Higashi Park Tours

Find out about the history of Fukuoka with a stop at Myorakuji Temple. Check out the shops and top-notch restaurants in this walkable area.

Spend a contemplative moment at this temple, renowned for its stone monuments and considered to be the birthplace of the Japanese tea ritual.

Japan’s first Zen temple, and a National Historical Site, displays many of the features of a typical shrine of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism.

Japan’s largest seated wooden Buddha is the highlight of this fascinating temple that provides a window into the customs of the Kuroda Clan and the Heian Period.

Learn about Japanese folk arts and Fukuoka’s famous festivals and view the huge wooden loom in a traditional Meiji-era house.

One of Fukuoka’s most famous religious structures is best known for its annual summer festival, but the shrine itself has many wonders.