{"id":72007,"date":"2016-02-29T11:24:10","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T02:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/?p=69941"},"modified":"2016-05-10T10:46:57","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T01:46:57","slug":"jtb-tours-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/jtb-tours-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Fukuoka Day Trip Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to explore Kyushu? Looking to try something new? From March to May, JTB is teaming up with Fukuoka Now to offer three limited-time bus tours. Go alone, or gather a group of friends (foreigners and\/or Japanese). What will your next adventure be?<\/p>\n

March: Strawberry Picking & Oyster Hut Tour<\/a>
\nApril: Flower Viewing & Strawberry Picking Tour<\/a>
\nMay: Cat Island & Glass Wind Chime Painting Experience<\/a><\/p>\n

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May: Cat Island & Glass Wind Chime Painting Experience<\/strong>
\nVisit one of Japan\u2019s oldest shrines, Munakata Taisha, dedicated to the god of paths. Next enjoy a seafood lunch before heading to the glassblowing factory, where you can enjoy painting glass windchimes. Then it\u2019s all aboard the ferry for Ainoshima, otherwise known as Cat Island; Ainoshima is home to over a hundred cats, so there are plenty of opportunities to make new feline friends! Book here!<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Fukuoka Now contributor and her friends tested out this tour \u2013 read all about their adventure here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

\u2022 Just \u00a510,000 \/person!
\n\u2022 Sun., Tue. & Fri. (May 2016)
\n\u2022 About 8 hrs
\n\u2022 Min. 1 person
\n\u2022 Pick up and drop off in Tenjin or Hakata
\n\u2022 Includes English or Chinese-speaking guide
\n\u2022 Craft experience, boat fees, lunch and transport included.<\/p>\n


\nPast tours<\/strong><\/p>\n

March: Strawberry Picking & Oyster Hut Tour <\/strong>
\nShutterbugs will love the \u201cMarried Couple Rocks\u201d at Futamigaura Beach (two rocks joined by a sacred rope representing the mother and father deities of Japan). Pick and eat fresh strawberries at a strawberry farm, then barbecue oysters at one of Itoshima’s famous kakigoya<\/em> (oyster huts). Taste sake at a famous 140 year-old brewery, and then buy fresh, delicious veggies at a local produce shop. Book here!<\/a><\/p>\n

\"March<\/p>\n

Three Fukuoka Now reporters tested out this tour – read all about their adventure here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

\u2022 Just \u00a57,000 \/person!
\n\u2022 Sun., Tue. & Fri. (March 2016)
\n\u2022 About 8 hrs
\n\u2022 Min. 1 person
\n\u2022 Pick up and drop off in Tenjin or Hakata
\n\u2022 Includes English or Chinese-speaking guide
\n\u2022 Strawberry picking and transport included. <\/p>\n

April: Flower Viewing & Fruit Picking Tour<\/strong>
\nBy April, spring has firmly sprung, making it the perfect time to go flower viewing in Kyushu: view cherry blossoms in early April, rhododendron and azaleas in mid-April, and wisteria and shibazakura in late April. Enjoy a lunch of Wagyu steak or steamed eel (vegetarian options also available), then walk it off with a stroll through the traditional streets of Yame Fukushima! Finish off a great day out with a dessert of fresh strawberries you\u2019ve picked yourself (all-you-can-eat!). Book here!<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Fukuoka Now contributor and her family tested out this tour – read all about their adventure here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

\u2022 Just \u00a59,500 \/person!
\n\u2022 Sun., Wed. & Fri. (April 2016)
\n\u2022 About 6 hrs
\n\u2022 Min. 1 person
\n\u2022 Pick up and drop off in Tenjin or Hakata
\n\u2022 Includes English or Chinese-speaking guide
\n\u2022 Flower park admission, strawberry picking, lunch and transport included. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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