Top Fukuoka Prefecture Outdoor Activities

Kawachi Wisteria Garden (Kawachi Fujien) is a private garden in the wooded hills south of central Kitakyushu, famous for its spectacularly presented, lots of wisteria flowers. The garden is opened to the public seasonally during the wisteria season. The garden's most prominent features are two, roughly 100 meter long tunnels made of wisteria trees of differing varieties and colors, ranging from white to dark purple. Furthermore, there is a collection of large wisteria trees that together form an enormous roof of drooping flowers. A viewpoint at the top of the hillside garden allows for nice views over the sea of wisteria flowers and the surrounding valley which is also know for its bamboo groves. Kawachi Wisteria Garden has grown very popular in recent years and now attracts large numbers of domestic and international visitors during the wisteria season, which often falls into the busy Golden Week. As a result the garden can become very crowded and time-consuming to access.

In this plan, you will be offered to have an opportunity to learn the movements, skills of Samurai, and the “Samurai Spirit” that Japan is proud of about our own country. After the Samurai experience, you can enjoy the traditional Japanese cuisine at the restaurant. The skills of “iai” and “shuriken,” which symbolize the Samurai, will be taught to you by the professional swordsmith. Learning the way of Samurai will make the experience enjoyable for the customers with no prior experience. The traditional restaurant, where you will be dining, is well-known in the area and has had many celebrities’ visits in the past. Enjoy the authentic Japanese cuisine! You will also be offered to have an opportunity to appreciate the “Unryu-Zu (A Dragon and Clouds)” a painting, drawn by Musashi Miyamoto, one of the most famous swordsmen in Japan.

You will visit two different rivers and have an experience unique to these areas! First, we will hit the Okawa area. this area is famous for its beautiful woodcrafts and wooden furniture since the river in this area was used to transport wood. You will be surprised by the elaborate technique that is also adapted to a luxury train. Craftsmen at Okawa started to make furniture not only for human but also for cats, which has recently become famous across Japan. Next, you will visit Yanagawa area and get on a boat to travel through the river! Your otomo guide will translate the captain’s explanation! The chilling boat trip and foot bathing after the trip will make you relax!

Did you know that you can cross Kanmon Strait on foot or by bicycle? This is a tour to visit two port towns divided by the ocean by bicycle! You will start your tour at Moji port which is famous for its retro atmosphere! You will cycle through the beautiful buildings along the shore! We will rent a motor-assisted bicycle so slopes won’t stop you! You will enjoy the magnificent view of the strait from a hill and then watch the bridge from an angle beneath it! You will walk into the ocean since you will walk through the tunnel in the ocean! Don’t forget to try local gourmet at the other port with a market dealing with fresh local fish!

When visiting Fukuoka, Dazaifu Temple is a spot not to miss. The shops lining up to the shrine are also unique and appealing. But this is not everything! If you come to Dazaifu, enjoy all the spots there are to see. This is a tour prepared by otomo full of thought! See Komyo Zenji in a beautiful stone garden, Kamoda Jinjya in the mountains and also Kyushu Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan filled with 1000 years of Fukuoka history. Of course, there are lots to do in the streets too, taste the fresh plums, green onions and try the latest hamburgers. Finally, visit Tenmangu, your otomo guide will surely tell you everything there is to know!

Itoshima is a very popular area you reach in an hour from Fukuoka city. You will cycle around Itoshima and visit the must-see spots on this tour! You will first cycle through serene rice fields and a river, which takes you gradually to the ocean! There is a BBQ spot near the ocean where you can have fresh local seafood! After you get full, your otomo guide will show you the art of nature: a unique-shaped rock island and a natural tunnel made from wood! No doubt you will be surprised by the solemness of nature! You will also stop by a fashionable knick-knack shop and a café on the way. Don’t forget to book your tour to cycle through the great nature of Itoshima with your otomo guide!

For all the cat lovers out there! A small island, Ainoshima, only 20 minutes by boat from Fukuoka. Left? Right? Wherever you look, there are said to be more cats here than humans. Black cats with beautiful fur, timid cute cats and small kittens, you name it, many types live here with the locals. These cats are very friendly, if you're lucky they will come and play. But be careful not to annoy them too much! Other sites are also here, a facility received from Korea over several hundred years ago and a strange ruin piled with stones. After travelling around the island, taste the delicious seafood! A tour to embrace the flowing time, cats and nature!

[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

Let's discover Fukuoka City by bike with a licensed local guide! The course of the Fukuoka Bike Tour is covering historical, cultural sites, back streets and hidden places such as an old city area, castle ruins, downtown, seaside, parks etc by making good use of advantage of bicycles. And you go to a ramen restaurant popular for locals for lunch. Our local guides are government-licensed, friendly, familiar with Fukuoka. Why don't you get refreshed and know quickly about Fukuoka on the bike tour? We hope you will feel at one with our city Fukuoka and your Fukuoka trip will become a great memory for you. We look forward to cycling with you in Fukuoka.

Coming to Fukuoka will not be completed if you do not visit city icons such as Fukuoka Tower, Huis Ten Bosch, and tourist attractions associated with Kumamoto Bear - an icon of Kumamoto city that is close to Fukuoka. By joining this Fukuoka City Tour, going to Fukuoka will be easier because it is accompanied by a private tour guide who can speak English. Plan your own trip and the guide will be happy to grant your wish to travel around the city of Fukuoka! Itinerary above is just a suggestion. You can arrange your own simple itinerary by yourself and let the guide know about it and make your custom tour.

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. Show less