Itinerary Check – 6 days in Fukuoka & Kumamoto – Wheelchair Friendly?


Hi all,

I will be travelling flying into Fukuoka in March for a six day trip, with a family member with mobility issues (4 adults total). They will be travelling around in a wheelchair most of the time, but can walk with a stroller for a limited period of time. Hoping to check this itinerary is relatively wheelchair friendly and isn’t too rushed. I’ve tried checking the [https://www.japan-accessible.com/](https://www.japan-accessible.com/) site as much as I can, and also google maps, to check everything is wheelchair friendly, but hoping to get a check from people who have been to these places.

Also, I’ve rented a car for this trip, to be picked up from Fukuoka Airport.

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**Day 1:**

Fly into Fukuoka, land around 4pm.

Check into hotel near Hakata station.

Dinner around hotel, keep it pretty chilled

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**Day 2:**

Do more exploring around Fukuoka

Ohori Park

Check out Tenjin for shopping.

Probably dinner around Tenjin

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**Day 3:**

Morning: Drive to Kurume for Kurume ramen for lunch

Afternoon: Drive to Kumamoto. Explore Kumamoto Castle

Night: Dinner and overnight stay in Kumamoto city

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**Day 4:**

Morning: Drive to Mount Aso and check some observation points. Lunch around Aso

Afternoon: Drive to Kurokawa for Onsen – some of us will go to onsen while others wait at a cafe. (This is the part I’m really not sure about – the roads and cafes look quite cramped and looks like the town has lots of stairs involved)

Night: Drive back to Fukuoka and dinner around Hakata station again

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**Day 5:**

Late start with Dazaifu in late morning. Lunch around the area.

Afternoon: Uminonakamichi seaside park

Night: Nothing planned, but could try Yatai if isn’t too crowded

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**Day 6:**

Fly off in the morning

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Does this all look ok, from a wheelchair perspective? Are some of these places going to be too cramped or crowded? I’ve kept it relatively light as we’ll be slower with walking and sightseeing etc. For restaurants I’ll have to rely on photos to see if they are wheelchair accessible.

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Thanks!

by dislocatedyak

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