[Silent vlog] Fukuoka Family Travel — Swimming with Dolphins, Onsen Stays, Itoshima, Oita & Yufuin

Join our family on an 8-day trip through Kyushu, Japan! From chewy dango and cozy hot pot nights in Fukuoka to coastal drives along Itoshima, swimming with dolphins, seeing animals at a safari zoo, and strolling through Yufuin—here is our complete family travel journal.

Here we share our complete family-friendly itinerary, hotels, local food spots and memorable moments traveling across Kyushu with kids.

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Below is our detailed itinerary. Enjoy the journey!

1️⃣ Day One

🚙 Airport Car Rental — Nissan Rent a Car

🍡 Mochi/Warabi — Hakata Warabi はか多笑毘〜風の矢 | https://hakatawarabi.com

🍲 Dinner — Hakata Seafood Kinmokusei 博多海鮮金木犀 | https://www.instagram.com/hakatakaisen_kinmokusei/
* 🔗 Book via tabelog: hhttps://tabelog.com/en/fukuoka/A4001/A400101/40062156/

🏨 Stay — The358 SORA
* 🔗 Book via Klook: https://klook.tpm.lv/VkBmoG9x

2️⃣ Day Two

🎣 Shiraito Waterfall 白糸の滝 — Waterfall, fishing, flowing noodles | https://shiraitonotaki.jp

🥧 Lunch/Afternoon Tea/Chill — Forest Cafe Midori no Oto | https://www.instagram.com/shiraitonomori_

⛩️ Sightseeing — Sakurai Futamigaura’s Couple Stones and white Torii, Odanohama Beach

🦐 Dinner — Izakaya / Grill — Sumi Gekijo 168 (IROHA)
* 🔗 https://tabelog.com/en/fukuoka/A4001/A400103/40067051/

3️⃣ Day Three

🍣 Breakfast (Seafood/Sushi on a budget) — Hakata Toyoichi (Bayside Place Hakata) 博多豊一ベイサイドプレイス博多 | https://www.instagram.com/hakatatoyoichi_bayside?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsi=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

🎐 Sightseeing — Dazaifu | https://www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp

🐣 Shopping & Animal Cafe — LaLaport Fukuoka, Moff animal cafe | 📍 6 Chome-23-1 Naka, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, 812-8627, Japan

🥩 Dinner — Yakiniku — Hakata Nikudokoro Senrian 博多肉処千里庵
* 🔗 Book via Tabelog: https://tabelog.com/tw/fukuoka/A4001/A400103/40066530/

4️⃣ Day Four

🦭 Aquarium — Oita Marine Palace Aquarium “Umitamago” 大分マリーンパレス水族館「うみたまご」
* 🔗 Book via Klook: https://klook.tpm.lv/c5yG2tmY

🏨 Stay — Beppu Suginoi Hotel 別府温泉杉乃井ホテル
* 🔗 Book via Klook: https://klook.tpm.lv/oe457FjV

5️⃣ Day Five

🦁 Zoo — Kyushu Wildlife Park African Safari 九州自然動物公園アフリカンサファリ | https://africansafari.co.jp

6️⃣ Day Six

🐬 Activity — Swim with dolphin at Tsukumi Dolphin Island つくみイルカ島 | https://www.tsukumi-irukajima.jp

♨️ Sightseeing — Hells of Beppu (Jigoku Meguri) 別府地獄組合 📍 559-1 Kannawa, Beppu, Oita 874-0000, Japan

🏨 Stay — Cominka Yufuin
* 🔗 Book via their official website: https://stayyufuin.com/cominka/

7️⃣ Day Seven

🍰 Sweet Treats — B-Speak Roll Cake | https://b-speak.net/sp/en

🍦 Shopping — Yufuin Station 由布院站前 📍 879-5114 Oita Yufu 8-2, Yufuinchokawakita Japan

🐐 Sightseeing / Shopping — Cotswolds-style fairytale theme town Yufuin Floral Village (Heidi, Girl of the Alps, Ghibli Street, Miffy Shop & Bakery etc) 📍 1503-3 Yufuincho Kawakami, Yufu, Oita 879-5102, Japan

🍱 Lunch — Yunotake An 湯之岳庵
* 🔗 https://tabelog.com/tw/oita/A4402/A440201/44000042/
* 🔗 Book via AutoReserve (fee involved): utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=22279336768&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22279338379&gbraid=0AAAAACj8mIqDFuRRjGVxBAHsjNi0LWa8z&gclid=Cj0KCQjw79nUBhCgARIsADSHka0pIAepBJszHsKLM7aruSJvFrKSldaFghI4fjGLFhq1w3W7QcNyqPkaAqJdEALw_wcB

🍑 Peach Picking — Meikaen Hada 明果園 📍 801-3 Ukihamachi Miharu, Ukiha, Fukuoka 839-1407, Japan | https://www.instagram.com/meikaen.hada

🥘 Dinner — Sukiyaki / Shabu Shabu — Karen Hakata Ten 華蓮博多店
* 🔗 Book via Tabelog: https://tabelog.com/en/fukuoka/A4001/A400102/40000807

🏨 Stay — The Basics Fukuoka
* 🔗 Book via klook: https://klook.tpm.lv/m4WpBNl1

8️⃣ Day Eight

🐟 Shop/Lunch — Fukutaro Mentaiko Head Office | https://www.fukutaro.co.jp/shop_information/baiten

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Oneul https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM4rFS9nLw2AiBNiDWBNChg
Roommate https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=6sxRqoaJ32U&si=zjT9-v3TR7RS_XIy
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