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 Explora III dock in Fukuoka?
In port Thu, 21 Oct 2027, 09:00–18:00 (9 h in port).
The short answer
The port has not published Explora III's berth in Fukuoka for 21 Oct.
Cut to the 21 Oct call
What fits your 7 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 7 hours
Shared cars with a guide first; each takes no more than the 21 Oct call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Fits your 21 Oct 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 Oct 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 Oct callPrivate4.9★ · 114Fukuoka Your Way: 100% Customisable Private Tour with Local Guide
US$58 each · US$116 for twoHakata Station, under the large clock, or a listed hotelneeds an 8-hour callfits 99% 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 7 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 Explora III’s call
Rainy-day plan7 hours ashore: the days that fit
Cut to the 21 Oct 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 Oct call on one page
Explora III in Fukuoka: the day sheet
Thu, 21 Oct 2027, 09:00–18:00 (9 h in port). Off the ship from 09:30, back at the gangway by 16:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
First Japanese port: immigration on the day
Explora III arrives from Busan, so Fukuoka is where you enter Japan
Japan checks every foreign passenger in person at the first Japanese port, before anyone goes ashore: a passport check and fingerprints. No official time is published for it, so plan the start of the day around the queue.
Before any tourLeave the first hours freeThe only official figure is from Hakata in 2015: ships of 1,000+ passengers took about 85 minutes once the cruise permit was in use. If you book a guide, say this is your ship’s first Japanese port and agree a start time with margin.
Landing permitCarry it ashore all dayForeign passengers on approved ships usually enter on a Cruise Landing Permission (船舶観光上陸許可) and receive a landing permit. The law requires holders to carry it at all times instead of the passport; passengers landed normally carry their passport.
CustomsLeave fruit and meat on boardMost fruit, vegetables and meat products may not be brought into Japan; the penalty can be up to three years’ imprisonment or a ¥3 million fine. Declaration forms are given out on board: follow your cruise line’s instructions.
Sources: Immigration Services Agency of Japan (Immigration Control Act, Art. 14-2 and 23), Japan Customs, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Checked 25 October 2026. Our guide to the first Japanese port
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 October day in Fukuoka
24° / 16°C75° / 61°F
Rain on about 7 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Thu 21 Oct appears here from Fri 15 Oct.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Fukuoka station · The official figures →
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Every Explora III call at Fukuoka
1 call listed, Oct 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day
Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 09:00–18:00: plan one day and repeat it.
Thu 21 Oct2027In port: 09:00–18:00usable: ~7 hberth: —Half 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.
Thu 21 Oct
09:00–18:00 · about 7 usable hours · gangway by 16:30
About 7 usable hours, back at the gangway by 16:30: one district or one sight with lunch, or a half-day guided tour that starts at the pier.
No guided day on this site fits these calls and is open on them; the timed plans below are the day.
Quick answers
Explora III at Fukuoka
Where does Explora III dock in Fukuoka?
The port has not published Explora III's berth in Fukuoka for 21 Oct; 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 Explora III in Fukuoka?
Thu, 21 Oct 2027: 09:00–18:00 (9 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 7 usable hours on the call of Thu, 21 Oct 2027, back at the gangway by 16:30.
What can you do in Fukuoka with 7 hours from Explora III?
2 of the port's timed days fit the call of Thu, 21 Oct 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 October?
On a usual October day Fukuoka reaches about 24 °C (75 °F), with a low of about 16 °C (61 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 7 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.