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Fukuoka Private Tour: Heart and Tradition of Hakata
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
$353.94
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Overview
Hakata serves as Fukuoka’s vibrant heart, blending rich history, local traditions, and delicious cuisine. Highlights include visits to Tochoji Temple and Kushida Shrine, where sacred sites and legends await.
- 🕌 Visit Tochoji Temple, featuring a stunning five-storied pagoda built in 806 by Kukai, and gaze upon the towering Great Buddha that stands over 10 meters tall.
- ⛩️ Explore Kushida Shrine, the oldest shrine in Fukuoka, known for its spirit spring believed to grant longevity and the famous lifting stone, “Chikaraishi,” used by sumo champions.
- 🎨 Step into history at Hakatamachiya Furusatokan, where you can engage with traditional crafts like Hakata Dolls and Bariko while discovering the lifestyle of the 19th and early 20th century.
- 🍱 Enjoy lunch on Kawabatadori Shopping Street, a local hub filled with shops and eateries perfect for sampling regional flavors.
- 🛍️ Experience Canal City Hakata, a vibrant shopping and entertainment complex boasting around 250 shops, cafes, and a beautiful canal running through the center.
- 🌳 Stroll through Ohori Park, a historical park that once served as a moat for Fukuoka Castle, now a tranquil oasis filled with water birds and turtles.
- 🍶 Taste local sake at Hakata Hyakunenkura, Hakata's only brewery with over 140 years of history, known for its fruity freshness and unique offerings like freshly pressed “new” sake.
- 🚉 Conclude your tour at Hakata Station, a major railway hub in southern Japan and the largest station on Kyushu Island, connecting you to the rest of Japan.
- 🚗 Hotel pick-up and drop-off included, with options for taxi or private car service available at an extra fee.
- ♿ Wheelchair accessible with public transportation options nearby, ensuring comfort for all travelers.
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Fukuoka Private Tour: Heart and Tradition of Hakata
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 7 hours
- Hotel pick up
- Hakata Port (Pick-Up)
- Sake Tasting
- English Speaking Guide
- Public transportation
- Hakata Machiya Furusatokan
- Taxi / Private Car or Bus (Available for an extra fee)
- Hakata Port / Hotel drop off (Available for an extra fee)
- Food & Drinks
Meeting point
Hakata Station
Return details
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Tochoji TempleThe 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.
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Kushida ShrineKushida 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.
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Hakatamachiya FurusatokanStep 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.
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Kawabatadori Shopping StreetTaking lunch time in this local shopping street.
- 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. (pass by)
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Ohori ParkOhori 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.
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Hakata HyakunenkuraThis 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?
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Hakata StationThe 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.
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Fukuoka Private Tour: Heart and Tradition of Hakata
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
$353.94
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!