🏨 1-Day Hakata Walking Tour Activity

1-Day Hakata Walking Tour

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 7 hours

Departs: Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Enjoy a 7-hour tour of Hakata, the largest city in Kyushu, with a local guide. Visit top recommended spots in Hakata via public transport and on foot. Hakata is famous for its gourmet food and shopping, but there are also many places where you can feel the city’s deep rooted history including culture from mainland China, in temples and shrines. This tour is designed so that guests can enjoy all sides of Hakata. We also offer pick-up and drop-off at Hakata Port, so it is a great choice for visitors coming on cruise ships such as “COSTA SERENA” and “Celebrity Millennium”.

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

English Guide

Hotel pick up

Sake Tasting

Train Tickets

What's Not Included

Food & Drink

Hotel drop off

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 4
CHILD: Age: 5 - 12
ADULT: Age: 13 - 85

Additional Info

Face masks provided for travellers
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regular temperature checks for staff
Service animals allowed
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Wheelchair accessible

Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Public transportation options are available nearby
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Tochoji Temple

The vibrant, vermilion five-storied pagoda stands out within the green trees as a symbol of Tochoji Temple. It was built in 806 by Kukai, the founder of Shingon sect. The Great Buddha towers over 10 meters tall, enveloping you in its presence. On the temple grounds, there is also a building called Rokkakudo, a registered cultural property of Fukuoka City. Complete with a weeping cherry tree that blooms majestically in the spring, you can experience the colors of nature. Your guide will tell you all the highlights.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kushida Shrine

Kushida Shrine is said to be the oldest shrine in Fukuoka. The god of prosperous business and longevity guards over Hakata from here, and has been loved by locals since ancient times. The water of the spirit spring that wells up from under the main shrine is believed to grant longevity. In addition, there is a lifting stone called the “Chikaraishi” that famous sumo champions have lifted as well as festival floats that are on display all year giving an extra boost of Japanese charm. If you are confident in your power, you can try and lift the stone yourself.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hakatamachiya Furusatokan

Step into the 19th and early 20th century Hakata living. Get introduced to the old way of life, and even participate in and get introduced to some Hakata traditional crafts like Hakata Dolls, Hakata Bariko, Hakata Yoyo, and Hakata Music. In the souvenir corner, you can find Hakata crafts and specialties, as well as famous confectionery and festival goods.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Kawabatadori Shopping Street

Taking lunch time in this local shopping street.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Canal City Hakata

Canal City Hakata is a large shopping and entertainment complex, calling itself a "city within the city". Attractions include about 250 shops, cafes and restaurants, a theater, game center, cinemas, two hotels and a canal running through the complex.

• Admission Ticket Free

Ohori Park

Ohori Park is a historical park that originally functioned as a moat for Fukuoka Castle. Today, it is loved by locals as an oasis in the city center where many water birds and turtles live.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Hakata Hyakunenkura

This is Hakata's only brewery with a history of over 140 years, and is registered as an important cultural property. Sake here is characterized by its fruity freshness, and some use the local specialty of strawberries.You can also taste local sake that you can only taste here, such as freshly pressed “new” sake, so why not give the sake a shot?

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hakata Station

The ending point of this tour. Hakata Station is a major railway station in southern Japan and the largest on Kyushu Island. It serves as a gateway to Kyushu as it’s the terminus of both the Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train line to Osaka, and by extension the Tokaido Shinkansen to Tokyo.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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