Audio tour · Japan

Fukuoka

A self-guided audio walking tour of Fukuoka.

Fukuoka has the easy confidence of a city that does not need to announce itself. The canal district of Nakasu glows at night beside the Naka River, and the street food stalls called yatai set up along the water each evening with a casual warmth that feels like the heart of the place. Further out, temple precincts and forested hills give the city a quiet depth that stays with you. In the app, 38 stops in Fukuoka are narrated aloud, about 1h 5m of listening across 6 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 42 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.

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What you'll hear in Fukuoka

The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.

Nanzō-in. Look up.
Fukuoka Castle. You are standing in what was once the largest castle on the island of Kyushu.
Dazaifu Tenman-gū. This shrine is built above the grave of one man, Sugawara no Michizane, and is dedicated to his memory.
Nakasu. You are on a narrow island in the middle of Fukuoka, hemmed in by the Naka River on one side and the Hakata River on the other.
Fukuoka Convention Center. You are walking past a really big complex.
Fukuoka Tower. The tall, shimmering spire above you is the tallest seaside tower in Japan, rising two hundred thirty-four meters over the Momochihama waterfront.

All 38 stops in Fukuoka

Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route.

Landmark (27)

Nanzō-in
Fukuoka Castle
Dazaifu Tenman-gū
Nakasu
Fukuoka Tower
Canal City Hakata
Tōchō-ji
Itoshima
Genkō Bōrui (Mongol Invasion Walls)
Hakozaki Shrine
Marine World Uminonakamichi
Kyushu National Museum
Ōhori Park
Sumiyoshi Shrine
Kamado Shrine
Fukuoka Art Museum
Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden
Kanzeon-ji
Jōten-ji
Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
Kyushu University
Fukuoka University
Seinan Gakuin University
Kyushu Sangyo University
Consulate of the United States, Fukuoka
Fukuoka Women's University
Kyushu Institute of Design

Historic (8)

Kōrokan
Itazuke Site
Hakata Site
Kanenokuma Site
Imayama Site
Nokata Site
Suguokamoto Site
Hie Site

Stadium (2)

Fukuoka Convention Center
Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium

Religious (1)

Fukuoka Mosque

Walking routes in Fukuoka

Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.

Castle Ruins and the Ohori Lakeside. A leisurely circuit from Fukuoka Castle's stone ramparts around the famous moat lake to the art museum and botanical garden. (8 stops)
Dazaifu Shrines and the Kyushu National Museum. Wander the plum-blossom shrine of Tenman-gu then follow the covered approach to Kyushu's landmark museum and ancient Kanzeon-ji. (4 stops)
Hakata Temples and the Nakasu Waterfront. Cross the lantern-lit Nakasu island then trace Hakata's oldest streets through canal-side shopping, medieval temples, and harbour convention halls. (8 stops)
Fukuoka Tower and the Mongol Wall Shore. Start beneath the mirrored spire of Fukuoka Tower and walk the seafront past a university campus to the stone remnants left by the medieval Mongol invasions. (4 stops)
Hakozaki Shrine and the Eastern Campuses. Begin at the grand seafront shrine of Hakozaki then wind through university neighbourhoods to discover a quiet mosque tucked among student life. (5 stops)
Yayoi Villages of the Southern Plains. Step back two thousand years across a trio of Yayoi period archaeological sites where rice cultivation first took hold in Japan, ending at the Kyushu Institute of Design. (4 stops)