Hakata Temples & Doll Painting Experience Walking Tour with Guide
◆ A professional English-speaking guide will accompany you to visit 3 famous temples in Hakata, Fukuoka!
◆ Conveniently meet at Hakata Station for easy sightseeing.
◆ Public transportation fee is included!
◆ You will have the experience to do Hakata Doll Painting.
◆ In a 4-hour tour, you will visit Shofuku-Ji Temple, Tochoji Temple, Kushida Shrine, and Hakata Doll Shop Shogetsudo.
◆ Tour will be finished in Kawabata Shopping Arcade.
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Hakata Temples & Doll Painting Experience Walking Tour with Guide
What's included in Hakata Temples & Doll Painting Experience Walking Tour with Guide
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Hakata StationPass-by Only
8:00 or 13:00: Meet with English Guide at Hakata Station
Shofuku-ji Temple
This temple was founded in 1195 by the priest Eisai, who introduced the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism from China to Japan. Although the temple buildings cannot be entered, visitors can walk through Shofukuji's attractive temple grounds and observe the buildings from the outside.
Tochoji Temple
Being one of the oldest still intact Buddhist temples in Japan, Tocho-Ji is an important attraction in Fukuoka city. It was founded in 806 by Kobo-Daishi Kukai. It is also known as “Tocho-mitsuji Temple”. It is said that Kobo-Daishi, who returned to Hakata after undergoing ascetic training in China called Tang back then, prayed for the eastward dissemination and perpetuation of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism.
Inclusions
- Public transportation fee
- Admission fee
- English guide
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If the minimum number of participants is not met by 4 days before the scheduled date, the tour on that date might be canceled.
- Please be at the pick-up point 10 minutes before pick-up time. Times are subject to change with or without notice.
- Infant up to 5 years old may join free of charge
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Hakata Station