Itoshima Scenic One-Day Tour

 

 

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Please let us know your preferences and travel requirements, and we will create

a personalized itinerary just for you.

 

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Japan KYUSHU Tourist Co., Ltd

3-8-1 Asano, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 802-0001, Japan

Licensed Travel Agency: Fukuoka Prefecture Registration No. 3-688

 

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2-Day Yufuin & Beppu Premier onsen Tour

 

・Yufuin: A tranquil resort known for its scenic beauty. Enjoy a relaxing

　stroll along 　Yunotsubo Avenue and savor exquisite local delicacies.

・Beppu: Famous for its “Hell Tour” (Jigoku Meguri) and a vast variety of

　bathing experiences. The area also offers diverse theme parks for all ages.

 

 

Sample Itinerary

This sample itinerary is developed to serve as a template for your customized tour.

Please let us know your preferences and travel requirements, and we will create

a personalized itinerary just for you.

 

 Enquiry Form  (Click here to contact us)

 

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Day 1  Yufuin

 

8:00 The tour will commence at the designated location in Fukuoka.

=== Drive to Kokonoe via the expressway === 

Exploring Kokonoe Yume Otsurihashi

=== Drive to Yufuin ===

Exploring Yufuin

A picturesque retreat town where nature meets artistic elegance at the

base of Mt. Yufu.

・Lunch at a local restaurant in Yufuin 

・Yunotsubo avenue  

   recommended sites : Kinrinko lake  and Floral Village 

=== Drive to Beppu via the Beppu Yufuin road ===

Dinner at your hotel

 

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Day 2   Beppu 

 

After breakfast, check out of the Hotel in Beppu

Exploring Beppu

 A steamy onsen paradise nestled between the sea and mountains

・Go up to Mount Tsurumi by the Ropeway

　Enjoy a breathtaking panoramic view of the onsen town and Beppu Bay from

　the mountain top

・Lunch at a local restaurant in Beppu  

・Beppu Hell tour experience

    Recommended sites : Umi-Jigoku , Oniishi Bozu-Jigoku and Chinoeke-Jigoku

=== Drive to Fukuoka via the expressway ===

18:00 Arrive at the designated place in Fukuoka; tour concludes

 

 

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2-Day Nagasaki Tour: A Journey Through History and Culture

 

Established in 1571, Nagasaki has long served as Japan’s primary gateway

to the world. Its unique heritage spans the introduction of Christianity to the

dawn of Japan’s industrial revolution. While honoring its tragic past as an

atomic bomb site, Nagasaki has transformed into a vibrant symbol of peace,

resilience, and cultural harmony

 

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Inspiration: Sample Itinerary　

This sample itinerary is a starting point for crafting your bespoke private tour. By integrating

your specific needs and preferences into every detail, we will meticulously plan a seamless

journey perfectly tailored to you.

 

 

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Arrive at the designated place in Fukuoka; tour concludes

 

 

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Fukuoka & Beyond: Private Tailor-Made Day Tours

Experience Fukuoka and its surrounding hidden gems through a tour designed

exclusively for you. From savoring world-class ramen and fresh seafood to

exploring ancient temples and breathtaking coastal drives, our English-speaking

driver-guides ensure a seamless and deeply personal exploration of the region.

Tell us your interests, and we will unlock the best of Fukuoka and beyond.

Discover the hidden gems of Fukuoka and its surrounding areas.

Whether you’re interested in ancient shrines, scenic coastlines, or local

gourmet, our English-speaking driver-guides will create the perfect itinerary

just for you.

 

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Inspiration: Sample Itineraries　

This sample itineraries are a starting point for crafting your bespoke private tour.

By integrating your specific needs and preferences into every detail, we will

meticulously plan a seamless journey perfectly tailored to you.

 

Fukuoka City Curated One-Day Excursion

Discover the traditional charms of Fukuoka: Start your journey in Hakata Old Town, which flourished as Japan’s premier international trading hub during the Middle Ages. Then, explore Seaside Momochi, a scenic waterfront resort facing Hakata Bay. Conclude your tour at the Fukuoka Castle Ruins, where you can immerse yourself in the history of the Edo period.

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Yanagawa & Dazaifu One-day Tour

Explore two of Fukuoka’s most popular destinations: Yanagawa and Dazaifu. Yanagawa is a beautiful canal town where you can enjoy scenic boat cruises and delicious local cuisine. Dazaifu, a must-visit location with over 1,300 years of history, is home to the famous Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine.

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Kitakyushu One-day Tour

As the second-largest city in Kyushu, Kitakyushu is blessed with spectacular natural beauty. Known as a hub of industrial innovation, the city played a pivotal role in Japan’s modernization. Today, it offers numerous attractions, including UNESCO World Heritage sites from the ‘Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution.

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Itoshima Scenic One-Day Tour

 

Itoshima City is located adjacent to Fukuoka City. Its northern boundary faces the Genkai Sea, featuring intricate coastlines shaped by the dynamic waves. The area boasts a beautiful landscape, with plains and low mountains nestled between the northern coastline and the Seburi mountain range in the south. The main industries are fishery and agriculture, producing rice, fruits, and flowers. Sake rice is also cultivated locally, supporting several excellent sake breweries

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Meal arrangment

 

Experiencing Japanese cuisine culture is one of the great pleasures and treasures of traveling.

Japanese food and culture is inextricably entwined and has been created by the various factors

of each region such as natural features, landscape, local climate and geography, farming

practices and specializations as well as historical influences.

Therefore, there are many unique and special flavors to savor in each local cuisine and every

authentic Japanese meal.

We visit various kinds of restaurants and eating establishments to share the experience of

enjoying their meals and the standards of their service.

 

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Eel restaurant, in Yanagawa, Fukuoka-prefecture

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Food stalls, Hakata ramen Yatai, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka-prefecture

Food stalls “Yatai” is one thing to enjoy in Fukuoka. Despite a decline in recent year, there

are said to be more than 160. The food stalls have all kind of food, but you have to try

Hakata ramen, usually made with white soup from pork bone and thin noodles. When you

order, you can specify noodle texture, such as yawa, meaning “soft”, or bari-kata, meaning

 “very hard”. In local dialect bari means “very”.  Anther unique thing is kaedama.

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Mitsui Club restaurant, in Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture

The Japanese and Western Restaurant at the Mitsui Club.  You can enjoy grilled curry that

originated from Moji Port. Mitsui Club was built by the Mitsui Co., Ltd in 1921 as a reception

center and to provide accommodation for VIP’s. It is now designated as an important cultural

property. Dr. Albert Einstein who awarded Nobel Prize in Physics stayed here. 

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Restaurants at JR Kokura station, in Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture

Ekikara 30 po Yokocho, is the restaurant floor at 1st floor of AMU Place, JR Kokura station.

There are various type of Japanese style restaurant including Ramen restaurant.

Lunch and dinner can be enjoyed.

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Ichiran-no-mori, in Itoshima, Fukuoka-prefecture

Let’s enoy Hakara Ramen.  Ichiran is an authentic tonkotsu ramen  (pork born soup ramen) restaurant,

established in 1960.  The ramen producing factory can be visited and various type of ramen can be 

enjoyed at Ichiran-no-mori.

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Oyster Barbecue Hut, in Itoshima, Fukuoka-prefecture

Itoshima oyster growing up in the rich nature of mountain and sea Itoshima oyster features

mellow and sweet taste.  There are many Oyster Barbecue Huts at five fishing harbours.

The huts only open during the season, from end of October to March or April.

The huts are simple in construction; just big vinyl tents filled with a few dozen tables, each with

their own grill. You can get oysters, sazae (sea snails), prawns, fish and other seafood, fresh as

fresh can be, by the crate.

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Accommodation arrangement

 

Japan has a wide variety of accommodations that cannot be described simply as either

Western-style hotels or Japanese-style hotels. For example:

 

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Onsen Resort Accommodation

Most of these accommodations offer Japanese-style service, and include dinner.

The accommodation buildings are either Japanese-style or a modern architectural style

that is in harmony with the surrounding nature. Most of the rooms are equipped with

modern beds, and some accommodations have open-air bath rooms .

 

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Tourist destinations accommodation

Most accommodations are in attractive modern architectural styles and many of these

offer breakfast but no dinner.

When choosing a place to stay, we certainly consider not only the services of the

Accommodation, but also the access to restaurants, facilities and tourist attractions.

 

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Accommodation Market research

In order to provide the suitable Accommodation, we stay at a wide range of Hotels from

economy class to luxury class to confirm and assess all aspects such as the availability

of all included items, and the standard and quality of the Service.

 

Iseya, in Obama Unzen

Hotel Sansenkaku, in Beppu

Yuno-sato Hayama, in Beppu

Hotel CONCERTO Nagasaki

AMANE RESORT Seikai, in Beppu

Hotel Indigo, in Nagasaki

Sozankyo, in Aso

The Blossom Hakata Premier, in Fukuoka-city

Phoenix Seagaia Resort, in Miyazaki

Stadium City Hotel Nagasaki

Unzen Fukudaya, in Unzen Onsen

Taisenkaku, in Harazuru Onsen

Ohana, cultural asset, in Yanagawa

Wataya Besso, in Ureshino Onsen

Kamenoi Hotel, in Beppu

 

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Authentic Japanese & local experience

 

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Fruits harvest experience, in Fukuoka-prefecture

 

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.

Strawberry : December through May, in Ukiha and Yame

Grape : August to beginning of October, in Ukiha and Tanushimaru 

Persimmon : Middle of October to beginning of December, in Asakura,

Ukiha and Tanushimaru 

Apple : August to December, in Asakura and Kama 

 

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Japanese cultural experience in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka-prefecture

 

Time to enjoy dressing in kimono and tea ceremony experience, at Kokura Castle Garden 

and Kokura Castle. You can also take beautiful photographs in this location to provide you

with wonderful memories and recollection of your visit to Kokura Castle.

The Tea ceremony follow a traditional ceremony of serving tea to guests.

 

 

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Pottery experience in Koishiwara, Fukuoka-prefecture

 

Make your own original Koishiwara-yaki pottery.  Koishiwara-yaki is a type of Japanese

traditional pottery in Koishiwara. The history dates back to the 17th century, when the third

Lord Kuroda Mitsuyuki (1628–1707) invited potters from Imari, Saga-prefecture to Fukuoka.

Try your hand at making the famous local Koishiwara-yaki pottery at Ota-gama pottery,

by learning how to create your own piece of Koishiwara-yaki pottery.

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Net fishing experience, in Itoshima, Fukuoka-prefecture

 

This is one of the traditional fishing methods using fishing net in which the fish are

caught by pulling both end of rope by hand.

The net is set up by boat so that it is spread over the points where fish are likely to gather,

and the rope is returned to the shore.

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Samurai experience, in Kumamoto-city, Kumamoto-prefecture

 

Discover the spirit of Miyamoto Musashi who was the strongest Sumurai in Japan.

You can learn the real Samurai swordsmanship and sprituality that has been

passed down for 380 years.

Japan KYUSHU Tourist can organized Samurai Experience in Kumamoto.

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Open-air Theater Tao-no-oka, in Kuju, Oita-prefecture

 

In this breathtaking landscape, you will find the “Sky Stage,” where you can experience

a dynamic performance by DRUM TAO, a world-renowned Japanese taiko group .

With no roof or walls, this special stage uses the stunning natural scenery as its backdrop.

It is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience you can only have here.

 

 

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Onsen experience, in Beppu, Oira-prefecture

 

 

Umi-Jigoku

Sea Hell, it resemble of sea, this 200 metre deep, cobalt blue pond of boiling water

emerge 1200 years ago after a volcano explosion.

Oniishi Bouzu-Jigoku　

Oniishi shaving Head Hell, large and small bubble of hot gray mud that boiling up here

look like the shaven head of monks.

Shiraike-Jigoku　

White Pound Hell, the colorless water that naturally spouts from the ground mysteriously

turn creamy white. 

Kamado-Jigoku　

Shibaseki district

It takes about 5 minutes by car or bus from Kannawa district to this Shibaseki district.　

 

Chinoike-Jigoku　

Tatsumaki-Jigoku

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Takachiho-no-Yokagura, in Takachiho, Miyazaki-prefecture

 

Takachiho-no-Yokagura is a Shinto ritual which has been dedicated to Ujigami-sama

(a local god) from November to February for each settlement since a long time ago.

For the people who cannot enjoy Takachiho-no-Yokagura, leading 4 episodes are

performed from 8pm to 9pm at Takachiho Shrine Kagura-den Hall throghout the year.

First three episodes (The dance of Tajikarao, Uzume, Totori) are based on Iwato

Mythology. The dance of Goshitai is a dance of a married couple (Izanagi and

Izanami) living happily together. It expresses a prayer for a rich harvest, happily

married, smooth delivery and pregnancy.

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6 days Kyushu tour / International region

 

The northwestern coastline of Kyushu faces overseas countries and many areas

of the region have developed as international cities.
The areas to introduce are Nagasaki, Shimabara, Unzen, Dazaifu, Kitakyushu

and Fukuoka.

 

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Schedule  places to be explored	Stay
Day 1 : Depart from Fukuoka → Nagasaki  Day 2 : Nagasaki           Day 3 : Shimabara and Unzen Day 4 : Dazaifu  Day 5 : Kitakyushu  Day 6 : Fukuoka	Nagasaki Nagasaki Unzen Kitakyushu Fukuoka Fukuoka

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Shimabara spreads in the foot of gentle Mount Unzen and facing to Ariale sea.

Unzen is a gentle Onsen resort situated in the Unzen National Park. The Resort area

was originally developed for foreigners as a place close to Nagasaki.

 

 Schedule 

After breakfast, check out the Hotel in Nagasaki

=== Drive to Shimabara, 1 hour and 30 minutes === 

Exploring Shimabara where is a Castle town 

Visit Shimabara Castle

Lunch, local cuisine 

=== Drive to Unzen, 30 minutes === 

Visit Nita Pass

Exploring Unzen jigoku

Dinner at the Hotel

Stay in Unzen onsen

 

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Dinner at the restaurant in Fukuoka

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Transportation & Tour guide arrangement

 

We offer the Package tour traveling in Kyushu by the use of a Private vehicle

as for a transportation and escorted by English-speaking driver or Licensed tour guide.

 

In Kyushu, Public transportation such as JR and Bus only cover major cities.

However, by using a Private vehicle, you can enjoy traveling to various attractive

tourist destinations such as nature, Onsen resorts, and unique cities.

 

 

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Private vehicle

 

Type of the private vehicle is selected depending on the number of traveler and luggage, and

preference of car.

1)Small number of travelers ; up to 6 or 7 person

  ・Private vehicle : Taxi with 9 seats or with 4 seats

  ・Tour guide : English-speaking driver

 

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2) Large number of travelers ; more than 6 or 7 person

  ・Private vehicle : Bus ( Coach ) with 25 seats, or 30 seats or 45 seats

  ・Tour guide : Licensed English speaking Tour guide

 

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Tour guide

 

1)Small number of travelers ; up to 6 or 7 person

    English-speaking driver takes you any placed as per Itinerary and works as tour guide.  

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2)Large number of travelers ; more than 6 or 7 person

   Licenced English-speaking Tour guide 

   No matter how many times you’ve visited Japan, a Licensed tour guide will help you

   see Japan, Kyushu in a new light. Go on a comfortable and informative journey,

   seeing and  doing things like a local. This is the best way to experience Japan and

   Kyushu in depth and on a whole new level.

From tradition, culture, and history to modern-day customs and fashion, you can take in-depth tours

of Japan with a knowledgeable guide.  Enjoy far more than you could on your own traveling with

someone who is at home and familiar with the area.

 

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Note : Chinese speaking driver for a private vehicle or Licenced Chinese speaking guide also can be 

organized

 

 

 

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Trail, Trekking and Cycling

 

Hakata temple & shrine town trail, in Fukuoka-prefecture

 

Hakata temple and shrine town is located within walking distance of JR ]Hakata Station and

there are many Temples and Shrines where you can feel and soak up the ambience of true

traditional Japanese culture.

The history of Hakata temple and shrine town started with the dispatch of Japanese cultural and

political missions to China in the 7^th century. Afterwards the area prospered as the hub of Hakata,

which at the time was the largest port trading city in Japan.

There are many valuable artefacts and monuments here, including Tochoji temple, Kushida

Shrine, Jotenji temple, Shofukuji temple as well as Engakuji temple.

It is also surprising that Hakata has little recognition for being the origin of many culinary staples

such as Udon and Soba noodles, Manju (steamed bun), Uiro (steamed cake made of rice flour),

and traditional beverages like Japanese green tea.

This important historical area is also the location of Japan’s first Zen-temple and Shingon-temple.

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Maple Yaba Cycling Road, in Nakatsu, Oita-prefecture

 

Maple Yaba Cycling Road is a bicycle path that uses the abandoned Yabakei

Railway line and was established in 1982. As it uses the old railway line,

the gradient is gentle and it is a recommended cycling course for beginners.

You can enjoy many scenic spots such as the autumn leaves and the “Ao no Cave

” made famous by Kikuchi Kan’s “Beyond Gratitude and Revenge”, and it is a

cycling road with a wide variety of routes including tunnels and iron bridges that

use the old railway line.

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Trekking in Hiraodai Karst Plateau, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture

 

Hiraodai Karst Plateau is also part of Kitakyushu Quasi-National Park along with Mount Sarakura

and one of the three largest karst plateau in Japan along with the Akiyoshi-dai Plateau and the 

Shikoku Karst.  It is located in southeastern part of Kitakyushu-city. At altitudes between 400 and

600 meters above sea level and stretching 6 km from north to south and 2 km from east to west.  

There are a lot of hiking courses you can enjoy, and best season are spring and autumn. 

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Trekking in Mount Sarakura, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture

 

Mount Satakura is a part of Kitakyushu Quasi-National Park and is located in Yahata-higashi.

The height of the mountain is 633 metre from the sea level. The 8 courses have developed from

Mount Sarakura Cable Car Station to the summit of the mountain.

It takes about 120 minutes and form Cable Car Station to the top of the mountain.

Spectacular view from  the summit of mount Sarakura can be enjoyed.

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