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Enjoy a relaxing boat ride in Yanagawa and a colorful Dazaifu shrine from Fukuoka on a private full-day tour

Fukuoka
Book online or call: +44 0800 015 4961
Duration: 8 h
Activity Level: Moderate
Experience: Family, Historical, Nature
Language: English
Photo permit included
Tour by public transport
Canal Boat tour included
Train tickets included
Suitable for little children
Wheelchair accessible tour
Museum ticket included
Light snack included
Lunch included
Transportation included
Walking Tour

Overview

Yanagawa is located 70 kilometers of Fukuoka and is famous for the numerous canals, which are navigated on small boats. It is the best place to admire the quiet water, the green trees overhanging the canals, and various attractions on the banks. Boat ridings are held all-year-round and each season brings its own characteristics to the surroundings. The expert guide will take you also to one of the most important and magnificent Dazaifu shrines.

What's included

  • Professional licensed guide
  • Train tickets
  • Boat ride tickets
  • Entrance tickets
  • Public transportation tickets
  • Food and drinks

Highlights

Dazaifu City
Dazaifu is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, part of the Greater Fukuoka metropolitan area. Nearby cities include Ōnojō and Chikushino. Although mostly mountainous, it does have arable land used for paddy fields and market gardening. The city was officially founded on April 1, 1982, although it has been important historically for more than a thousand years. It was an administrative capital of Fukuoka at around 663 CE.
Dazaifu Tenmangū Temple
Dazaifu Tenman-gū is a Shinto shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is built over the grave of Sugawara no Michizane (845–903) and is one of the main shrines dedicated to Tenjin, the deified form of Michizane.
Fukuoka
Fukuoka is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, situated on the northern shore of the Japanese island of Kyushu. It is the most populous city on the island, followed by Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Keihanshin. The city was designated on April 1, 1972, by government ordinance. Greater Fukuoka, with a population of 2.5 million people, is part of the heavily industrialized Fukuoka–Kitakyushu zone.
Yanagawa
Yanagawa is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Yanagawa is popular with Japanese tourists because of its 470 km of wide canals. Yanagawa riverboats, called "donkobune", are used to take tourists around the city. In 1987 a video documentary was created by Studio Ghibli about these canals and their restoration. Yanagawa was originally constructed in the mid-16th century by the Kamachi clan. Before then, it had been a traditional farming village, with the canals used for irrigation; Tanaka Yoshimasa ordered the canals to be maintained and built a castle in Yanagawa, which is still maintained today. The modern city was founded on April 1, 1952.
Yanagawa Ohana villa
Ohana is the former residence of the Tachibana family, the feudal lords that once ruled over the city of Yanagawa in Fukuoka prefecture. Ohana was built as a villa where the feudal lord of Yanagawa could relax and spend quiet time with his family. Within the grounds of the estate stands the Western-style house Seiyōkan built to entertain guests, the Japanese-style great hall Ōhiroma, the viewing garden Shōjūen and others; Ohana is certainly a place where you can appreciate the blend of Western and Japanese styles.

Itinerary

8:00 9:00

Meet your guide at the hotel you are staying in Fukuoka or at the cruise port.

You will take a 15-minutes train ride to Yanagawa. You will have a short walk of Yanagawa city, the guide will inform you about its history.

Then the guide will lead you to the boat dock, where your peaceful boat riding starts.

After riding, you will have lunch at one of the traditional restaurants (on your own).

The last stop on your tour will be Dazaifu city. You will visit the most popular Dazifu Shrine.

After the tour, you will go back to Fukuoka by train.

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