Tourist office Fukuoka
Fukuoka City Tourist Information has 2 centres for visitors: the Hakata Station General Information Center, inside JR Hakata Station, and a centre in Lion Plaza in Tenjin. Both give out brochures on Fukuoka and the rest of Kyushu and offer support in English, Chinese and Korean. The Hakata Station centre helps with sightseeing, transport and accommodation, and the Tenjin centre lends strollers. Another tourist information counter stands on the first floor of the International Terminal Building at Fukuoka Airport.
Where to find the tourist offices in Fukuoka
Fukuoka City Tourist Information (Hakata Station General Information Center)
Location: 1-1 Hakata-eki Chuogai, Hakata-ku, inside JR Hakata Station
Opening hours: every day, 08:00 to 19:00
Staff help with sightseeing, transport and accommodation, and brochures cover Fukuoka and Kyushu.
Fukuoka City Tourist Information (Tenjin)
Location: Lion Plaza, 2-1-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, next to Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station
Opening hours: 09:30 to 19:00, closed on 31 December and 1 January
Strollers can be borrowed here, one per family, with registration until 17:30.
ACROS Fukuoka Tourist Information
Location: 1-1-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, on the second floor of ACROS Fukuoka
Opening hours: 10:00 to 18:00, closed from 29 December to 3 January
Not run by Fukuoka City Tourist Information: it belongs to the ACROS Fukuoka Foundation, and its pamphlets cover Kyushu, Yamaguchi and Okinawa in four languages.
Hakata Port International Terminal general information desk
Location: 14-1 Okihama-cho, Hakata-ku, on the first floor of the Hakata Port International Terminal
Opening hours: 07:00 to 17:20, which can change with ferry timetables and operating conditions
Not run by Fukuoka City Tourist Information: the desk is part of the terminal, managed by Hakata Port Development, and gives sightseeing and transport information.
Explore Fukuoka in detail
Explore Fukuoka in detail
For the sights themselves, Tourist Office has a guide to the top things to do in Fukuoka, built around a one-day route from Kushida Shrine and Tochoji through Canal City Hakata, Nakasu and Tenjin to Ohori Park, the Fukuoka Castle ruins and Fukuoka Tower.
Further sights include Dazaifu Tenmangu, teamLab Forest Fukuoka and Nokonoshima Island, and the free ones include Momochi Seaside Park, Hakozakigu Shrine and the Step Garden at ACROS Fukuoka.
Public holidays in Fukuoka to plan around
On a public holiday, offices, museums and transport in Fukuoka may close or switch to holiday hours. Japan has 18 public holiday dates in 2026 and 17 in 2027, including the substitute days: when a holiday falls on a Sunday, the next day that is not a holiday becomes a day off, and so does a single day between two holidays. That gives 6 May and 22 September in 2026 and 22 March in 2027.
National holidays in Japan 2026
- 1 January New Year's Day (Ganjitsu)
- 12 January Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi)
- 11 February National Foundation Day (Kenkoku Kinen no Hi)
- 23 February Emperor's Birthday (Tenno Tanjobi)
- 20 March Vernal Equinox Day (Shunbun no Hi)
- 29 April Showa Day (Showa no Hi)
- 3 May Constitution Memorial Day (Kenpo Kinenbi)
- 4 May Greenery Day (Midori no Hi)
- 5 May Children's Day (Kodomo no Hi)
- 6 May Substitute holiday for 3 May (Kyujitsu)
- 20 July Marine Day (Umi no Hi)
- 11 August Mountain Day (Yama no Hi)
- 21 September Respect for the Aged Day (Keiro no Hi)
- 22 September Day off between two holidays (Kyujitsu)
- 23 September Autumnal Equinox Day (Shubun no Hi)
- 12 October Sports Day (Supotsu no Hi)
- 3 November Culture Day (Bunka no Hi)
- 23 November Labour Thanksgiving Day (Kinro Kansha no Hi)
National holidays in Japan 2027
- 1 January New Year's Day (Ganjitsu)
- 11 January Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi)
- 11 February National Foundation Day (Kenkoku Kinen no Hi)
- 23 February Emperor's Birthday (Tenno Tanjobi)
- 21 March Vernal Equinox Day (Shunbun no Hi)
- 22 March Substitute holiday for 21 March (Kyujitsu)
- 29 April Showa Day (Showa no Hi)
- 3 May Constitution Memorial Day (Kenpo Kinenbi)
- 4 May Greenery Day (Midori no Hi)
- 5 May Children's Day (Kodomo no Hi)
- 19 July Marine Day (Umi no Hi)
- 11 August Mountain Day (Yama no Hi)
- 20 September Respect for the Aged Day (Keiro no Hi)
- 23 September Autumnal Equinox Day (Shubun no Hi)
- 11 October Sports Day (Supotsu no Hi)
- 3 November Culture Day (Bunka no Hi)
- 23 November Labour Thanksgiving Day (Kinro Kansha no Hi)
Local holidays in Fukuoka 2026
Fukuoka has no local holiday on top of the national calendar. City government offices follow the national holidays and also close from 29 December 2026 to 3 January 2027.
Local holidays in Fukuoka 2027
Fukuoka has no local holiday in 2027 either. City government offices close from 29 December 2027 to 3 January 2028.
The Hakata Station General Information Center opens every day, including public holidays. The Tenjin centre closes only on 31 December and 1 January, and ACROS Fukuoka Tourist Information closes from 29 December to 3 January.
National holidays for 2026 and 2027 from the Cabinet Office >