Ohori Park to Fukuoka Castle: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from Ohori Park to Fukuoka Castle: 3 stops, about 2.4 km, about 30 minutes of walking plus about 18 minutes of listening. Start at the Fukuoka Art Museum on the shore of Ohori Park, designed by Mayekawa Kunio and reopened in 2019 after renovation, known for Dalí’s Madonna of Port Lligat. Walk out across the pond, once an inlet of Hakata Bay and then the outer moat of Fukuoka Castle, by its islands and bridges. Finish in Maizuru Park at the walls of Fukuoka Castle, built from 1601 by Kuroda Nagamasa, where the Tamon Yagura turret still stands.
- Stops:
- 3
- Distance:
- about 2.4 km
- Walking:
- about 30 min
- Listening:
- about 18 min
Two ways to do this walk
Fukuoka with Mappu
Walk Mode, in the free Mappu app
It knows where you are, tells you about everything you pass between the stops, answers your questions and keeps you on the route. Your phone stays in your pocket.
A 2-hour live walk, €4.99.
50 credits from the Starter pack. One-time purchase, no subscription.
Self-guided audio walk. No guide accompanies you. Not affiliated with the sites.
Free: the audio guides
Listen to each stop’s audio guide in your browser and find your own way between the stops.
Walking directions in Google MapsOhori Park to Fukuoka Castle: how long does the walk take?
About 48 minutes in all: about 30 minutes on foot over about 2.4 km, plus about 18 minutes of audio at the 3 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Ohori Park to Fukuoka Castle: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Fukuoka Art Museum, Ohori Park, and Fukuoka Castle. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.5 km, about 20 min on foot.
Route and map
Indicative route. While you walk, watch where you're going, mind the traffic and follow local signs and rules. The map is an aid, not a safety guide. Terms
Follow Mappu’s map: the route runs along the streets from stop to stop, and the stories keep playing as you walk.
To get to the first stop, or if you’re far from the route, Google Maps has walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
Mayekawa Kunio’s museum of 1979 on the shore of Ohori Park, with walls of reddish brown Tokoname tiles and about 16,000 works, reopened in 2019.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Ohori Park · about 0.9 km, about 12 min on foot
Stop 2
A park around a large pond that was an inlet of Hakata Bay, then Fukuoka Castle’s outer moat, with islands and bridges dating from its 1929 opening.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Fukuoka Castle · about 1.5 km, about 20 min on foot
Stop 3
Kuroda Nagamasa’s hilltop castle, built from 1601, now Maizuru Park: great stone walls, the surviving Tamon Yagura turret and cherry trees by the moat.
about 6 min of audio
The stop stories are AI-generated audio guides and can contain mistakes. Check opening hours and tickets on the official sites.
Planning a trip to Fukuoka?
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Mappu sketches your days free in the chat, no account needed. Then take the full plan with you:
- Weekend trip, €9.99: Your day-by-day plan plus 2 live walks
- Save your trip’s free guides on your phone in the Mappu app: they play with no signal
Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
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Route checked by Mappu on October 31, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.