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Kitakyushu Customized Private Tour in 1 Day with Licensed Guide
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
$288.65
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Overview
The Kitakyushu 6hr Private Tour with a government-licensed guide offers a unique opportunity to discover the beauty and culture of Japan's gateway city. This customizable journey allows you to shape your experience based on your interests while enjoying delicious local cuisine and stunning sights.
- 🏰 Visit Mojiko Retro, a charming town just two train stops from Kokura station, perfect for a leisurely walk or a relaxing bench sit to enjoy the scenic views. Dive into the local specialty, yaki curry, a delicious baked curry with cheese, and explore fresh seafood options at the local brewery.
- 🚉 Explore Mojiko Station, a historic port that has been a key trading hub since the late 19th century, showcasing well-preserved Western-style buildings that reflect its rich past.
- 🏯 Discover Kokura Castle, originally built in 1602, featuring a modern reconstruction that contrasts beautifully with the surrounding cherry blossom park. The castle offers interactive displays and panoramic city views from its top floor.
- 📚 Experience the Kitakyushu Manga Museum, dedicated to the history of Japanese comics and featuring works from local artists, including the famous Matsumoto Leiji. Enjoy exhibitions in a mall that celebrates manga and anime culture.
- 🚽 Visit the TOTO Museum, showcasing the evolution of Japan's ceramic sanitation industry through engaging displays, including the first ceramic flush toilet seat and historical porcelain tableware.
- 🌸 Plan a visit to the Kawachi Wisteria Garden, known for its breathtaking wisteria displays, typically peaking from late April to early May. Advance reservations are required during peak bloom seasons.
- 🏞️ Ascend Mount Sarakura for stunning views of the city, accessible by cable car or car. Experience the breathtaking scenery in every season, whether it's vibrant autumn leaves or a winter wonderland.
- 🌉 Stroll across the picturesque Kanmon Bridge, connecting Kitakyushu to Shimonoseki, while enjoying scenic views of the Kanmon Strait and the city skyline. Rent a bike for a unique experience crossing the underground tunnel.
- 🍣 Visit Tanga Ichiba, the kitchen of Kitakyushu, featuring around 120 stores offering local seafood and delicacies. Don't miss trying the famous nukamiso daki and the customizable Daigaku don rice bowl.
- 🌼 Explore Shiranoe Botanical Garden, a beautiful 8-hectare garden on a hillside overlooking the Seto Inland Sea, offering seasonal plant displays and wildlife experiences. Check the schedule online before your visit.
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Kitakyushu Customized Private Tour in 1 Day with Licensed Guide
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 6 hours
- Customizable Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from 'What to expect' list
- Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
- Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Kitakyushu
- Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
- You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
- Private transportation
- Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
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Mojiko RetroTwo train stops from Kokura station, you can visit this charming town—sit on a bench and read or take a walk and enjoy the scenic view, two things that I love to do when I'm here. Perfect place to get some fresh air, whether on a breezy day out or a romantic stroll at night. The architecture here is rather quaint and pretty. You must also try the yaki curry here, the town specialty. It's baked curry with cheese and it's quite a treat. If you've got room after that, enjoy the fresh seafood or a cold one at their local brewery. There are also museums you can check out here after you're done at the plaza. If you go on a weekend, they usually hold events like antique car shows, vintage markets, ramen festivals, oyster fairs—you can consult a local events calendar or, if you're feeling spontaneous, just show up and be pleasantly surprised!
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Mojiko StationMoji was one of five cities that merged to form Kitakyushu City in 1963. It is the closest municipality of Kyushu in proximity to Honshu. Moji Port (門司港, Mojikō) has been prominent as an international trading port since the late 19th century. Today, although main port activities have been moved to a newer location at Shin-Moji Port, Moji Port retains its relevance as a tourist destination with a flavor from the past thanks to several well-preserved Western style buildings from the Meiji and Taisho Periods.
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Kokura CastleKokura Castle (小倉城, Kokurajō) was built in 1602 at the beginning of the Edo Period. The castle was destroyed by fire in 1866, and the current castle tower is a ferro-concrete reconstruction from 1959. The castle's traditional architecture provides an interesting visual contrast to the neighboring modern shopping and entertainment center. The castle grounds are now known as Katsuyama Park and are a popular cherry blossom spot that is usually in bloom around early April. The castle keep seems to have four floors from the outside, but actually has five on the inside. The modern interior introduces the local history with displays, an interactive zone and a small theater where visitors can get a hands-on and visual experience of past castle life. The castle's top floor offers panoramic views over the city.
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Kitakyushu Manga MuseumThe Kitakyushu Manga Museum (北九州市漫画ミュージアム) introduces the history of manga (Japanese comics) with a focus on artists who have affiliations to Kitakyushu City. One of the more famous artists featured at the museum is Matsumoto Leiji, whose best known works include the Space Battleship Yamato and Galaxy Express 999 series. The museum occupies the fifth and sixth floors of Aru-Aru City, a mall devoted to all things related to manga and anime, games and idol group paraphernalia. A permanent exhibition occupies the sixth floor of the mall, while temporary exhibitions can be found on the fifth floor.
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TOTO MuseumThe TOTO Museum (TOTO ミュージアム, Tōtō Museum) in Kitakyushu was opened on the occasion of the company's 100th anniversary and showcases the evolution of the business and its products. The elegant two-story building stands on the grounds of the company headquarters, has a showroom on the first floor and the museum on the second floor. The museum leads visitors through the history of TOTO, beginning with the first ceramic flush toilet seat developed in 1914 and the company's formal establishment in 1917 as a pioneer player in the ceramic sanitation industry at a time when most of Japan was still without a sewerage system. Old toilet seats are on display, as well as exquisite porcelain tableware that the company used to produce as a side business in the past.
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Kitakyushu City Kawachi Fuji Garden Wisterias BlossomA taxi or private vehicle is required to visit this site. From JR Kokura Station, it takes approximately 30–40 minutes by taxi.From JR Yawata Station, it takes approximately 25–35 minutes by taxi **You may not able to visit Kawachi Wisteria Garden because flowers is avaialble to see in very limited terms. Please visit official website of Kawachi Wisteria Garden to check in advance.** Kawachi Wisteria Garden (河内藤園, Kawachi Fujien) is a private garden in the wooded hills south of central Kitakyushu, famous for its spectacularly presented, large numbers of wisteria flowers. The garden is opened to the public seasonally during the wisteria season which usually peaks around late April to early May and during the maple leaf season in autumn. *Advance reservation is required from mid April to the beginning of May. Please visit official website of Kawachi Wisteria Garden for the detail. * Opening season Wisteria Garden(End of April to Early May)/ Autumn leaves (Mid November to Early December)
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Mount Sarakura Visitor CenterA 2,041 ft. mountain in Yahatahigashi, I've been here three times with different people in different seasons. Once I went with my family on a Sunday morning, it was nice and windy, while eating bread and sipping coffee, we watched paragliders from a distance. The second time I went with friends for a simple night time drive up to the mountain. The view overlooking the city at night is spectacular. I've even heard that it's now one of the new three major night views of Japan. Third time, I went with a significant other and it was in winter, everything was blanketed in snow. So no matter what time or season you visit here, it will be beautiful no matter what. You can come up via the cable car, drive up or I hear even some people hike up—the view will still be scenic whether the leaves are green, red or speckled with white. There's an observation deck up top as well as a restaurant.
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Kanmon StraitThis is the bridge that connects Kitakyushu to Shimonoseki. Kanmon Bridge is very picturesque, it's a walk from Mojiko station but it's very scenic with the view of Kanmon Strait and boats sailing by, the skyline of Shimonoseki in the backdrop. There's also Norfolk square and a playground nearby and the underground tunnel that you can use to cross to Shimonoseki, if you don't want to take the ferry or drive through the bridge. You can also rent a bike to get around and also cross it through the underground tunnel, but you can only walk your bike as there is no biking allowed inside the tunnel. There's a line in the underground tunnel that you can stand on and be able to say—I'm at two places at the same time, A Walk To Remember style (if you've seen that movie). You'll be standing at Mojiko and Shimonoseki at the same time. Also, at two islands at the same time—Kyushu and Honshu island, because Shimonoseki is already part of Honshu island—one of the four islands of Japan.
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Tanga IchibaTanga Ichiba is called the kitchen of Kitakyushu, and has a history of more than one hundred years. About 120 stores, which handles local seafood, vegetables and delicatessen, are lined up inside this traditional ichiba (market). Visitors should try the nukamiso daki, a Kokura dish consisting of sardine and mackerel cooked with nukamiso (*2). It is filled with umami (a sweet and salty flavor) and goes very well with rice. Nukamiso daki can be purchased at various stores in Tanga Ichiba. The Daigaku don, a type of rice bowl, has been attracting attention recently at this market. Visitors first buy a bowl of rice at Daigakudo, a restaurant located inside the market, for 200 yen. After obtaining rice, they visit the other stores to purchase toppings, return to Daigakudo, and eat.
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Shiranoe Botanical GardenShiranoe Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located on the eastern side of Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City, which is the easternmost point of Kyushu. It is situated on a small hill overlooking Suo-nada (the Seto Inland Sea), and the total area spans approximately 8 hectares. The park makes use of the natural terrain, with ups and downs throughout the grounds, allowing visitors to enjoy plants, wildlife, and scenic views throughout the four seasons. **Closed on every Tuesday in Jan, Jul, Aug, Dec and Dec 29th to Jan 3rd** **Please check schedule on webiste before you book**
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Kitakyushu Customized Private Tour in 1 Day with Licensed Guide
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
$288.65
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they redeem the gift voucher.
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