebook with Yoko on our next trip to Fukuoka.
Hello John and Nicole, thank you very much for the kind review!! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the places we visited on the day. It was a pleasure to share lots of things in Fukuoka with both of you who showed great interest on history and culture of my city. Plus, I've got excited about Rugby World Cup thanks to your story !! I hope you enjoy your stay to the fullest in Tokyo and Japan.
Yoko was very professional and terrific engaging with our teenage boys. Her English was very good and we found her to be extremely knowledgable. I highly recommend.
Hi Rechard, Thank you very much for the high rating and nice comment. It was a big pleasure to guide your family on the day. I really admire the strong bond of your family, which I want my family to be !! The tour with you guys gave me a lot of lessons and memores. Thank you again and I hope you visit Japan again in the near future.
Yoko accompanied us to the Kawachi Wisteria Garden. She planned everything very well so we could enjoy our day. We have a baby in the group and Yoko was very patient. Overall we had a great day with her.
Hello Desy, thank you very much for your nice review. It was a pleasure to accompany your group because all members were so kind and friendly. Thanks to your cooperation, everything went smoothly even though it was crowded during a golden week. You arrived in Fukuoka at the right timing for wisteria flowers. I myself enjoyed the romantic view of wisteria in full bloom! I hope your family will visit Japan again.