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[Fukuoka Yame] A 6-hour course on a share-cycle: "Eat, learn, and enjoy the historic town of Yame to the fullest"
Yame City has introduced a bicycle sharing service. You can hear the sounds of people's occupations, the cats on the streets, the smell of the wind, the sounds of insects and birds. There are sights you can only see and feel by bicycle. In this article, we will introduce a recommended 6-hour course ...
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- Recommended Model Course
- ③Eat, learn, paddle, and experience the historic town of Yame to the fullest (6-hour course)
- Course Map
- Get tourist information
- How to get to Yame City
Recommended Model Course
①Stylish girls trip - a course filled with photogenic spots course
②A course for those who want to fully immerse themselves in Yame green tea
③Eat, learn, paddle, and experience the historic town of Yame to the fullest
④ Full of fulfillment!! With family! With friends! Make memories in Yame! Course
③Eat, learn, paddle, and experience the historic town of Yame to the fullest (6-hour course)
11:00 Yame Tourist Information Center Start
You can rent a shared bicycle at Yame Tourist Information Center port . There is a luggage storage service (for a fee) and a helmet rental service. Get the information you need at Yame Tourist Information Center before you set off!
Estimated cycling time to next destination: 15 minutes (2.6km)
11:15 BACK YARD CAFE
Arrived at BACK YARD CAFE ! Lunchtime with delicious pasta. (1 hour stay)
Estimated cycling time to next destination: 15 minutes (2.6km)
12:30 Chasho Murozono Cafe
Relax at Chasho Murozo cafe, which has a wide selection of sweets made with matcha. Of course, there are also plenty of drinks and frappes, so you'll have a hard time deciding which one to choose. (1 hour stay)
Estimated cycling time to next destination: 15 minutes (2.5km)
13:45 Iwatoyama History and Culture Exchange Center "Iwai-no-sato"
Yame has many ancient tombs. Why not visit Iwai-no-sato, home to the Iwatoyama Tomb, the largest keyhole-shaped tomb in northern Kyushu, and reflect on Yame's history? (1 hour stay)
Estimated cycling time to the next destination is 30 minutes (5.8km)
15:15 Yame Central Tea Plantation
The bike is electrically assisted, so you can ride smoothly. After riding through the green carpet of rolling hills, you will arrive at the observation point of Yame Central Tea Plantation! Enjoy the magnificent view from the top and take a commemorative photo. (10 minute stay)
15:25 Green Monster
Green Monster at the Yame Central Tea Plantation Observation Point. Take a break with some Yame green tea. (25 mins)
Estimated cycling time to the next destination is 30 minutes (6.7km)
16:20 Fukushima Hachimangu Shrine
Visit Fukushima Hachimangu Shrine in the white-walled streets of Yame Fukushima and get a fortune. The shrine grounds, where you can feel the seasons, and the wide variety of goshuin stamps are also recommended. (20 minutes)
Approximate cycling time to next destination is 1 minute (100m)
16:40 Tea merchant Yabeya Konomi Honke
Purchase souvenirs at Konomi Honke (Konomi-en), a long-established tea shop that coined the name "Yame Tea". (15-minute visit)
Estimated cycling time to the finish line is 5 minutes (300m)
17:00 Yame Tourist Information Center Goal
Return your bicycle.
Course Map
Click here for the course map (Google My Maps)
Get tourist information
Yame Tourist Information Center
Yame Tourist Information Center is located at the north of Yame traditional crafts museum and provides a lot of tourist information of Yame area. Please stop by and get tourist information, including how to get to Yame Central Tea Plantation and other route maps, event information. You can find a COGICOGI share-cycle spot, or parking lot, where rent of helmets or headpieces are available. Baggage storage service is also available.
Yame Tourist Information Center Phone number: 0943-22-6644
How to get to Yame City
How to get to Yame City from Fukuoka Airport (by car)
Fukuoka Airport → Kyushu Expressway → About 10minutes from Yame IC Exit
How to get to Yame City from Fukuoka City Center (train/bus)
[From Hakata] JR Hakata Station → (about 50 minutes by JR) → JR Hainuzuka Station →(about 20 minutes by Horikawa bus) → Get off at Fukushima bus stop
[From Tenjin] Nishitetsu Fukuoka Tenjin Station→ (about 40 minutes by Nishitetsu train) → Nishitetsu Kurume Station → (about 40 minutes by Nishitetsu bus) → Get off at Fukushima bus stop
How to get to Yame City from Hakata (Shinkansen)
JR Hakata Station → JR Chikugo-funagoya Station →Approximately 10 minutes by taxi
Yame tea, handicrafts, agriculture, nature, culture... We will compile the attractions of Yame in various fields from a local perspective and deliver them to you.
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