From Fukuoka Airport (福岡空港)
Follow the subway signs at the domestic terminal. From the international terminal, take the free shuttle to the domestic terminal for the subway. The orange Airport Line serves central Hakata and Tenjin.
Fukuoka (福岡)
Spend an afternoon by the lake at Ohori Park, then walk to the old castle grounds. For a half-day outside the city, take the train to Dazaifu.
Take the subway to Ohori Park
From Hakata or Tenjin
From Hakata (博多駅, K11) or Tenjin (天神駅, K08), take the orange K Airport Line (空港線) toward Meinohama and get off at Ohorikoen (大濠公園駅, K06). Use exit 3 or 6 for the museum.
Hakata Station, Chikushi Exit (博多駅 筑紫口)
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Fukuoka Subway Airport Line · K 空港線
Look for the orange K. Hakata is K11 and Ohorikoen is K06.
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Ohori Park to the castle grounds
Start at Ohorikoen Station and follow the lake south to the museum. Continue east to Maizuru Park, then return by subway from Akasaka Station (赤坂駅, K07).
- Ukimi Pavilion at Ohori Park (大濠公園・浮見堂). Take the footbridges across the pond for the pavilion in the photo, or stay on the lakeside path. Map · Walk in Google Maps.
- Fukuoka Art Museum (福岡市美術館). Stop at the museum on the south side of the lake. Check exhibition hours before you go. Map · Walk in Google Maps.
- Fukuoka Castle ruins in Maizuru Park (舞鶴公園・福岡城跡). Follow the paths past the old stone walls. Expect steps if you head up toward the former main keep. Map · Walk in Google Maps.
Half a day in Dazaifu (太宰府)
Start at Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) (西鉄福岡（天神）駅), the rail station by the subway’s Tenjin Station. Take the Nishitetsu Tenjin-Omuta Line to Nishitetsu Futsukaichi (西鉄二日市駅), then change to the Dazaifu Line for Dazaifu (太宰府駅). From Dazaifu Station, follow the shopping street to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine (太宰府天満宮).