Will visit a very panoramic viewing spot at the north edge of Kyushu island. This is not known for foreign tourists at all, but just 30 minutes walk to a hill, about 360m altitude, amazing view with a comfortable wind. You will find yourself that it is really worth taking a walk. From the hill, you will be able to see my small home town and how north edge of Kyushu land finishes.
JR train Moji station
JR train Moji station
With your 30 minutes walk to the hill, very nice panoramic view are seen; the channel between Honshu island and Kyushu island, together with nice town view we started climbing. It is really breathtaking. The altitude of the point is around 360m, and a wind is always blowing, which you will feel comfortable after the trek.
This view point is very popular for local people, but not for tourists at all. Please be the first tourists to witness the scenery with me!
The path still continues to the top of Mt. Tonoue, where it preserves another panoramic view. On your way to the mountain top, you will also can look back how the vantage hill is like, and will see the range of mountains to the south of Kyushu island. It takes about another 30 minutes one way. We can continue to the top, or stay at the grass field hill. There are several wooden tables and chairs at the hill and the top of the mountain. So we can enjoy our picnic teatime, beer, coockies, etc, if you want.
Guide fee, public bus transportation from/to JR train Moji station to/from the bus stop close to the foot of the mountain.
lunch, dinner or your drink, snacks
Pick up from Kokura or Shimonoseki district.
It is 100% natural field activities. Once we enter the trail, there is no toilet, no building, no vending machine, no trash. We will climb altitude 300m with 30 minutes walk. Most of the trail is well maintained, but some part we go through rocky part, and slippery slope. Therefore, please prepare your clothes and shoes to make yourself comfortable (No high heel, ladies). You will be surely sweating, so the spare T-shirt and a towel, some plastic bottle of drinks will definitely help you. If you are not sure about your equipment, you can ask me and I can give you an advice.
After we meet each other at JR Moji station, we will use a local bus to move to the foot of the mountain.
For your information, after you come back from the mountain, and you want to refresh yourself, there is one spa called "Raku-No-Yu", 5 minutes from Moji station, and I can take you per your request (entrance fee is 750yen, not included as a guide fee).
Yes, you can cancel the trek. As the trek day gets closer, I will check the weather forecast to let you know the condition so that you can judge it is worth climbing.
Yasuhiko is an excellent guide. This was my first trip to Fukuoka and I really enjoy Fukuoka. It was easy to communicate with him because he speaks English well. He guided me to my hotel and showed me other places I was interested. He is professional and friendly. I will book with him again.
Thank you for your comment, Lynne. I am very happy to know you liked Fukuoka very much. Please come back again I will highly welcome you. -Yasu
My wife and I booked Yasu in two occasions: to receive us at the airport cum walking tour in Hakata plus Tenjin and African Safari. Our flight was delayed for a good whole hour and after clearing immigration, when the sliding door opens, there he is: holding up my name with a smile. His eyes communicate a promise: I am here although you are one hour plus late. From the airport to hotel to drop off our luggage to the walking tour, Yasu communicates efficiently step by step in each maneuver and seeking our opinion in each step. He even taught us how to ride the Japanese sub-way, lol. Next day was the Safari. We went down to the lobby fifteen minute earlier than the scheduled time and he is already there. It was a long commute and no boring moments with Yasu. He sang well and we exchange jokes. By the way, he is a great photographer too. All the pics and videos turns out great. In conclusion, we had a marvelous time, thank you Yasu San. Wishing you all the best in your upcoming marathon and yes, you will complete the whole 42.195 km, we have confidence in you.
Stephen san, thank you for writing a review. I am so happy that we were able to share such nice experiences together. Have safe flight back to your home. See you later!
Yasuhiko-san is professional and personable. While he's ordinarily a tour guide, and I can imagine him being a knowledgeable and engaging one, I needed a Japanese-English interpreter for a meeting in Fukuoka. Yasu not only participated actively in our six-hour meeting, ensuring that I was kept in the loop throughout the day, first he scheduled our meeting and made sure he had everyones contact information - just in case. The other participants were busy professors/researchers and a city official, so Yasu's professionalism lent credibility to our gathering. In addition, he suggested that a journalist could support our efforts. When I agreed, he took it upon himself to email and then spoke over the phone with the journalist I had identified as a good match. I would trust Yasu with the best interests of a small or a large group. You can count on him to be well-prepared, attentive, flexible, and guarantee satisfaction.
Erika-san, thank you very much for taking your time for my review. Guiding you was really different from any other guide experiences I had before, and I was a bit anxious how it would go. The moment I met you that feeling disappeared! I liked your personality, your encouragement to others and to yourself, and all of us were so motivated. It believe it was our destiny that you have chosen me, and I was the best one for you in Fukuoka. Keep my fingers crossed for your ancestral trip on the way. Good luck!! -Yasu
Yasu is the best tour guide I have ever had! I highly recommend booking tours with him, especially for customized adventures like I did for my visit He is very knowledgeable on the entire Kyushu region and planned action packed fun days for my entire visit. There are too many wonderful things to say about Yasu and the experience touring together, so I will do my best to give some of the highlights. We hiked to the peak of Mount Nakadake in the Kuju Mountain range which was quite a challenging trek. Yasu was there by my side encouraging me along the way until we reached the peak! It was a magnificent view with beautiful volcanic rock formations and lakes. He went above and beyond to welcome me to the region, and even suprised me with visting a Samuri castle, and taking me to hidden local places that I would have never found on my own (like an amazing Yakitori place in a back alley in Beppu up a secret set of stairs) We also visited the ancient Kunisaki Penninsula where we saw ancient wonders of the world includin the Kumano Magaibutsu stone Buddha's from the 9th Century and the ancent Stone Guardians from the Futagoji Temple in the 8th Century. This was a magical place! If you are visting Kyushu, Yasu is the #1 guide in the region! You must book with him. Although my tour was Oita, he is a knowledgeable guide for other regions of the incredible Kyushu Island (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto Miyazaki, Kagoshima prefecture) I now consider Yasu, not just a guide, but also a friend! I look forward to touring with him again on my next adventure to Japan!
Marc, thank you very much for your review, and I am so happy you remembered our adventure in such ways! That was an amazing experience for me too. After the climb to Kuju mountains I went that region very often and remember how wonderful it was to climb with you. Thank you again for your review and we look forward to meeting each other again! -Yasu