3-14 DEC '25 ZENBU DEEP FUKUOKA: Food, Craft, Culture & Countryside

Japan Tours
Date
3-14 Dec 2025
DURATION
12 days
PRICE
included with itinerary
AVAILABILITY
FULLY BOOKED
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Our brand-new tour offers a wonderful exploration of genki Fukuoka city and the surrounding prefecture of the same name – diving deep into its regional food & drink, arts, craft and culture and blissful scenery. We also dip a big toe into neighbouring Saga prefecture to visit Karatsu, Arita and Imari, extending our overview of Kyushu island’s famous pottery villages.

Imagine a vibrant, compact, sophisticated yet laidback city base with lots of leisurely day trips to deep countryside, blissful coastal enclaves, autumnal temples and shrines, farmlands and tea plantations.

We’ll visit enchanted historical hamlets, ancient pottery towns, and handsome Edo-period merchant villages, frozen in time. Think panoramic drives surrounded by forest, mountains, lakes and terraced rice fields, strolling through whitewashed towns, fruit farms and tiny fishing villages. Fukuoka is famous for its unique style of food and sake, and we’ll taste a range of exciting new flavours. From private yatai (street stall) experiences to the art of tea ceremony, and from mingling with fisherman in the morning markets to witnessing local artisans at work – this tour offers a brilliant mix of the best of Fukuoka!

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Or arrange a call with Jane Lawson to see if this tour is right for you.  janelawsonfood@gmail.com

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Read about November 2025’s Shikoku and the Setouchi islands tour here!  

Or January 2026’s Kyo-Za Foodie winter wonderland tour here! 

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Fukuoka prefecture's terraced green countryside

Testimonials

"I joined Jane’s tour for my first trip to Japan. What a treat… Everything was so beautifully organised. Accommodation was amazing, and each meal was a memorable experience. We saw a lot, but the pace was not too hectic. Jane is a gorgeous fun person, with a great sense of humour. The whole trip was amazing and I am definitely going back next year."
Nuritt Borsky
Australia
"I recently visited Japan independently with my wife and daughter. As my wife had organised the trip I knew nothing about where I was going. Upon arriving in Kyoto I noticed she was reading an itinerary that Jane had set up for one of her tours. I proudly announced that I know Jane. So, of course I was soon pounding out an email to Jane asking for some Kyoto hot tips. She immediately replied with a list of wonderful suggestions about what to see and most importantly where to EAT! We would never have discovered these restaurants without her in-depth knowledge and generosity in sharing it. She provided some of the highlights to our trip including an amazing tiny restaurant where my picky eating 6 year-old hankered for more raw calves liver. Thank you Jane for making our trip more interesting and memorable."
David McGuinness
Bourke Street Bakery
"Kyoto was everything I expected it to be and more! To me this did not feel like a tour but travelling with friends, the size of the group was perfect. Having participated in a few food tours, this was one of the best. Jane was accommodating, hospitable, gracious and most of all made me laugh! Jane’s knowledge of the Japanese culture and food was brilliant and having someone speak the language goes a long way, especially when it comes to ordering the food. My friends on Facebook were envious of the pictures I posted showing some amazing dishes that we tried. This tour had everything you wanted – food, shopping, culture, relaxing and best of all made some long life friends!"
Gillian Gunn
Bali