RECOMMENDED ROUTES
3-day Plan: Feel the Charms of Asakura by Local Train and Bus.
This is a course where you can enjoy a cycling tour around famous places in the Akizuki area on the first day, and on the second day you can enjoy the nature and a pottery experience in Toho Village.
*Luggage should be as light as possible. Please use the coin lockers at Amagi Station on the Amagi Railway.
*Luggage should be as light as possible. Please use the coin lockers at Amagi Station on the Amagi Railway.
Day1
START
JR Hakata Station
TRANSPORTATION
By train 16 min.
Travel down the JR Kagoshima Line.
TRANSFER
JR Kiyama Staiton
To Amagi Railway, Kiyama Station on foot 1 min.
TRANSPORTATION
By train 26 min.
Amagi Railway bound for Amagi.
STATION
Amagi Railway, Amagi Station
Leave luggage in the coin lockers.
SPOT
Asakura Tourism Association (bicycle and camper rental)
- ADDRESS
- 1320 Amagi, Asakura City, Fukuoka Pref.
- CONTACT
- 0946-24-6758
- PARKING
- Please use the free parking at Amagi Station on the Amagi Railway.
- BUSINESS HORS
- 9:00-18:00
TRANSPORTATION
By bicycle 11 min.
Rent a bicycle at Asakura Tourism Association.
SPOT
Wheat Fields (soybean fields)
- ADDRESS
- Farm road near Iyanaga in Chikuzen Town. (Near Onamuchi Shrine and around the Sumiyaki Pond Park in Soneda, Chikuzen Town)
- CONTACT
- PARKING
- No parking. Watch out for cars when parking on the road.
- BUSINESS HORS
TRANSPORTATION
By bicycle 4 min.
SPOT
Ohnamuchi Shrine
- ADDRESS
- 697-3 Iyanaga, Chikuzen Town, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka Pref.
- CONTACT
- 0946-24-5805
- PARKING
- 20 cars (Rekishi no Sato Park parking)
- BUSINESS HORS
- Freely
TRANSPORTATION
By bicycle 22 min.
SPOT
Akizuki Museum
- ADDRESS
- 532 Akizuki-notori, Asakura City, Fukuoka Pref.
- CONTACT
- 0946-25-0405
- PARKING
- Paying (public and private nearby)
- BUSINESS HORS
- 9:30-16:30 (Last reception at 16:00)
TRANSPORTATION
By bicycle 1 min.
SPOT
Kuromon chaya (Shop and Restaurant)
- ADDRESS
- 684-2 Akizuki-notori, Asakura City, Fukuoka Pref.
- CONTACT
- 0946-25-0492
- PARKING
- 4 cars
- BUSINESS HORS
- 10:00-16:00
TRANSPORTATION
By bicycle 2 min.
SPOT
Akizuki Castle Ruins
- ADDRESS
- Akizuki-notori, Asakura City, Fukuoka Pref.
- CONTACT
- 0946-24-6758 (Asakura Tourism Association)
- PARKING
- Paying (public and private)
- BUSINESS HORS
- Freely
TRANSPORTATION
By bicycle 4 min.
SPOT
Hirokyu-kudzu Honpo (arrowroot shop)
- ADDRESS
- 532 Akizuki, Asakura City, Fukuoka Pref.
- CONTACT
- 0946-25-0215
- PARKING
- 20 cars
- BUSINESS HORS
- 8:00-17:00(Order at restaurant starts at 10:00)
TRANSPORTATION
By bicycle 35 min.
STATION
Amagi Railway, Amagi Station
Return rented bicycle at Asakura Tourism Association.
Pick up luggage from the coin lockers.
TRANSPORTATION
On foot 10 min.
From Amagi Railway, Amagi Station to Amagi Bus Stop.
TRANSPORTATION
By bus 27 min.
Nishitetsu Bus bound for Haki.
BUS STOP
Harazuru Onsen Bus Stop
ACCOMMODATION
Check in at the inn at Harazuru Onsen
Day2
START
Depart from the inn at Harazuru Onsen
TRANSPORTATION
By taxi 7 min.
From the inn at Harazuru Onsen to Haki Bus Stop.
TRANSPORTATION
By bus 48 min.
Nishitetsu Bus bound for Koishiwara.
BUS STOP
Yakuba-mae Bus Stop
TRANSPORTATION
On foot 3 min.
SPOT
Restaurant ‘Kodachi’ (Roadside Rest Area Koishiwara)
- ADDRESS
- Oaza Koishiwara 941-3, Toho Village, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka Pref.
- CONTACT
- 0946-74-2388
- PARKING
- 40 cars
- BUSINESS HORS
- 10:00-18:00 (Last order 17:00)
TRANSPORTATION
On foot 21 min.
SPOT
Gyoja-sugi Cedar Forest (Gyoja-do, Sakaime-ishi stone, Goma-dan, Water spring, Forest bath)
- ADDRESS
- Oaza Koishiwara, Toho Village, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka Pref.
- CONTACT
- 0946-72-2313 (Toho Village Office, Agriculture and Forestry Tourism Division)
- PARKING
- 140 cars (Koishiwara-Yaki Pottery Museum and Hand-on Facility)
- BUSINESS HORS
- Freely
SPOT
Rhododendrons and Azaleas in Sarayama Settlement
- ADDRESS
- Oaza Koishiwara, Toho Village, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka Pref.
- CONTACT
- PARKING
- 140 cars (Koishiwara-Yaki Pottery Museum and Hand-on Facility)
- BUSINESS HORS
SPOT
TRANSPORTATION
On foot 16 min.
SPOT
Roadside Rest Area Koishiwara
- ADDRESS
- Oaza Koishiwara 941-3, Toho Village, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka Pref.
- CONTACT
- 0946-74-2300
- PARKING
- 40 cars
- BUSINESS HORS
- 9:00-17:30 (April to October), 9:00-17:00 (November to March)
TRANSPORTATION
On foot 3 min.
BUS STOP
Yakuba-mae Bus Stop
TRANSPORTATION
By bus 48 min.
Nishitetsu Bus bound for Haki.
BUS STOP
Haki Bus Stop
TRANSPORTATION
By taxi 7 min.
ACCOMMODATION
Return to the inn at Harazuru Onsen
Day3
START
Check out from the inn at Harazuru Onsen
BUS STOP
Harazuru Onsen Bus Stop
TRANSPORTATION
By bus 30 min.
Nishitetsu Bus bound for JR Futsukaichi Station or Nishitetsu Asakura Gaido Station.
BUS STOP
Amagi Bus Stop
TRANSPORTATION
On foot 10 min.
STATION
Amagi Railway, Amagi Station
Leave luggage in the coin lockers.
TRANSPORTATION
By train 6 min.
Amagi Railway bound for Kiyama.
STATION
Amagi Railway, Tachiarai Station
SPOT
Tachiarai Retro Station
- ADDRESS
- 417-3 Takata, Chikuzen Town, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka Pref.
- CONTACT
- 0946-22-2686
- PARKING
- 10 cars
- BUSINESS HORS
- 10:00-17:00 (Last admission 16:30)
TRANSPORTATION
On foot 3 min.
SPOT
Chikuzen Municipal Tachiarai Peace Memorial Hall
- ADDRESS
- 2561-1 Takata, Chikuzen Town, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka Pref.
- CONTACT
- 0946-23-1227
- PARKING
- 84 cars
- BUSINESS HORS
- 9:00-17:00 (Last admission 16:30)
TRANSPORTATION
On foot 10 min.
SPOT
Kirin Beer Park Factory (factory tour, tasting, cosmos)
- ADDRESS
- 3601 Mada, Asakura City, Fukuoka Pref.
- CONTACT
- 0946-23-2132
- PARKING
- Available
- BUSINESS HORS
- 10:20-15:20
TRANSPORTATION
By taxi 7 min.
SPOT
Hanatateyama Onsen
- ADDRESS
- 795 Kamitakaba, Chikuzen Town, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka Pref.
- CONTACT
- 0946-23-0001
- PARKING
- 400 cars
- BUSINESS HORS
- 10:00-21:00 (Last bathing reception 20:00)
TRANSPORTATION
By taxi 5 min.
STATION
Amagi Railway, Yamaguma Station
TRANSPORTATION
By train 7 min.
Amagi Railway bound for Amagi.
STATION
Amagi Railway, Amagi Station
Pick up luggage from the coin lockers.
TRANSPORTATION
By train 26 min.
Amagi Railway bound for Kiyama.
TRANSFER
Amagi Railway, Kiyama
To JR Kiyama Staiton on foot 1 min.
TRANSPORTATION
By train 23 min.
Travel up the JR Kagoshima Line.
Arrive at JR Hakata Station.