Access guide for getting to Goto (Fukue Island) and hints for your trip

Once you’ve made your plan, choose a form of transport on the island.
Make sure you book early if you want to use a rental car.

This sightseeing bus tour travels smoothly around the major tourist spots on Fukue Island, Goto City with a guide. It offers four planned routes, so you can select the option that suits your stay and boat times.
*The guide will speak in Japanese.

A camellia island where many wild camellias grow, Hisaka Island boasts blooming camellia flowers from fall to winter.

Take the Kiguchi Cruising “Seagull” from Fukue Island (Fukue Port) to Hisaka Island (Tanoura Port) in around 20 minutes, or the Ferry Hisaka in around 34 minutes.

Former Gorin Church

Around 40 minutes’ drive from Tanoura Port
Then around 15 minutes’ walk

*Please be careful when driving, as there are narrow roads along the way.
*The roads are narrow and can be slippery, so we recommend you wear something you can move in easily.

A small island full of highlights, located almost in the center of the Goto archipelago

From Fukue Island (Fukue Port) to Naru Island (Naru Port): around 30 minutes by high-speed Goto passenger ship, or around 45 minutes by ferry
From Fukuoka Prefecture (Hakata Port) to Naru Island (Naru Port): Around 7 hours 40 minutes by Nomoshosen’s Ferry TAIKO

We recommend tours that travel around the World Cultural Heritage properties of the “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region,” “Villages on Hisaka Island” and “Egami Village on Naru Island.”

This island was created when two volcanos, Mt. Odake in the north and Mt. Medake in the south, were connected by a volcanic eruption, and is home to some uniquely shaped rocks.
 “Senjojiki,” the rocky wave-cut platform formed through years of erosion by stormy seas, has become a place where you can feel the power and mystery of the natural world.
We recommend using a rental bicycle to get around the island.

Around 13 minutes from Fukue Island (Kaizu Port) to Sagano Island (Sagano Port) by Sagano Island passenger ship (the Saganoshimamaru)

This small island is the southernmost island of the Goto archipelago. It once flourished through whaling and bonito fishing, so there are still stone embankments and village walls built by previous island residents. It is now popular among anglers as a fishing spot for barred knifejaws.
Ohshima Shrine and Ohshima Enmeiin are located within walking distance of the port.

Around 30 minutes from Fukue Island (Fukue Port) to Ohshima Island (Ohshima Port) via Aka Island by Ohshima Kaiun

Nakadori Island (Shinkamigotocho) is known for the stone Kashiragashima Church, registered as World Cultural Heritage under “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region.”
Narao Port (Nakadori Island), the arrival point for ships, is connected to Wakamatsu Port (Wakamatsu Island) via a bridge.

Around 30 minutes by Kyushu Shosen high-speed boat or around 1 hour 5–40 minutes by ferry from Fukue Island (Fukue Port) to Nakadori Island (Narao Port)
*Around 40 minutes’ drive from Narao Port to Arikawa (central area)

Around 1 hour 40 minutes from Fukue Island (Fukue Port) to Wakamatsu Island (Wakamatsu Port) via Naru Island on a Goto Passenger Ship
*Around 40 minutes’ drive from Wakamatsu Port to Arikawa (central area)

■Other access information
Q: Can I take a car or motorbike on the boat?
A: These can be loaded on the ferry from Nagasaki. You can also rent a car or motorbike on the islands.
Q: How can I carry large pieces of luggage? 
A: Check each shipping company’s website for the sizes of luggage that can be carried on the boats.
　*You may not take a cooler box on the boat
Q: Access from Fukue Airport to Fukue Port
A: There are buses that run based on flight arrivals. See here for more details.

■Useful information
Q: Tourist information centers
A: On Fukue Island, there are tourist information centers in Fukue Port Terminal and Fukue Airport; on Naru Island there is a tourist information center in Naru Port Terminal.
Q: Can I use a credit card?
A: There are shops that do not accept credit cards or cashless payment, so make sure you have lots of cash ready.
Q: Opening hours of restaurants
A: Opening hours and closing days vary. Check these before you visit.
Q: Where can I buy souvenirs?
A: You can buy souvenirs in places such as Fukue Port, Fukue Airport, Goto Shop & Cafe, Goto Ga Umai, and Yamamoto Kaisanbutsu.
Q: Free Wi-Fi
A: The Goto City free Wi-Fi installation location is here
Q: Pamphlets
A: You can download pamphlets from here