Guided Train and Boat Tour of Dazaifu & Yanagawa from Fukuoka

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Yanagawa River Cruising ticket
Train Tickets
English-speaking tour guide
Umegae-mochi (rice cake sweet bean paste inside)

Alcoholic Beverages
Private transportation
Lunch

Overview

In this 1-day tour, we will visit two of the most important sites in Fukuoka. The first one Dazaifu is a very popular place among travelers from domestic and abroad. Dazaifu Tenmangu is dedicated to the spirit of Sugawara Michizane, a scholar and politician of the Heian Period. Because of his great learning, Michizane has been associated with Tenjin, a Shinto deity of education, and is popular among students. The second town Yanagawa is a little city where a very unique water supply system for flood control, irrigation, various mechanisms by the wisdom of our ancestors is still alive. There you can see the feudal era of heritage is still alive, with the world's leading waterway in harmony with canal that extends to the center city 2km square to the extension 60km. That's why this city has another name "Venice in Japan". Leave it to the road of water of the moat, please enjoy a boat trip with the Funauta boatman song sung by a boatman, seeing a beautiful scenery of each season.

Meeting points

福岡三越ライオン広場
2-chōme-1-1 Tenjin, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka, 810-0001, Japan

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At the Lion Statue, in front of Fukuoka Mitsukoshi Department Store

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Dazaifu Temmangu

Among the hundreds of Tenmangu Shrines throughout Japan, Dazaifu's (大宰府天満宮, Dazaifu Tenmangū) is the most important one alongside Kyoto's Kitano Tenmangu. Tenmangu Shrines are dedicated to the spirit of Sugawara Michizane, a scholar and politician of the Heian Period. Because of his great learning, Michizane has been associated with Tenjin, a Shinto deity of education, and is popular among students..

1 hour
Yanagawa Castle Moat Water Gate

You can experience Yanagawa River Cruising.

3 hours

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness

Non Refundable

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Fun excursion to Dazaifu and Yanagawa

Published on Nov, 2024

May was a wonderful guide navigating us around with dispatch. Dazaifu an amazing shrine to visit. I had never seen a golden calf and a unicorn together as shrine guardians. And boating on the canals of Yanagawa being serenaded by the boatman great fun. I would recommend this tour to anyone.

Experience not to be missed

Published on Nov, 2024

Our trip was excellent and highly recommended. We had a personal tour guide which was unexpected. Our tour guide “ Mr sensei” was very helpful, courteous and gave us very good explanations and recommendations when requested.The Yanagawa boating experience was so peaceful and fun. The recommended restaurant for eel was so delicious. Daizaifu was beautiful and unusual with the roof of the temple with plants growing. We had enough personal time for souvenirs shopping and trying out local delicatessens. Bus and train travel to and from were very smooth. Thank you “ Mr Sensei” for a wonderful experience.

Beautiful day and tour to Yanagawa and Dazaifu with Shinobu!

Published on Jun, 2024

We had the most wonderful day visiting Yanagawa and Dazaifu with our guide, Shinobu! We met slightly ahead of schedule and felt very relaxed with her knowledge of the train schedule and our journey to Yanagawa went very smoothly. The boat tour was astoundingly beautiful and we were fortunate with very nice weather. Our boatman was a lot of fun and shared so much history and had a wonderful singing voice as he expertly navigated the canals. Shinobu then took us for a delicious lunch of steamed eel which was the freshest and most tender I’ve ever eaten. We then got on a train once more and made our way back toward Fukuoka, where we started, but not before making a stop at Dazaifu a beautiful shrine surrounded by gardens. We got to enjoy an umegae mochi which is a mochi filled with sweet bean paste and then toasted shortly so it’s crispy on the outside but soft and chewy center. Right on time we boarded the train once more and returned to our starting point of Tenjin station in Fukuoka. I have so many good things to say about our guide, Shinobu, to write here but if you’re fortunate enough to take this tour I hope you’re fortunate enough also to have her guide you. Her depth of knowledge is great and her English and enthusiasm match. Thank you for a wonderful day!

Most organized Tour Guide!

Published on Apr, 2024

Kate, our guide, was soooo organized. She came prepared with name tags, flip books and lots of info about the places we visited. Thoroughly enjoyed the trip.

Best Experience together with my Sisters

Published on Nov, 2023

Guided Train and Boat Tour of Dazaifu & Yanagawa from Fukuoka is super highly recommended and bountiful place.