From Fukuoka: Yamaguchi Highlights and Karato Market Private Tour
Overview
This tour is conducted in your own private car. Departs from Hakata Station or Fukuoka City hotel lobby by chartered car. Due to the long travel distance, a professional driver and English-speaking guide will accompany you. At Karato Market in Shimonoseki City, located on the border between Kyushu and Yamaguchi prefectures, you will enjoy weekend-only sushi made with fresh fish landed that day. The tour will then take visitors to four scenic spots representative of Yamaguchi Prefecture created by nature. Amagase Park with a view of Kakushima Ohashi Bridge, Motonosumi Shrine with its impressive red torii gate and dynamic sea, Akiyoshidai, one of the largest karst formations in Japan, and Akiyoshido Cave with its cool year-round temperature of 17°C. This tour will take you to these unique sights.
What's Included
Tour Guide Fee
Private transportation
Air-conditioned vehicle
Admission fee
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
It will be 11 hours including round-trip transportation and time spent in Yamaguchi.
Motonosumi Shrine will be closed for entry through the Torii gates on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays in June, July, September, and November 2026, as well as from August 8 to 16. Please enjoy the view of the Torii gates from the "Ryugu no Shiofuki" (Dragon Palace Geyser) side instead.