Fukuoka customized tours
Japan KYUSHU Tourist is the specialist of Fukuoka and Kyushu tour in Japan.
We offer various types of customized private tours exclusively for you.
Kyushu is a paradise of Japan travel like no others.
We have prepared Suggested Kyushu tour itineraries that have been created based on
abundant latest local tourist information collected by our own site investigation.
And also the itinerary have been considered the numerous tour results reflecting the
customers satisfactions.
Long duration Kyushu tours in Japan
Kyushu is the paradise of Japan travel like no others.
Kyushu has rich landscapes including nature and diverse cultures including food cultures.
It has a variety of histories all over Kyushu, and nature and urban are harmonized.
You can enjoy a lot of things here in Kyushu what you want to experience.
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Exploring the featured destinations and must see places throughout Kyushu |
Travelling the 5 prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita |
Kagoshima, Chiran, Ibusuki, Satsuma peninsula, Nichinan Miyazaki, Hyuga, Takachiho |
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Saga, Nagasaki, Shimabara, Unzen , Yanagawa, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka |
Amakusa, Kumamoto, Aso Kurokawa, Takachiho Okugungo, Chikugo, Fukuoka |
Asakura, Ukiha, Okugungo Yufuin, Beppu, Usa, Kunisaki Peninsula, Kitakyushu , Fukuoka |
Short duration tours from Fukuoka-city
Many kind of fascinating tourist destinations are concentrated in northern part of Kyushu
and you can enjoy a short journey from Fukuoka-city.
The starting and finishing place of the tour is Fukuoka-city.
If required, the starting place of the tour can be changed to Kitakyushu-city.
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Fukuoka-city is the Heart of Kyushu. this tour introduce historical places and local traditional areas. |
Yanagawa is a Castle town with beautiful canal. Dazaifu is must visit place in Fukuoka-prefecture has 1300 years history |
World leading Environmental Future city, and blessed with spectacular & stunning nature
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Itoshima is a resort town with beautiful dynamic Genkai Sea; seafood gourmet, rural landscape, Sake brewery |
Agricultural industries spreading in the Chikugo plain; beautiful rural landscape, fruit picking, Sake brewery, Onsen |
The city in harmony with foreign countries cultures, there are many fascinating features you can meet |
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Takachiho offers the dynamic nature of Takachiho Gorge, and the birthplace of Shinto which is Japanese indigenouse religion |
This tour takes two major Onsen Resorts in Kyushu, those areas have different features |
The best place for enjoyng the nature in Kyushu, Aso and Takachiho are spreading around Mount Aso |
Other featured Sightseeing tours
Munakata & Fukutsu one-day tour UNESCO World Heritage sites
Yame & Hishino village one-day tour
Nagasaki / UNESCO Hidden Christian Sites
Japanese Christianity has a long history of continuing faith while coexisting with Japanese
traditional religion Shinto and General society. Japan’s unique practice of the Christian faith
continued even during the ban on Christianity.
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Travelling Nagasaki-city including Sotome for the Hidden Christian sites and related sites |
Travelling Nagasaki-city, Unzen and Shimabara where was the site of Shimabara Rebellion |
Travelling Nagasaki-city, Sotome, Unzen, Shimabara, Amakusa and Hirado
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UNESCO Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution sites
Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining are a group of historic sites that played
an important part in the industrialization of Japan in the Bakumatsu during National
isolation period and Meiji periods, and are part of the industrial heritage of Japan.
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The birth place of Steel Industry in Japan and contributed to the development of the Japanese industry modernization |
The origin of Japan’s modernization. Nagasaki contributed for Shipbuilding and Coal Mining |
To learn how Japan has become the world’s most industrialized country in the short period |
Study tour in Kitakyushu-city
Kitakyushu-city is the best place in Japan for Study tour of Environmental and Industrial issues.
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Kitakyushu-city is the most advanced city in Japan for solid waste management and recycling |
Kitakyushu-city is promoting the low carbon society in Asia taking leadership as the Environmental Future City. |
KAIZEN is the most important key word for Japan’s modernization and world leading industries |
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And we would love to chat about your travel plans on the phone as well,
please ring our office a call in English Tel : +81-93-521-8897
Tour results
We are offering various types of tours, and the tour results up to now are shown links below.
Tailor-made tour Study tour Golf tour
Chikugo region travel guide
Agricultural industries spreading in the Kyushu’s largest Chikugo plain.
Chikugo region consists of Toho Village, Asakura, Akizuki, Ukiha, Kurume, Yame
and Hoshino Village
Exploring Chikugo
Asakura is the only area in Japan to use water wheels for irrigation to rice field
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Akizuki is a former Castle town located in northern part of Asakura. You can enjoy the harmony of
countryside landscape and former castle town scenery that makes the atmosphere like a time of
400 years ago.
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Sakurano-baba Street |
Cherry Blossoms |
 Autumn leaves
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A tranquil Onsen Resort near Fukuoka-city and is located on the banks of Chikugo River.
The quality hot spring is weakly alkaline and sulfur is mixed and has the effect of dropping
old horn and creating beautiful skin.
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Gate way |
 Chikugo River
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Onsen resort |
Ukiha blessed with nature where many orchards spread out at the foot of Mino mountain range.
Yoshii, in the center of Chikugo flourished as a post town during the Edo period, and there a lot
of Sake brewery which have established the Edo period. A fruits picking and Sake brewery
visit can be enjoyed here.
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Yoshii machi |
Ukiha machi |
Ukiha Inari Shrine |
Time-honored scenery, back to 100 years ago, located in Yoshii-machi, Shirakabe, literary
meaning is white wall. The avenue of houses with white wall were constructed about 100
years ago. About 250 houses in the area has been designated as National important
raditional buildings preservation district.
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The largest Shrine in Kyushu and the shrine is specified as Ichino-miya or the representative
Shrine in Chikugo region. Located in Kurume-city, stand at the middle of Kora Mountain.
From the Shrine compound, breath taking magnificent view of Chikugo plain can be seen.
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Torii Gate, entrance of Shrine |
Kyushu’s largest Shrine building |
Magnificent view from the Shrine |
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The country of Green Tea, producing the highest grade tea |
Yame is the Centre of Japanese artificial crafts |
The most beautiful village in Japan |
Let’s sample Chochu at Beniotome Shuzo
Shochu is a Japanese distilled beverage less than 45% alcohol by volume.
The shochu of Beniotome Shuzo is distilled from Sesame.
The brewery can be visited and there is a tasting corner, Let’s sample Chochu.
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Chikugo region is the best place for Fruits harvest exprience throughout the year.
Strawbery, Grape, Pear, Apple and Persimmon, in Asakura, Ukiha, Tanushimaru and Yame.
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Strawbery |
Grape |
Apple |
Location of Chikugo
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Yame Traditional Craft Museum
Yame is the Centre of Japanese artificial crafts.
The Museum was built in 1986 with the purpose of gathering traditional craft items together
and transferring traditional techniques and development of local industry.
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Japan’s largest Stone lantern |
Traditinal Craft Museum |
Stone lantern exhibition |
Various items producing in Yame are exhibited in the Museum.
Fukushima Buddhist Altar
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Japan’s biggest Gold Buddhist Altar |
Buddhist Altars |
Shinto Shrine |
Yame lantern
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Hina doll
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Samurai Armour
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Bow and arrow
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Hand made Japanese Paper
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Hosino Porcelain
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Bamboo craft
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Akasaka doll
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Wooden craft
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Stone lantern
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Location of Yame
General information
| Address | 2-123-2 Motomachi, Yame-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
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60 minutes by a vehicle from JR Hakata station (Fukuoka-city) 40 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa 40 minutes by a vehicle from Asakura 35 minutes by a vehicle from Kurume 100 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
| Open hours | 9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | No fee is required |
| Days closed | Monday, New year holidays |
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Featured Japanese restaurant in Yame
Ginnoka, one of the recommended Japanse restaurant.
The restaurant Ginnoka uses Japanese old style house built 100 years ago, and located
next to the Sake brewery Kitaya.
The Chef of Ginnoka grew up helping with the work of sake brewery Kitaya. The restaurant
opened in 2014 and serving Japanese cuisines which is compatible with Sake using local
abundant ingredients such as vegetables, fruits and fresh river and sea fishes.
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Lunch
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Location of Yame
General information
| Address | 1018-2 Motomura, Yame-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
60 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 40 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa 40 minutes by a vehicle from Asakura 35 minutes by a vehicle from Kurume 100 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
| Day closed | Tuesday |
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Yeme Fukushima
White-walled townscape, Fukushima area is designated as an important traditional buildings
preservation area by the Japanese government.
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Since the Edo Era (1603 – 1868), the area has flourished as an economical and political
base, and many merchant houses which retain the atmosphere of that time remain even
today, mainly in the towns of Miyano, Kyo, and Furumatsu.
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The folk performing art “Fukushima Lantern Dolls” is performed at Fukushima Hachimangu
Shrine in Miyano Town around September 23 of every year. *Various events take place
throughout the year (Yame Paper Lantern Festival, Yame White Wall Gallery Tour, etc.).
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Location of Yame
General information
| Address | Motomachi, Yame-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
60 minutes by a vehicle from JR Hakata station (Fukuoka-city) 40 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa 40 minutes by a vehicle from Asakura 35 minutes by a vehicle from Kurume 100 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Sake Brewery Kitaya
Kitaya is renowned Saka brewer in Yame.
Kitaya was founded some 190 years ago during the Edo Era. The Sake is produced using
high-grade rice if brewing quality rice of brewing cultivated in Fukuoka-prefecture.
The Brewery can be visited and enjoy sampling Sake.
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Location of Yame
General information
| Address | 374 Motomura, Yame-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
60 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 40 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa 40 minutes by a vehicle from Asakura 35 minutes by a vehicle from Kurume 100 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Kurogi large Wisteria tree
The tree is more than 600 years old, the total area of its scaffolding structure at 3,000 square
meters and its longest flower clusters measuring in at 150 centimeters, the tree looks truly
spectacular when it blooms.
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The Wisteria Festival takes place between mid-April and early May, adjusted to coincide
with the blooming of the giant wisteria tree located on the Susano Shrine grounds.
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During the festival, stalls line the grounds of the shrine, and a Sake brewery in the town
is open to the public for tours.
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Visitors are sure to enjoy the whole day.
Location of Yame
General information
| Address | 5-2 Kurogi, Kurogi-machi, Yame-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
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80 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 50 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa 60 minutes by a vehicle from Asakura 50 minutes by a vehicle from Kurume 110 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Yame & Hoshino village one-day tour
The city of Japanese Tea and Traditional Crafts. Located in the southern part of
Fukuoka-prefecture, Yame grew in size after the merger with Kurogi town,Tachibana
town,Yabe village,Hoshino village in 2010.
Travelling route
Tour conditions
The tour is the private tour exclusively for your group.
・Minimum number : 2 person
・Maxum number : 30 person
・Tour date : please specify the date
・English speaking tour attendant escorts your journey to produce a pleasant trip.
・Chartered vehicle is utilized as per number of person.
Itinerary
8:30 Depart Fukuoka-city
Transfer to Yame
Exploring Yame Central Tea Plantation
Visit Yame Traditional Craft Museum
Lunch at Yame Ginnoka
visit Sake brewery Kitaya
Transfer to Hoshino village
Exploring Hoshino village
Transfer to Fukuoka-city
18:00 Arrive at Fukuoka-city
Option : the following sites can be arranged as options.
Where to Explore
The country of Green Tea, the Green Tea grown in Yame is one of the highest grade of tea
throughout Japan. This is the large Tea plantation spreading on a gently sloping hilly area,
about 70 ha. There is an observatory at the top of hill, Ariake bay as well as Shimabara
Peninsula in Nagasaki-prefecture can be seen on sunny days.
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Yame is the Centre of Japanese artificial crafts. The Museum was built in 1986 with the
purpose of gathering traditional craft items together and transferring traditional techniques
and development of local industry.
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Japan’s largest Stone lantern |
Japan’s biggest Gold Buddhist Altar |
Hina doll |
White-walled townscape
The Fukushima area is designated as an important traditional buildings preservation area
by the Japanese government. Since the Edo Era (1603 – 1868), the area has flourished
as an economical and political base, and many merchant houses which retain the atmosphere
of that time remain even today, mainly in the towns of Miyano, Kyo, and Furumatsu.
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Kitaya is renowned Saka brewer in Yame,was founded some 190 years ago during the Edo
Era. The Sake is produced using high-grade rice if brewing quality rice of brewing cultivated
in Fukuoka-prefecture. The Brewery can be visited and enjoy sampling Sake.
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Featured Japanese restaurant Ginnoka
The restaurant Ginnoka uses Japanese old style house built 100 years ago, and located
next to the Sake brewery Kitaya. The restaurant opened in 2014 and serving Japanese
cuisines which is compatible with Sake using local abundant ingredients such as vegetables,
fruits and fresh river and sea fishes.
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The most beautiful village in Japan located in the southeastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture,
and east side of Yame-city, at altitudes between 200 and 1,000 metres above sea level.
As 84 percent of the village is covered with mountain forests, agriculture and forestry are
the two main industries.
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Terraced fields made by stonewall |
Tea Culture Museum |
Star Culture Center |
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The largest Shrine in Kyushu and the shrine is specified as Ichino-miya or the representative
Shrine in Chikugo region. Located in Kurume-city, stand at the middle of Kora Mountain.
From the Shrine compound, breath taking magnificent view of Chikugo plain can be seen.
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Torii Gate, entrance of Shrine |
Kyushu’s largest Shrine building |
Magnificent view from the Shrine |
The Wisteria Festival takes place between mid-April and early May. The tree is more than
600 years old. The total area of its scaffolding structure at 3,000 square meters and its
longest flower clusters measuring in at 150 centimeters, the tree looks truly spectacular
when it blooms.
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In the harvest time, the northern Kyushu boasts many area with beautiful fruit orchards.
Fukuoka is one of the leading fruit-producing prefecture in all Japan.
The fruit production in Fukuoka is primarily concentrated in the southern Chikugo region
such as Ukiha, Asakura and Tanushimaru.
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Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897 , Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Tour results
We are offering various types of tours, and the tour results up to now are shown links below.
Tailor-made tour Study tour Golf tour
Fukuoka-prefecture travel guide
Fukuoka-prefecture only in Japan is selected by
CNN Travel as one of the top 19 places to visit in 2019
Fascinating history. Incredible eats. Natural beauty. If the Japanese seaside city of Fukuoka
isn’t already on your radar, its time to recalibrate your Japan travel plans.
Fukuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of
Fukuoka. It is the ninth most populated prefecture ( 5,111 thousand population) in Japan.
One of several host cities for the Rugby World Cup 2019, Fukuoka is the gateway to the
island of Kyushu. It’s the perfect destination for those looking to go beyond the well-trodden
destinations like Osaka, Tokyo and Kyoto and see a new corner of Japan.
Location of Fukuoka-prefecture
Featured destinations
The gate way to Kyushu and is the biggest cosmopolitan city in Kyushu. Due to its location
Fukuoka-city is the great starting point for exploring Kyushu Fukuoka-city has a long history as
commercial town and castle town, and prospered as important district to Asian Continent for
many years. Now, Fukuoka-city is the International bub of Kyushu, the nation’s fourth largest
economic zone.
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Historical place Dazaifu About 1300 years ago, in Dazaifu, there was a government office to
manage the entire Kyushu for a long period of 500 years at the present Dazaifu. There are
numbers of historical sites which reflect to the ancient history of Dazaifu Tenmangu shrines
in Japan.
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A beautiful canal town Yanagawa, Canal boat cruise can be enjoyed while experience the
atmospheres of Japanese castle town and rural Japanese life style. The estuary town facing
the Ariake Sea through the Chikugo River and Yabe River. People started to live here since
ancient times and the agriculture and fishery have been engaged in by making Horiwari literary
means the artificial canal.
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A Resort town belonging to Genkai Quasi-National Park located next to Fukuoka-city.
Itoshima is facing Genkai Sea that the dynamic wave makes beautiful coast line scenery, and
on the other side is surrounded majestic Seburi mountain range makes beautiful country side
landscape.
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The Sacred Island Okinoshiam and Associated site in the Munakata Region
has been registered on the UNESCO Wlorld Heritage in 2016.
Munakata Region is located in the west part of Fukuoka-prefecture and facing to Genkai Sea.
The area are consist of Munakata, Fukutsu, Akama and Oshima Island.
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Agricultural industries spreading in the Kyushu’s largest Chikugo plain.
Chikugo region consists of Toho Village, Asakura, Akizuki, Ukiha, Kurume, Yame and Hoshono
Village. The Kyuhsu’s largest Chikugo River which flows from Mount Aso through the Chikugo
region to Ariake Sea. The Kyushu’s largest Chikugo plain spreading in the Chikugo River basin,
where people live from ancient time and the various cultures have been created.
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Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
And we would love to chat about your travel plans on the phone as well,
please ring our office a call in English Tel : +81-93-521-8897
Tour results
We are offering various types of tours, and the tour results up to now are shown links below.
Tailor-made tour Study tour Golf tour
Fruits harvest experience
Let’s enjoy harvesting Fruits
In the harvest time, the northern Kyushu boasts many area with beautiful fruit orchards.
Fukuoka is one of the leading fruit-producing prefecture in all Japan.
The fruit production in Fukuoka is primarily concentrated in the southern Chikugo region
such as Ukiha, Asakura and Tanushimaru.
Strawbery : December through May, in Ukiha and Yame
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Grape : August to bignning of October, in Ukiha and Tanushimaru
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Persimmon : Middle of October to biginning of December, in Asakura, Ukiha and Tanushimaru
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Apple : August to December, in Asakura and Kama
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Kabosu, September to October in Bungo-ono, Oita-prefecture
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Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture