Fukuoka with children: Attraction tickets and family transport deals

Compare family attractions in Fukuoka, including zoo, aquarium and museums, with child admission, opening information, temporary closures and subway ticket discounts.

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Fukuoka has several attractions for families, as well as public transport discounts designed for families. This page groups official children’s admission fees, opening hours and transport tickets by type of attraction. Each facility defines children’s ages differently; follow its own official information. See the Fukuoka travel guide for an overview.

Key points

  • Fukuoka City Zoological Garden: free for junior high school students and younger; closed on Mondays.
  • Marine World Uminonakamichi: 1,200 yen for elementary and junior high school students; sea lion and dolphin performances suspended from 12 January to 9 April 2027.
  • Subway: elementary school students can use a “100 yen day pass” on weekends, holidays and school breaks; families can use the Famichika ticket.
  • For indoor attractions on rainy days, see 10 rainy-day attractions in Fukuoka.

Attractions

Attraction Child admission (official) Hours and closing days (official)
Fukuoka City Zoological Garden Free for junior high school students and younger (adults 600 yen; high school students 300 yen) 9:00 to 17:00 (admission until 16:30); closed Mondays (following day when a holiday) and 29 December to 1 January
Marine World Uminonakamichi Elementary and junior high school students 1,200 yen; preschool children aged 3 and older 700 yen (adults 2,500 yen) Normally 9:30 to 17:30; December to February 10:00 to 17:00; last admission 1 hour before closing
teamLab Forest Fukuoka Children aged 4 to 15: 1,000 yen on regular days, 1,200 yen on peak days; children aged 3 and younger free with accompanying parent See official website
Sadaharu Oh Baseball Museum Children aged 7 to 15: 900 yen; children aged 6 and younger free; children aged 12 and younger need a parent with a paid adult ticket; junior high school students need no parent See official website
Fukuoka City Science Museum See official website The 6th floor has a dome theatre with 220 seats and a 25 m diameter, among the largest in Kyushu

Fukuoka City Zoological Garden

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  • Official discount: holders of a subway one-day ticket can receive the group discount rate.
  • Transport: from Exit 2 (Zoo and Botanical Garden Exit) of Yakuin-odori Station on the Nanakuma Subway Line, walk about 15 minutes, or take bus 56 or 58 for about 6 minutes.
  • There are 209 parking spaces. The official site notes that the car parks often fill early on spring and autumn holidays and recommends public transport.

Marine World Uminonakamichi ()

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  • Official introduction: a new “Monster Island” area opened in spring 2024, where visitors can see seals and penguins up close.
  • Performance suspension: according to an official notice, sea lion and dolphin performances will be suspended 12 January to 9 April 2027 for maintenance of the performance pool, and the audience seating will also be closed. The facility will close 18 to 21 January 2027.
  • On some summer holiday and Golden Week dates, opening is extended to 21:00. Check the official opening-hours page for dates.

Experience-based facilities

  • teamLab Forest Fukuoka and the Sadaharu Oh Baseball Museum are both at BOSS E-ZO FUKUOKA (): teamLab is on floor 5 and the museum is on floor 4.
  • LaLaport Fukuoka: official information describes Gundam Park Fukuoka indoors, plus a roughly 20 m-tall, 1:1-scale Gundam statue outside.
  • NOBOLT (): described officially as one of Japan’s largest indoor activity facilities, with about 4,000 square metres and 16 types of games. Address: . Check the official site for advance-booking tickets.

Transport discounts

Ticket Price Conditions (official)
Elementary school 100 yen pass 100 yen For elementary school children, only on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and summer, winter and spring school breaks; all subway lines
Family Pair Ticket 800 yen 1 adult + 1 elementary school student; both must come to the counter when purchasing
Famichika Ticket 1,000 yen Up to 2 adults and unlimited children; for families with children or infants within the second degree of kinship
Nishitetsu Bus “Kids Free” — With one adult holding a Fukuoka City 1-Day Free Pass, one child travels free

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