Important Notes

Using Nishitetsu Trains

■ The Dazaifu and Yanagawa Sightseeing Ticket Pack combines Nishitetsu train round trip tickets and punting tour ticket.

■ Can be used for both the “Fukuoka → Dazaifu → Yanagawa → Fukuoka” route and the “Fukuoka → Yanagawa → Dazaifu → Fukuoka” route.

■ Please present your ticket to the station representative at the ticket gate. Cannot be used at the automatic ticket gate.

■ This ticket cannot be used for stopovers.

■ Ticket is valid for 2 days (including the day you begin using it). However, please be aware that it will be invalid once you return to the station at which you purchased it or if you pass through the ticket gates at any station other than Yanagawa Station.

Punting Tour

■ Punting tour is restricted to boats that depart from the Yanagawa Kanko Kaihatsu K.K. Shogetsu punt station. After arriving at Yanagawa Station, please come by the Punting Tour Information Center next to the ticket gate on the second floor or the Punting Tour Waiting Area in the Karatachi Meitengai Shopping Arcade adjacent to the first floor of the station. Our representative will escort you to the punt station.
Hours of Operation: 9:30 am - 4 pm (First tour: 9:40 am, Last tour: 4:10 pm)
Inquiries: Yanagawa Kanko Kaihatsu K.K.
PH: 0944-72-6177

■ Please be aware that you may need to wait if there are very few passengers, or on weekends and holidays when there are many passengers. (Punting tour lasts about 60 to 70 minutes.)

■ Boats with kotatsu (heated tables) operate between December 1st and the end of February, except during rain or snow.

■ Boats may follow a backup route when the water is low or depending on canal conditions.

■ Punting tours are one-way only. When the tour is over, please use a taxi, local bus (additional fee) or free shuttle bus to return to Yanagawa Station.

■ If you need a taxi, you can find them stationed at the taxi pool in front of “Ohana”, or you can use the dedicated telephone in the waiting area to call for one.
Nishitetsu Taxi
PH: 0120-720-140 (toll-free number)

■ The Yanagawa Nishitetsu 50-yen Ride Voucher can be used by each member of your party. Only valid for use with Nishitetsu Taxi in Yanagawa.

■ Go to the “Ohana-Mae” bus stop to catch a local bus to the station.

■ You may board the free shuttle bus near the punt station (Okinohata). (If you are unsure of where to board, just ask the representative.)
Departure time [approx. 12 pm / 1 pm / 2 pm / 3 pm / 4 pm / 5 pm / 5:30 pm ]
* We will operate additional boats if there are large numbers of passengers.
Departure times may differ and can vary by up to 20 minutes before or after the scheduled time. Please be aware that you may have to wait in some cases.

Using the umegaemochi voucher

■ Can be used at shops along the approach to Dazaifu Tenmangu. See here for details about participating shops. Please be aware that you may need to wait in line when the shop is busy.

Using Coupons

■ Discounts are available at the facilities listed in the Dazaifu Coupon and Yanagawa Coupon. We recommend that you check in advance as some facilities may close early or be temporarily closed.

■ Take the Ariakezuke Honpo, Karatachi Shopping Arcade Bonus Voucher to the Ariakezuke Honpo store in the Karatachi shopping arcade to receive your discount.