Kurume City Sekai Tsutsuji Center

1875-1 Mino, Yamamoto-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka

Fee

Free

Hours

9:00-17:00

Closed

Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays

Parking

Use the parking lot of the adjacent Kurume Fureai Agricultural Park (approx. 140 spaces)

Kitakyushu Municipal Shiranoe Botanical Park

2 Shiranoe, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka

Fee

Adults 200 yen, elementary and junior high school students 150 yen (group discounts available)

Hours

9:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30)

Closed

Tuesdays (closed on Tuesdays in July, August and December; excluding the spring temporary opening period)

Uminonakamichi Seaside Park

18-25 Saitozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Fee

Adults (15 and over) 450 yen, Seniors (65 and over) 210 yen, Junior high school students and younger free

Hours

9:30-17:30 (last admission 16:30)

Closed

Tuesdays (some)

Fukuoka Zoo & Botanical Garden

1-1 Minamikoen, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Fee

Adults 600 yen, High school students 300 yen, Junior high school students and younger free

Hours

9:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30)

Closed

Monday

Nokonoshima Island Park

1624 Noko, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Fee

Adults 1,200 yen (ferry fare not included)

Hours

9:00-17:30

Closed

Open every day

Hanahata Engei Park

7-571-1 Kashiwara, Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Fee

Free

Hours

9:00-17:00

Closed

Monday

Tachibana-shi Garden (Shotoen)

1 Shinhoka-machi, Yanagawa, Fukuoka

Kurume City World Camellia House

490-2 Yahagi, Kusano-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka

Fee

Free

Hours

9:00〜17:00

Closed

3rd Thursday (next day if it is a national holiday), year-end and New Year holidays (Dec 29 to Jan 3)

Station

Nishitetsu Bus (route number 25), get off at "Kurume-shi Sekai no Tsubakikan-mae"

Parking

Available (14 standard cars, 3 large buses, 1 space for persons with disabilities)

Kawachi Wisteria Garden

2-2-48 Kawachi, Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka

Fee

Wisteria season: Adults (junior high school students and older) 1,600 yen (varies depending on blooming conditions; timed-entry reservation ticket 600 yen + additional fee paid on site). Autumn leaves season: 500 yen. Up to 2 elementary school students or younger are free per adult.

Hours

Wisteria 8:00–18:00 / Autumn leaves 9:00–17:00

Closed

Closed outside the open seasons (wisteria and autumn leaves)

Station

No public transportation (about 20 minutes by car from Kitakyushu Expressway Otani IC or Yamaji IC)

Parking

Available (free, 200 spaces)

Maizuru Park

1-4 Jonai, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Fee

Heiwadai Athletic Stadium: individual General (adults) 200 yen, up to high school students 50 yen; tennis courts etc. are paid; Korokan Ruins Exhibition Hall is free

Hours

Apr–Sep 9:00–19:00 / Oct–Mar 9:00–18:00

Closed

12/29–1/3 (however, the year-end/New Year notation is attached to the management office's hours notation)

Station

8-minute walk from Akasaka or Ohorikoen Station (subway) / 5–8-minute walk from Nishitetsu Bus stops such as "Fukuoka-jo Korokan-mae"

Parking

Parking available in the park (444 standard cars, 18 buses). Lot 1: 68 spaces; Lot 2: 71 spaces; Lot 3: 28 spaces; Lot 4: 277 spaces. 150 yen per hour (Lot 4: 150 yen for up to 2 hours, 400 yen thereafter); buses 2,000 yen per use

Ohori Park Japanese Garden

1-7 Ohorikoen, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Fee

Individual: General (adults) 250 yen, Children (under 15) 120 yen / Group (30 or more): General (adults) 200 yen, Children 100 yen. Free for children under 6, people aged 65 and over, and people with disabilities plus one caregiver. Free admission days on 10/17 and 10/18 (fiscal 2026).

Hours

May–Sep 9:00–18:00 (last admission 17:45) / Oct–Apr 9:00–17:00 (last admission 16:45)

Closed

Every Monday (the following day if Monday is a holiday); Dec 29–Jan 3

Station

10-minute walk from Ohorikoen Station (subway) / 5-minute walk from the Nishitetsu Bus stop "Fukuokajo/NHK Hoso Center Iriguchi"

Kitakyushu Municipal Hibikinada Green Area (Green Park)

1006 Takenami, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka

Fee

General (adults) 150 yen, elementary and junior high school students 70 yen, seniors (aged 65 or over in the eligible city) 40 yen, preschool children free. Free admission days: 5/4, 5/5, third Monday of September, third Sunday of October, 12/20, 12/21, 1/2-1/4. The Tropical Ecology Garden has a separate fee.

Hours

9:00-17:00 (may be extended for events, etc.)

Closed

Tuesdays (may change for public holidays, etc.); additional closing days around the year-end and New Year holidays

Station

From JR Wakamatsu Line Futajima Station, take a local bus and get off at "Hibikinada Ryokuchi Iriguchi", then walk 15 minutes (about 10 minutes by taxi from Futajima Station). During the autumn Rose Fair (10/17-11/15), direct buses run from Kokura Station and Orio Station on weekends and public holidays.

Parking

Standard cars 300 yen, medium and large vehicles 1,000 yen (in front of the North Gate). Permanent parking lots in the north and south, plus temporary parking lots. Entry 8:30-17:00 (gates locked after 17:30).

Nishi Park

Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka (Management Office: 1-2 Ohorikoen, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka)

Station

10-minute walk from "Ohorikoen" Nishitetsu Bus stop; 15-minute walk from Ohorikoen Station on the Fukuoka City Subway Kuko Line

Parking

East: 34 spaces; Central: 11 spaces (currently unavailable); West: 19 spaces. Free (9:00-22:00). Roads in the park may be closed to traffic during the cherry blossom viewing season.

Higashihirao Park

2-1-2 Higashihiraokoen, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka (Athletics Management Office)

Station

Take the Fukuoka City Subway to Fukuoka Airport Station, then a bus (e.g., Route 3 from Fukuoka Airport Mae) to each facility

Parking

Parking available at each facility (limited spaces)

Ohori Park

1-2 Ohorikoen, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka (Ohori/Nishi Park Management Office)

Station

7-minute walk from Ohorikoen Station or Tojinmachi Station on the Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line

Parking

Paid. Ohori Park Paid Parking Lot on the north side (104 standard cars; 2 tour buses, reservation required). Standard cars: 220 yen for the first 2 hours, then 170 yen per 30 minutes. Hours: May to September 5:00-23:00; October to April 7:00-23:00.