In this tour you will visit the old town, the sea side area and the relaxing park. Basically what you must see in the city. From the old town to the sea side, we take a public bus from Hakata station unless you prefer a taxi, you can enjoy the ride looking at the scenery including sea and pay pay dome where baseball matches and some events take place. For lunch, let me know if you have preferences, otherwise you may grab something whenever you feel like!
At your hotel
It is located in the middle of town. Local people love this shrine!
It is a small museum but the buildings introduce life and culture in the past ages and you can watch the performance of local craft here if the timing matches.
Great Buddha and 5 story pagoda can be seen here.
This gate was built to welcome tourists to the temple town of Hakata.
We take a bus t from Hakata station to the Fukuoka tower.
You can enjoy the 360 panoramic view of the city and Hakata bay.
Ohori park is located in the center of the city loved by local people.
Cafes, restaurants and Classical Japanese garden can be found here.
Ohori park or your hotel
I will introduce the area of Hakata where it used to be prospered as a merchant town and the area of Castle town (around Ohori park).
There is a castle ruin next to the Ohori park and we can stroll there if you are interested.
You are welcome to request any places you would like to visit!
Guide fee
Transportation
Food and drinks
The entrance fee for Fukuoka tower
I will be happy to guide you neighboring prefectures if you pay me transportation fee.
It may take a lot of walking so please wear something comfortable.
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