Fukuoka from Australia: what a trip really costs

Day to day in Fukuoka, per person

• Local transport: about A$17 a day. Taxi: A$5 to start, then A$3.13 a km.
• Cooking for yourself: about A$18 a day for food.
• Tourist tax: about A$2 a person a night, paid at your stay.

Your stay, flights and activities come on top: the planner prices them for your dates. Sources: livingcost.org, en.wikivoyage.org, subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp; in AUD at today's rate.

When to go

The most pleasant months are April, October and November. January is the driest month (70 mm of rain) and July the wettest (357 mm).

Bars: rain each month; green: the most pleasant months. Numbers: average daytime high. Source: NASA POWER climatology.

Compare: Japan or Thailand · Japan or Vietnam · Japan or Italy · Japan or United States · Japan or New Zealand

Visa for Australians

No visa needed for a holiday

Official source: smartraveller.gov.au, checked 2026-10-01. Rules change: your plan checks your own passport when you build it.

Not to miss in Fukuoka

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  Ohori Parkpark · a couple of hours

  Lake with island causeways, a Japanese garden and the Fukuoka Art Museum; two subway stops west of Tenjin

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  Fukuoka Castle ruins (Maizuru Park)ruins · a couple of hours

  Stone walls and turret bases on a hill beside Ohori Park with city views; cherry blossom spot in early April

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  Kushida Shrineshrine · a couple of hours

  Hakata's guardian shrine with a giant Yamakasa float on year-round display; near Canal City and the Machiya Folk Museum

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  Fukuoka Towertower · a couple of hours

  Mirror-glass seaside tower at Momochi; go at dusk for the bay and city lights, then walk the beach

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  Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrineshrine · half a day

  Shrine of the god of learning with plum trees and a shopping lane of umegae-mochi cakes; 30 minutes by Nishitetsu train from Tenjin

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  Kyushu National Museummuseum · a couple of hours

  Wave-roofed museum of Asian exchange reached by escalator tunnel from Dazaifu Tenmangu; closed Mondays

• Nokonoshima Islandisland · half a day

  Flower fields of Nokonoshima Island Park and bay views, 10 minutes by ferry from Meinohama

• Nakasu by nightneighbourhood · a couple of hours

  Neon-lit entertainment island between the Naka and Hakata rivers; stroll the riverbank yatai row after dark

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  Marine World Uminonakamichiaquarium · half a day

  Aquarium with dolphin shows on the Uminonakamichi sand spit; ferry from Bayside Place or train to Saitozaki. Seaside park next door

• Yatai street-stall eveningexperience · a couple of hours

  Open-air stalls along the Naka River in Nakasu and around Tenjin from about 18:00; squeeze in for ramen, yakitori and a beer

From our research of travel guides; ticket prices from Tiqets when we found them. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licences.