[Yoka Bus] Fukuoka Departure: Yame Tea Plantation & Yanagawa River Cruise Day Tour

Escape the Complex City Center
Into the Peaceful Nature

Introducing a day tour departing from Fukuoka to visit the Yanagawa River Cruise and Yame Tea Plantation. This tour is perfect for those who want to escape the complex city and enjoy a special trip because you can appreciate the green natural scenery. Meet your guide at 9:15 AM in front of Lawson convenience store on the 1st floor of the Oriental Hotel at Hakata Station Chikushi Exit, and depart from Hakata at 9:30 AM. From around 11:00 AM, enjoy a boat ride along the beautiful canals of Yanagawa, known as 'Venice of Japan'. After a delicious lunch around 12:00 PM, visit the Yame Tea Factory or Tea Shop around 2:00 PM to experience Japanese tea culture. From 3:00 PM, create special memories through the Yame traditional craft experience, and at 5:00 PM, visit the Yame Central Tea Plantation to admire the scenery of the vast green tea fields before returning to Fukuoka and arriving at Hakata Station around 6:45 PM, where the tour concludes.

Most of all, from September 13th to 23rd, 2025, we will specially visit the Yanagawa Sunflower Festival during the sunflower season, so be sure to admire the beautiful flowers!

🌻Visit to a Limited-Time Festival

From September 13th to September 23rd, 2025, we will visit the Yanagawa Sunflower Festival. Capture the beautiful tea fields, the Yanagawa boat ride, and the dazzling sunflower scenery in your eyes!

Tour Highlights

✅Yanagawa Sunflower Festival (Limited visit from September 13, 2025 - September 23)
Visit the Yanagawa Sunflower Festival during a special limited period.
✅Beautiful Scenery and Healing
Enjoy a boat ride along the beautiful canals of Yanagawa, known as 'Venice of Japan'!
✅Special Experience Activities
Learn how to make paper (Washi, 和紙) from local artisans and hear about the tea production process. Experience Japanese traditional culture that you can't easily experience.
✅Gastronomic Delights
Enjoy lunch with delicious local cuisine in Yanagawa, which has a history and tradition, and taste freshly harvested tea from Japan's best green tea producing area!
✅Tour with a Professional Guide
Hear interesting stories about the history and culture of Fukuoka with a professional guide. The tour is conducted in English and Japanese, and you can hear detailed explanations about the tourist attractions. 

A Quick Look at the Tour Course

Yame Tea Plantation:
In Yame, Japan's best high-quality green tea producing area, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of vast green tea fields.

Yanagawa River Cruise:
It will be a special time to relax while listening to the boatman's songs along the Yanagawa canal, known as 'Venice of Japan'.

Yanagawa Sunflower Festival:
A limited-time festival where you can admire the beautiful scenery of 500,000 sunflowers in full bloom, creating a wave of yellow.