Top Fukuoka Art & Culture

Make the most of your short time in Fukuoka with a private guide. Personalize your experience to suit your needs, visiting the places that interest you most (and skipping those that don’t!) Answer a personal survey about your interests, and choose the amount of time you want to spend with your guide, to receive the most personalized service. Visit the Fukuoka Castle, try street food, check out Canal City, and more, while learning about Fukuoka’s history and experiencing its culture.

[A bicycle trip that traces the history of Fukuoka] Hakata was the oldest port in Japan and prospered as a commercial port in the Middle Ages, and was also used as a stopover for the envoys of Sui and Sangtang. Fukuoka is the castle town. With a guide, you can experience the spread of the town and the change of history that you can only feel by bicycle in Hakata and Fukuoka, merchant town and castle town. During the break on the way, you will receive a castella, a 400 year old Japanese confectionery! [Features of the plan] Price: 4600 yen (excluding tax) Included in the price: bicycle rental, insurance, drinks, snacks Target: 16 years old or older and 145cm tall or more Start time: ①10: 00-13:00 ②14: 00-17:00 Supported languages: Japanese, English, French, Spanish

Don’t worry about spending hours researching and planning your Fukuoka itinerary—hire a private guide for the day instead. This means you can get in-depth insights into Japanese culture that you wouldn’t hear otherwise, and there’s no need to worry about getting lost. Best of all, as it's a private tour, you can pick your favorite stops from a list, to ensure the trip only visits places you’re interested in.

Kick-start your Kyushu visit with a tailor-made private tour of Fukuoka, led by a host hand-picked for you. Whether your tastes run to sacred shrines, local eats, culture, or parks, enjoy a deep immersion on your custom tour. Leave with a thorough overview of the city, personalized recommendations for what to do next, and an insight into the area’s top attractions. Please note: tour price includes guiding only.

In this 1-day tour, we will visit two of the most important sites in Fukuoka. The first one Dazaifu is a very popular place among travelers from domestic and abroad. Dazaifu Tenmangu is dedicated to the spirit of Sugawara Michizane, a scholar and politician of the Heian Period. Because of his great learning, Michizane has been associated with Tenjin, a Shinto deity of education, and is popular among students. The second town Yanagawa is a little city where a very unique water supply system for flood control, irrigation, various mechanisms by the wisdom of our ancestors is still alive. There you can see the feudal era of heritage is still alive, with the world's leading waterway in harmony with canal that extends to the center city 2km square to the extension 60km. That's why this city has another name "Venice in Japan". Leave it to the road of water of the moat, please enjoy a boat trip with the Funauta boatman song sung by a boatman, seeing a beautiful scenery of each season.

Get your bearings of Fukuoka and learn about some of its most important sights with this private guided walking tour. To help ensure you only visit places that interest you, a list of potential stops is sent to you before the tour. You can then select your favorite sites so a customized itinerary can be created for you. Potential stops include Fukuoka Castle ruins, Momochi Seaside Park, Fukuoka Tower, and Yanagibashi Rengo Market.

Around 400 years ago, maintenance dug artificial moat to form a castle town in the cage of Yanagawa Castle fortification was created. In Yanagawa, a very unique water supply system for flood control, irrigation, various mechanisms by the wisdom of our ancestors is still alive. Yanagawa is the city the feudal era of heritage is still alive, with the world's leading waterway in harmony with canal that extends to the center city 2km square to the extension 60km. That's why this city has another name "Venice in Japan" Leave it to the road of water of the moat, please enjoy a boat trip with the Funauta ( boatman song ) sung by a boatman, seeing a beautiful scenery of each season.

Hakata Doll（博多人形）is a local art work which has as long as 400-year history. In this tour, you will visit the most famous Hakata Doll Shop in Hakata, and you can experience Hakata Doll Painting with a teacher(speaking Japanese). The only one doll in the world will be a great souvenir to yourself, with an unforgettable memory of your travel to Fukuoka!!

For visitors, it can be difficult to get an authentic experience of an unfamiliar city. This special tour offers just that. See Fukuoka from a local's perspective on a private tour that is specially customized to your interests. Discover the best locals-approved places to see, eat, drink, and explore.

Choose your own adventure with a customizable full-day private tour to your choice of Nagasaki or Fukuoka. Your experienced guide will help design a tour aligned with your group’s interests. Learn about Japanese life, history, and culture as you visit spots like Nagasaki Peace Park, Nanzoin Temple, Shimabara Castle, and so much more! You'll also have the opportunity to visit natural hot springs, stop for views from a mountaintop observation deck, or head to a sake brewery for a tasting. The choice is yours!

Holiday, a Japanese information service used by approximately 4 million people per month, offers a photography program that guides visitors to some of Japan's most popular and special Hakata destinations. The program is staffed by highly qualified photographers who can work with your travel schedule to capture natural compositions and identify photo spots. Photography can be taken anywhere in Hakata and can be booked up to three days in advance. In addition, the original photo originals are delivered within a week, and the client can choose 10 of his/her favorite photos to resend. Correction work is done in accordance with the vintage atmosphere of analog sensibilities, and mood and color can be adjusted if desired. Let us capture your happy time in Hakata in photos.

Feel free to experience calligraphy in your spare time? Both beginners and those after a long time can concentrate and experience in a short time. For beginners, we will tell you the basics of calligraphy first. It is an experience that you can write as much as you want.

Would you like to have a wrapping experience when you are free? Both beginners and those after a long time can concentrate and experience in a short time. First we will tell you the basics of how to tie. Then we will teach you various ways to use your furoshiki gently.

This is a Japanese culture experience program that you can enjoy casually. Origami with hundreds of ways to fold from a simple design to an artistic piece with a piece of square paper. It is said that many Japanese who have been familiar with origami since childhood have dexterous hands. Origami seems to be widely applied to space panels, robots, car airbags, and medical technology as space mathematics on how to efficiently store and deploy flat surfaces. Please face up to origami and get your hands dexterity and new inspiration ♪

It is a course to enjoy the traditional kimono dressing experience representing Japanese culture in a short time. It can be dressed in a short time, so it doesn't overwhelm your schedule. I use a WASOMI kimono that is light and does not get tired even if I wear it. You can wear a kimono and take a stroll to the nearby Kego Shrine in one hour of free time.

This private and customizable tour for Fukuoka is perfect for guests who would like to have their own itinerary planned based on their interests and preferences, allowing guests to experience the city at their own pace

It is a course to enjoy the traditional kimono dressing experience representing Japanese culture in a short time. It can be dressed in a short time, so it doesn't overwhelm your schedule. I use a WASOMI kimono that is light and does not get tired even if I wear it. You can walk freely to the Hakata area wearing kimono during 3 hours of free time.

This private and customizable tour for Fukuoka is perfect for guests who would like to have their own itinerary planned based on their interests and preferences, allowing guests to experience the city at their own pace.

On this tour you will be able to learn the history, culture and nature of Fukuoka in half a day. As for the movement, we will use public transportation such as subway and bus. You can feel the custom of everyday Japanese citizen. This tour is included English Professional Speaking guide who live in Fukuoka and talk about history and culture in Japan.

Lunch of local production for local consumption published in Michelin guide Taste at the historical Junjun Sake Brewery "Kanseizo". Take a walk in "Takachiho Gorge," which is also called the legendary land of the descendants of the grandchildren, and enjoy Michelin's local production for local consumption lunch and sake at Tsujun Sake Brewing, which has been making sake for more than 240 years. A high-tech project group at the time, Higo no Mason, which is one of the largest stone bridges in Japan, is a traditional performing puppet theater called "Bunraku" that can only be seen here in Kyushu. HEARTS Bus Station Hakata A bus station in the center of Hakata. Inside the bus station, there are cafes, souvenirs, hot springs, capsule hotels, and more! Takachiho A sacred village that represents Japan. Sacred Takachiho where the god dwells, which is set as the stage for the advent of the abbot! Don't miss the fantastic valley created by nature! Tsujun Sake Enjoy the local-produced-local-consumer lunch listed in the Michelin Guide for one cup at "Kunseizo", which has a history of more than 240 years, and enjoy sake in another wine glass! Tsujun Bridge Japan's largest stone arch canal bridge that boasts one of the most beautiful works in Japan by the high-tech project group "Higo no Mason" at the time! Seiwa Bunrakukan The traditional Japanese performing art “Ningyo Joruri”, which was born about 300 years ago, is the collection of the Seiwa Bunraku Museum, which is made by collecting the best of traditional Japanese building techniques. The only place you can see in Kyushu!

◆You can enjoy sightseeing on an open-top bus and experience painting Hakata dolls. This tour is perfect for those who want to fully enjoy Fukuoka. Don't worry, an English-speaking guide will accompany you. ◆The open-top bus without a roof runs on the Fukuoka Urban Expressway. You can feel the sea breeze on the road along the coast, and you can also see Fukuoka Tower, Ohori Park, and the ruins of Fukuoka Castle, which are famous sightseeing spots in Fukuoka City, from the bus. ◆Hakata dolls have a history of over 400 years. Create your own original Hakata doll by adding your favorite color to a palm-sized unglazed doll. It will be the best souvenir of Fukuoka♪

An exclusive tour for all the romantics of the world! Together with the professional local guide, you will visit the most romantic places in the city. What is so special about Ōhori Park (Ōhori-kōen) and it's beautiful garden? Why is it considered the favorite spot for couples? You will feel spellbound in a charming atmosphere. What is considered as one of the best places to have a date in the city? Where can you make lovely photos? You will be surprised how many historical love stories are hidden in the streets, buildings, parks of the city. From heartbreaking and tragic, to the hilarious or spicy ones. Fukuoka is the perfect romantic getaway for couples wanting to experience authentic Japanese culture. What is the most famous historical couple in Japan? Have you heard about the statue of the Reclining Buddha at Nanzoin Temple? Why is the Temple renowned for bringing good fortune in marriage and lovers? This tour is especially recommended in the Saint Valentine period!

With over 3,000 shrines, great shopping, and many scenic spots, it can feel like an impossible task to shortlist things to do in Fukuoka. Save hours of research time, and let someone else do the planning for you. This personalized tour is a great way to see Fukuoka highlights in a day. Let a guide take care of navigating, and suggest secret places locals love. The tour is a bespoke experience, and potential sights to visit include Fukuoka Castle, Ohori Park, and Kushida Shrine.

You learn and enjoy Japanese culture, Shakyo and Kimono. Also, Please request us about lunch. We can suggest Fukuoka Local food with your preference. if Its winter, you will enjoy Oyster BBQ(called KAKI KOYA)