Dazaifu and back
Follow this route6 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: Hakata in three hours (about 3h)
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Your ship · your port · your hoursWhere does Azamara Quest dock in Fukuoka?
In port Wed, 21 Apr 2027, 08:00–20:00 (12 h in port).
The short answer
The port has not published Azamara Quest's berth in Fukuoka for 21 Apr.
Cut to the 21 Apr call
What fits your 10 hours
Off the ship and back
The berth, the way into town and back in Fukuoka
Book before you sail
Every guided day in FukuokaThree more guided days that fit 10 hours
Shared cars with a guide first; each takes no more than the 21 Apr call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Fits your 21 Apr callSmall group5.0★ · 171Day trip from central Fukuoka.Rental cycle in Shikanoshima island
US$26 each · US$52 for twoTaxi ~30 min from the shipneeds a 6-hour callfits 100% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is here
Fits your 21 Apr callPrivate4.9★ · 79Fukuoka Customized Private Tour in 1 Day with Licensed Guide
US$157 each · US$314 for twoPickup on requestneeds an 8-hour callfits 99% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is here
Fits your 21 Apr callPrivate4.9★ · 175Fukuoka Private Tour with a Local: Highlights & Hidden Gems
US$64 each · US$128 for twoTully's Coffee central meeting point, or a listed city hotelneeds a 10-hour callfits 57% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is hereTours are booked through Viator (a Tripadvisor company). If you book, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never decides what we recommend.
On your own
All ten, rankedMore of Fukuoka within 10 hours
Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.
Mentaiko to take home
Spicy cod roe, brought from Korea and reinvented in this city in 1949.
Motsunabe and gomasaba
Offal hotpot in a garlic-and-chive broth, and raw mackerel dressed in sesame.
Ohori Park and the castle ruins
The outer moat of Fukuoka Castle, remade as a Chinese-style pond garden with islands and bridges.
Tochoji’s wooden Buddha
Japan’s largest seated wooden Buddha, over ten metres, with a dark walk-through passage beneath it representing hell.
The Mongol invasion wall
After the Mongols landed in 1274, Japan built a stone wall along twenty kilometres of this bay.Days that fit Azamara Quest’s call
Rainy-day plan10 hours ashore: the days that fit
Cut to the 21 Apr call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.
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Needs a 5-hour callabout 3hwalkfood
Old Hakata on foot
For anyone with three hours who wants a shrine, a bowl of ramen, and no fuss.
- 0:00Bus or taxi to Canal City
- 0:25Kushida Shrine
- 1:05Tonkotsu ramen at a Hakata counter
- 1:50Canal City or the Hakata Machiya folk museum
- + 1 more stop on the full route
Costs about ¥420 pp return by bus, or about ¥2,800 per taxi return (our estimate)
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Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hhistorywalk
Pilgrimage to Dazaifu
For readers happy on a train who want a famous shrine and a museum, unrushed.
- 0:00BRT bus to Tenjin
- 0:25Nishitetsu train to Dazaifu
- 1:10Dazaifu Tenmangu
- 2:15Umegae mochi on the approach
- + 2 more stops on the full route
Costs about ¥1,400 pp return via Tenjin (bus ¥210 + train ¥480 each way)
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Your 21 Apr call on one page
Azamara Quest in Fukuoka: the day sheet
Wed, 21 Apr 2027, 08:00–20:00 (12 h in port). Off the ship from 08:30, back at the gangway by 18:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
At the pier, before you set off
The terminalCruise Center: information desk in English, Chinese and Korean, and an exchange machine that turns foreign cash into yen only, in about one minute.
Cash and ATMsBuses need ¥1,000 notes or coins (no larger change); the nearest foreign-card ATMs are a 7-Eleven 650 m and Hakata-ko post office 680 m away.
Steps and slopesSubway gates take contactless cards at all 36 stations; the walk from the ship to the International Terminal bus stop is about 500 m.
Weather ashore · a usual April day in Fukuoka
20° / 12°C68° / 53°F
Rain on about 10 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Wed 21 Apr appears here from Thu 15 Apr.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Fukuoka station · The official figures →
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Every Azamara Quest call at Fukuoka
1 call listed, Apr 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day
Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 08:00–20:00: plan one day and repeat it.
Wed 21 Apr2027In port: 08:00–20:00usable: ~10 hberth: —Full day
Usable hours follow the one rule: off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that. Overnight calls count the longest stretch ashore between 08:00 and 21:00 (the night is not touring time). Dates and times from the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet; the daily programme has the final word.
Wed 21 Apr
08:00–20:00 · about 10 usable hours · gangway by 18:30
About 10 usable hours, back at the gangway by 18:30: the port's full timed day fits, and so does a guided day that returns in time.
The guided day for these callsColors of Japan, Fukuoka Nokonoshima Island Park & Wagyu BBQShared car · per person5.0★ · 17from US$147 per person · max 15 · fits 1 of 1 full-day call · open on 1 of the 1 checkedWhy it is here, and the clockTour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 14 Nov; a date can close as seats sell.
Quick answers
Azamara Quest at Fukuoka
Where does Azamara Quest dock in Fukuoka?
The port has not published Azamara Quest's berth in Fukuoka for 21 Apr; ships here normally use Chuo Wharf Berth 5 (Cruise Center) — a second ship uses Chuo Berth 6 or Hakozaki Wharf. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
How long is Azamara Quest in Fukuoka?
Wed, 21 Apr 2027: 08:00–20:00 (12 h in port). Off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that: plan for about 10 usable hours on the call of Wed, 21 Apr 2027, back at the gangway by 18:30.
What can you do in Fukuoka with 10 hours from Azamara Quest?
2 of the port's timed days fit the call of Wed, 21 Apr 2027: Hakata in three hours (about 3h), Dazaifu and back (about 5h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.
What is the weather like in Fukuoka in April?
On a usual April day Fukuoka reaches about 20 °C (68 °F), with a low of about 12 °C (53 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 10 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Fukuoka. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.
Checked · Visited in person · Takumi Yamada
Dates and times from the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet. Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.