Fukuoka-Itoshima Route

One of the parks of Fukuoka City boasts scenic views of the shoreline. With views of Noko Island to the north, and a wide expansive lawn, on the weekends you can see families, groups of walkers, and children having fun on the play equipment. Odo Shrine is located in the center of the park, and it is said in the Nihon Shoki historical accounts that Odo Daijingu Shrine was the sacred place where the deity Izanagi undertook ritual purification.

No need to bring your own gear as rod and reel rental is available, and buy your bait and other items at the park. You can also receive fishing tips from the fishing assistants, so even beginners can enjoy the experience! The stalls inside the park also sell popular fish croquettes and light meals. You can barbecue from late March until late October and you can enjoy Fukuoka's famous branded "Karatomari Ebisu Oysters" at the oyster hut just next door from November until late March (ends when oysters are sold out). Fishing fee (up to 4 hours): Adults 1,000 yen, Children 500 yen. Also there is a fee only for entrance. Please visit the park website for more information.

Enjoy light meals and refreshments here including cold-pressed juice, a large variety of smoothies, home-made sweets and delicious sandwiches. Eat it there inside the shop, a converted traditional Japanese-style house, or get it to go. Various sundries and accessories are also available.

This scenic rock is the key feature of Genkai Quasi-National park. The basalt cave is the largest out of Japan's top three basalt caves, with a height of 64m, a mouth 10m in size, and a depth of 90m, and boasts a mystical view, resembling a large, dark mouth opening towards the Genkai-nada Sea.
It is only accessible by boat between March and November when the seas are calm, with tour boats leaving from Keya Fishing Port for a tour that lasts roughly 25 minutes. Enjoy the naturally occurring and artistically beautiful azure blue ocean and the honeycomb-shaped rocks of the cave.

If you take National Route 202 from Kafuri towards Karatsu, you will see a small island near the shore. On this small island of approx. 200m in diameter, there is a small shrine, which the locals call "Hakoshima-sama". The deities enshrined here are Sayarimasumihashira-no-Okami, Nishinomiya Daimyojin, and Aizen Myo-o and they are worshipped as the gods for ears and for beauty. Recently, it has also become popular as a shrine for love and relationships.

This is a farmer's market located in Nijofukui, Itoshima City. On sale are fresh vegetables grown and harvested in Itoshima, and fresh-caught fish and delivered from Fukuyoshi Port.
Also on offer is homemade bread, Japanese manju sweets, bento lunch boxes and other snacks, and sweets made using Nijofukui's own locally developed and grown citrus, "Haruka".