Wataru Wakato

Info

Address:

11-1 Kita-Torihata-cho, Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka

Public Transportation:

JR Tobata Station → 10 minutes on foot. Or JR Wakamatsu Station → 15 minutes on foot.

Car Access:

10 minutes from Kitakyushu city high-speed Tobata entrance

Phone Number:

093-861-0961 (Kitakyushu Ferry Works)

Business Hours

5:55 to 22:30 last train (1 hour 3-5 flight departure)

Price

Embarkation one way 100 yen

Spot Category

Sightseeing boat, houseboat, river down, cruising

"Eighteenth Wakato Maru" currently in service

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