Fukuoka in One Day: Nanzoin Temple & Tochoji Temple — Guide Peko

October, 2025

This is a private guided tour report by Japan Guide Agency (JGA Inc.), a network of 1,000+ government-licensed, English-speaking local guides across all 47 prefectures of Japan. Not affiliated with the Japan Guide Association.

Tour Itinerary

  • 9:50am Meet up
  • 10:45am Nanzoin Temple
  • 12:50pm Hakata Station Lunch & Shopping
  • 2:00pm Kushida Shrine & Hakata Machiya Folk Museum
  • 2:40pm Tochoji Temple
  • 3:00pm Disband

Tour Itinerary in Detail

Meeting at Meet up at 09:50, the group explored Fukuoka until the tour ended at 15:00. The day ran to 5 hours and 10 minutes from start to finish.

The itinerary covered Nanzoin Temple at 10:45, Hakata Station Lunch & Shopping at 12:50, Kushida Shrine & Hakata Machiya Folk Museum at 14:00 and Tochoji Temple at 14:40.

Title: What Is a Private Day Tour Around Fukuoka Like? A Licensed Guide's Report

The guests were a friendly group visiting from Europe, and I was very grateful that they suggested using a taxi. They mentioned wanting to eat ramen, but since a few people were waiting in line, we instead had a chirashizushi lunch at a less crowded sushi restaurant next door. I did notice that some of it was left uneaten.

They wanted to buy chopsticks and souvenirs made in Japan rather than in China, so they purchased a large number of chopsticks, Arita ware chopstick rests, and Hakata-ori textiles.

They seemed moved not only by the reclining Buddha statue, the yamakasa float, and the walk through the interior of the Buddha statue, but also by the beauty of things we tend to overlook — the still turtles, the carp, and the mountains of Sasaguri (especially the bamboo).

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Tour Report by Peko

Hello everyone .
Please call me Peko.
I’m National government licensed Guide Interpreter.
I like travelling, Japanese archery, and tea ceremony.
I visited 17countries.
Also I lived in Netherlands for a year and three months.

local people always showed me their hospitality. So, I think it’s my turn to show visitors to Japan the spirit of hospitality.
Currently, I live in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka.

Fukuoka has been an important place of defense and trade since ancient times, because it is close to the continent,
So, Fukuoka is blessed with historic, cultural sites, as well as beautiful scenery and fresh seafood.

Especially, channel between Yamaguchi and Moji is must see spot for you.
If you come to Mojiko, I highly recommend the “Shimonoseki & Moji Port Full Day Tour”.
Kanmon Strait round tour is so fascinating, varied and exciting for you.
You can enjoy breathtaking scenery ,historical places, walking under the sea tounnel, ferry ride, bus, stream of first current and gourmet.
Let’s enjoy Kanmon with me!

Also Kitakyushu city got the first prize of “New three Major Night Views of Japan in 2023.
We can see and enjoy panoramic night view from mountain.
Why don’t you go around and enjoy Fukuoka with me.
Endless discover is waiting for you.

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