[Fukuoka・Yame] First time in Yame! A short trip to recommended spots with English-speaking guide

"Chanokuni Tour" with English-speaking guide

Take a short trip tour with English-speaking guide, and visit the recommended spots in Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture. We have two courses available: the "Yame Central Tea Plantation Course (2 hours)" , which you should visit at least once when you come to Yame, and the "Hoshino & Joyo Course (4 hours)", which is a little further away and allows you to experience tea at Green Tea Cultural Center and take a walk in nature. It's okay if you don't have your own car or have to drive yourself. It's a small-group tour.

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"Yame Central Tea Plantation Course" (2 hours) with guide

Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture, is known for its Yame tea. We will guide you to the "Yame Central Tea Plantation", which is a must-visit when you come to Yame. You can take photos or just enjoy the view and forget about time. This is a course that also includes a stop at a tea shop for shopping and tea break.

13:30 Start from Yame Tourist Information Center

We depart from the Yame Tourist Information Center in a wagon taxi with English-speaking guide! The tour departs from afternoon, so it's easy to plan. The Yame Tourist Information Center also offers a luggage storage service, so you can join the tour right after arriving in Yame in the morning from far away, or after checking out of your accommodation and strolling around Yame's townscape or having lunch!

Arrived at Yame Central Tea Plantation

After about a 10-minute drive, the tea fields gradually come into view. After driving through a seemingly endless carpet of green, we arrive at the observation point of the Yame Central Tea Plantation! The tea fields spread across a gentle hill covering an area of about 70 hectares. If the weather is good, you can see mountains of Nagasaki Prefecture in the distance, making this a spectacular spot.

Yame Miryokuen Tea Manufacturing (Yamecha Cafe Bunbuku)

We'll stop by thr Yame Miryokuen Tea Manufacturing to do a little shopping. Time for a break.

Yame Miryokuen Tea Manufacturing Phone number: 0943-24-2000

15:30 Arrived at Yame Tourist Information Center.

Tour fees etc.

〇Tour fee: Adult (junior high school students and above) / 2,600 yen per person (tax included)

　Children (elementary school age and younger) / 1,300 yen per person (tax included)

〇Included: Transportation fee, guide fee, taxes

〇Not included: Meals and drinks

*Please check the calendar for tour operating dates 

Yame Central Tea Plantation Course

"Hoshino & Joyo Course" (4 hours) with guide

10:00 Depart from Yame Tourist Information Center

Depart from the Yame Tourist Information Center in a wagon taxi accompanied by English-speaking guide! Yame Tourist Information Center offers a luggage storage service, so you can check out of your accommodation and join the tour lightly. The journey takes about 40 minutes. Enjoy the scenery of yame, such as the clear waters of the Yabe River, stone bridges, and rice terraces, from the car window as you head to the Green Tea Cultural Center in the Hoshino area.

Arrived at Green Tea Cultural Center

At the Green Tea Cultural Center, you will enjoy the experience of making and tasting matcha tea. Afterwards, you will have free time to spend as you wish, such as taking a walk in the nearby natural surroundings such as Plaza of Peace and Kaguyahime Forest, enjoying a tea-based lunch in the center, or shopping.

Green Tea Cultural Center Phone number: 0943-52-3003 *Experience content may vary depending on reservation status, etc.

Daniel Inouye Museum

From the Hoshino area, take a 20-minute wagon taxi ride to the Daniel Inouye Museum in the Joyo area. Enjoy the permanent exhibits displaying items related to Daniel, Ohana Mart, which is full of local specialties, and Cafe Mahalo, where you can relax while looking out over the Hoshino River.

Daniel Inouye Museum Phone number: 0943-24-8778

13:50 Arrived at the Yame Tourist Information Center. 

Tour fees etc.

〇Tour fee: Adult (junior high school students and above) / 5,400 yen per person (tax included)

　Children (elementary school age and younger) / 2,700 yen per person (tax included)

〇Included: Transportation fee, tea experience (as incurred by the tour), guide fee, various taxes

〇Not included: Meals and drinks

*Please check the calendar for tour operating dates

"Hoshino & Joyo Course"

Tour departure and arrival point

Yame Tourist Information Center

The Yame Tourist Information Center, located on the north side of the large parking lot of Yame Traditional Crafts Center, provides useful tourist information to everyone. Please stop by as they have maps of the entire Yame city area and event information. There is also a baggage storage service and a port for the shared bicycle service "COGICOGI."

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