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The full Fukuoka day, ending at a yatai, Fukuoka

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The full Fukuoka day, ending at a yatai

Only on a sailing at 21:00 or later — the only way to do the yatai. Timed from the gangway and back.

10 hr door to door5 stopsNeeds a 12-hour callNeeds a sailing at 21:00 or later
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Photo: redlegsfan21 / CC BY-SA 2.0
Door to door
10 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 12-hour call or longer
Only on a sailing at 21:00 or later — the only way to do the yatai
Room to spare
None
Fits a 12-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.
What it costs
~¥2,000 pp
Food ~¥4,000.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups

Timed from the gangway with the port's official timetables · updated · Takumi Yamada

Numbers follow the route below. Pins are the places themselves; walking lines are not drawn because the best way between two stops can change with the tram, the tide or the weather.

The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Dazaifu in the morning

    Out early, back by midday. It is the one thing that needs the distance

    What you will see hereFull guide: Dazaifu Tenmangu
  2. +3:30
    Ohori Park and the castle ruins

    The old outer moat, and what is left of the keep

    What you will see hereFull guide: Ohori Park & the Japanese Garden
    Ohori Park and the castle ruins, Fukuoka
    Photo: Hirho / CC BY 4.0
  3. +5:00
    Tenjin — arcades, department stores, mentaiko

    Buy the souvenirs now, not at the airport. Ooyama’s motsunabe main store opens at 16:00 if you want an early dinner

    What you will see here
    Mentaiko to take home, Fukuoka
    Photo: Nissy-KITAQ / CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. +8:30
    The yatai open along Nakasu

    Around a hundred licensed stalls. They open from about 18:00, so this step needs a sailing at 21:00 or later

    What you will see hereFull guide: The yatai
    A yatai on Nakasu, after dark, Fukuoka
    Photo: Yoshikazu TAKADA from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0
  5. +9:30
    Back to the berth

    Taxi, about ¥1,700 (our estimate). The yatai are not near the pier

    What you will see here
    The yatai, Fukuoka
    Photo: Yoshikazu TAKADA from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0
Would rather have it arranged?Fukuoka Evening Tours: Yatai, Izakaya, Karaoke and moreA guided crawl through the yatai and izakaya after dark. It needs an overnight stay, and none is on the city’s schedule through November 2026 · from US$97 · 5.0★ — why we list it
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Fukuoka, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

The Naka River at Nakasu, between Hakata and Fukuoka
The Naka River at Nakasu, between Hakata and FukuokaPhoto: Yoshikazu TAKADA from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0
A Hakata Gion Yamakasa float, Fukuoka
A Hakata Gion Yamakasa floatPhoto: Nissy-KITAQ / CC BY-SA 4.0
A bowl of tonkotsu ramen, Fukuoka
A bowl of tonkotsu ramenPhoto: City Foodsters / CC BY 2.0
The Genko Borui stone wall built against the Mongol invasions, Fukuoka
The Genko Borui stone wall built against the Mongol invasions, FukuokaPhoto: 震天動地 / CC BY-SA 3.0
Kushida Shrine, Fukuoka
Kushida ShrinePhoto: mdid / CC BY 2.0
Ohori Park & the Japanese Garden, Fukuoka
Ohori Park & the Japanese GardenPhoto: Hirho / CC BY 4.0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Fukuoka

Hakata in three hoursNeeds a 5-hour call · ~3hDazaifu and backNeeds a 7-hour call · ~5hThe rainy-day FukuokaA wet day · ~4hWet weather — Kyushu rains hard and this city is built for it
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