The best season for walking around the city is coming very soon! In this tour you will visit the most charming spots in the city for approximately 4 hours.
Hakata old town is home to many temples and shrines where you can feel about Fukuoka’s history and culture.
This tour is suitable if you’d like to visit must see places efficiently with the information of what is the history and traditions behind. So take it easy! I will be your map and guide!
At your hotel or Hakata station
I will pick you up at your hotel or Hakata station
This is the gate where we start exploring the old town.
You can see a great Buddha and the 5 story pagoda here
It’s a small museum but this buildings introduce the lifestyle and culture in the past ages.
This shrine has a longest history as a village shrine in Fukuoka.
You can find decorative festival float here as well as souvenir shops and traditional stores.
Reddish colored gates look beautiful here.
Typical Japanese garden
Last place or anywhere nearby
This is basically what must see in Hakata old town covering temples and shrines and also typical Japanese garden. In the Garden, you can try a Matcha, Japanese tea with sweet for 500 yen.
Guide fee
Tochoji-50 yen
Rakusuien entrance fee- 100 yen per adult, 50 yen per child
I will be happy to guide you neighboring prefectures if you pay me transportation fee.
Rakusuien(Japanese Garden) -Every Tuesday is closed except public holiday. When a public holiday falls on Tuesday then the next day is closed.
This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
Can be extended if available
Kazue is the ultimate tour guide! Her English is fantastic and her genuine concern and attention to every detail of your trip, wants, and needs is amazing! Her knowledge of Fukuoka is great, surpassed only in kindness, sweetness, and a great sense of humor too ;) What more could anyone ask for? Having Kazue as your tour guide will give you total peace and joy as she leads you wherever your heart desires like a true angel. Do yourself a favor if you want a stress-free, meaningful, and fun trip to Japan and hire Kazue as your ultimate Fukuoka tour guide! You will love every minute with her and you will cry like we did when you have to say farewell to her and her lovely city! We love you, Kazue! We will never forget you! Arigato gozaimasu for everything! Mark & Rochelle Alo from Maui, Hawaii
Dear, Mrs.Rochelle Thank you so much for such nice words and pictures!!! I am so glad that I was able to accommodate your needs and to help you in some way. Spending the time with you was really fun for me as well and I will never forget your kindness, the time together and the things we talked about. It meant a lot to me! Thank you too for everything! Warm regards, Kazue
All went very well to my personal requests to visit today. Gérard Lasés
Dear, Mr. Gerard Thank you for your kind comments. You were very kind when the things didn’t go well about the lunch place. My apologies for that and thank you again for your kind understanding. Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in Japan. Warm regards, Kazue
Spent an informative and enjoyable afternoon with Kazue walking around the city.
Thank you very much for your great comment, Mrs.Pia. I am glad to hear you enjoyed the afternoon. It was a great pleasure to meet you and your family! I enjoyed talking with you! Thank you again and hope you will have a wonderful time in Japan. Best wishes, Kazue
We had a wonderful time with Kazue. The Yatai Stall Tour was a lot of fun and very informative. The food we had was delicious. Kazue told us a great deal about the food stalls in Fukuoka. She also helped us to understand the history of the area. We had a lot of fun and learned a lot as well.
Dear, Mr. James Thank you so much for your kind words and taking my tour on your arriving day. I am so glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour despite the bad weather. I had a great time with you too! Hope your stay here will be a wonderful one. Best wishes, Kazue