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Fukuoka Temples and Culture Walk Sacred Sites in Hakata

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Price is €103 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Overview

Discover Fukuoka’s spiritual and historical heart on this 3-hour walking tour of the Hakata district. Begin at Shōfuku-ji, Japan’s first Zen temple, and learn about Zen Buddhism’s arrival in Japan. Visit Tōchō-ji Temple, home to a remarkable wooden Buddha and an underground path symbolising enlightenment. Explore Kushida Shrine, central to local tradition and the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival. See modern Fukuoka at Canal City Hakata with its light-and-water fountain show, then end peacefully at Sumiyoshi Shrine, dedicated to safe travel. Small groups ensure a personal experience.

Activity location

  • Shofuku-ji Temple
    • 6-1 Gokushomachi,
    • 812-0037, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Shop, 1-1 Hakataekichūōgai
    • 1 1
    • 812-0012, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

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Fukuoka Temples and Culture Walk Sacred Sites in Hakata

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€102.77 x 1 Adult€102.77
Total
Price is €102.77
Until Sun, 19 Jul

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local Guided 3-hour walking tour through Fukuoka’s historic and cultural sites
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Stop at Canal City to enjoy the mesmerising fountain show
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Shōfukuji Temple, Tōchōji Temple, Kushida Shrine, and Sumiyoshi Shrine
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport costs
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Shofuku-ji Temple

  • 20m
Shōfuku-ji, founded in 1195 by Eisai in Hakata, Fukuoka, is often regarded as Japan’s first full-fledged Zen temple. Its grounds hold the inscription “Fusō Saisho Zenkutsu” and are designated a national historic site.

Tochoji Temple

  • 30m
Tōchō-ji in Hakata is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple associated with Kōbō Daishi (Kūkai). It features a large wooden Daibutsu (Great Buddha) approximately 10.8 m tall and offers visitors a “hell-and-paradise” walkthrough beneath the Buddha statue.

Kushida Shrine

  • 30m
Kushida Shrine, known affectionately as “O-Kushida-san,” is the guardian shrine of Hakata. Founded in 757, it hosts the legendary Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival each July and displays ornamental float towers (Kazari Yamakasa) year-round.

Canal City Hakata

  • 15m
Canal City Hakata is a sprawling entertainment and shopping complex in Fukuoka’s Hakata district. Set across approximately 43,500 m², it features an indoor canal, dynamic fountain and projection shows, around 150 shops, restaurants, hotels and a “Ramen Stadium.”

Sumiyoshi Shrine

  • 25m
Sumiyoshi Shrine in Hakata is regarded as one of Japan’s oldest Sumiyoshi shrines and the ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province. It enshrines the three sea-god Sumiyoshi deities and has long served as a guardian of voyages and maritime safety.

Location

Activity location

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    Shofuku-ji Temple
    • 6-1 Gokushomachi,
    • 812-0037, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Shop, 1-1 Hakataekichūōgai
    • 1 1
    • 812-0012, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

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