What are nice day trips from Fukuoka?

Short answer

Yanagawa, Kurume, Karatsu and Saga are some potential day trips within 50 km of Fukuoka. Hita, Nakatsu, Kurokawa Onsen and Sasebo are within 100 km of Fukuoka. Hōfu-shi is within 200 km of Fukuoka by train. We list 16 places below, including 8 coastal towns (Hirado and Ōmuta-shi), 6 lake or river towns (Iizuka), 3 old-world towns (Shimabara and Kumamoto) and 2 spa towns (Yamaga). More below.

Within 50 km 6 places

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Inland waterside towns

Kurume

Kurume City · Japan

A sprawling Japanese city spread across a flat plain in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kurume offers a lively eating and drinking scene, a riverside setting, and easy a…

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Coast & island escapes

Saga

Saga City · Japan

Saga, the prefectural capital on Kyushu island, is best known each autumn for the Saga International Balloon Festa, a hot-air balloon event held along the Ka…

38 km away23 mi away More →

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Inland waterside towns

Yanagawa

Yanagawa City · Japan

Pole-guided wooden boats drift along narrow canals flanked by white-walled buildings and lush greenery in this Fukuoka town, where waterway cruising is the d…

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Inland waterside towns

Iizuka

Iizuka City · Japan

This mid-size Japanese city in Fukuoka Prefecture where two rivers meet on a broad grassy floodplain, backed by low mountain ridges, and well-placed for expl…

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Coast & island escapes

Karatsu

Karatsu City · Japan

This coastal city in Saga Prefecture on Kyushu, Karatsu sits on Genkai-nada bay with scenic viewpoints across the surrounding area and UNESCO World Heritage…

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Kanzakimachi-kanzaki

Kanzaki City · Japan

A mid-sized Japanese town in Saga Prefecture, close to water and upland country, with a tidy civic character and convenient access to the wider region's UNES…

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Within 100 km 9 places

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Inland waterside towns

Kurokawa Onsen

Minamioguni-machi · Japan

Forested valley in Kumamoto's uplands holds this atmospheric hot-spring village, where multi-storey timber ryokan line a modest river and visitors stroll the…

90 km away56 mi away More →

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Mountain villages

Shimabara

Japan

Waterfront town in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu, with a compact centre holding a concentration of historic churches and a café and restaurant scene within eas…

90 km away56 mi away More →

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Coast & island escapes

Sasebo

Sasebo City · Japan

Huis ten Bosch, a large Dutch-themed amusement park, anchors this waterfront city in Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu — Japan's second city in the…

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Coast & island escapes

Hirado

Hirado City · Japan

This historic port town in Nagasaki Prefecture, Hirado served as one of Japan's primary gateways for European trade during the 16th and 17th centuries, blend…

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Coast & island escapes

Ōmuta-shi

Omuta City · Japan

This waterfront city on Kyūshū's coast, Ōmuta draws visitors with dramatic festival culture — as seen in this image of costumed performers atop a decorated f…

62 km away39 mi away More →

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Inland waterside towns

Hita

Hita City · Japan

A riverside town in Ōita Prefecture's hill country, Hita draws visitors with elaborately decorated festival floats bearing life-size costumed figures, a walk…

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Coast & island escapes

Kumamoto

Chuo-ku · Japan

Kumamoto Castle anchors this large city on Japan's Kyushu island, the prefectural capital known for a dense café and restaurant scene and scenic surroundings…

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Inland waterside towns

Nakatsu

Nakatsu City · Japan

White-walled castle tower in this northern Kyushu city offers sweeping views over a low-rise townscape, a bridged river mouth, and the open sea beyond, with…

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Spa & thermal wellness

Yamaga

Yamaga City · Japan

Yamaga, a town in northern Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, is known for its hot springs, the Yamaga Lantern Festival, and as the leading chestnut-producing area…

69 km away43 mi away More →

By train, within 200 km 1 place

Places with a railway station within a 10-minute drive. Each one links to public-transport directions from Fukuoka, so you can check the route and journey time.

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Coast & island escapes

Hōfu-shi

Hofu City · Japan

Mid-size Japanese city on the Seto Inland Sea, where dense grey-tile rooftops spread toward a low commercial centre backed by green wooded hills, with coasta…

119 km away74 mi away More →

Station: 防府 · 2 min drive · Route from Fukuoka ↗