Yamaya Factory Terrace Mentaiko Tour is a food tour in Fukuoka.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Route: Self-guided factory tour and tasting
Tip: Self-guided; no reservation needed. The buffet includes all-you-can-eat mentaiko with rice.
Fukuya's Aji no Mentaiko Factory reopened in July 2025 with a renovated visitor floor. Same-day mentaiko production visible on the second floor.
Tip: Open 10:00-16:00. Closed on irregular maintenance days; check ahead.
Arigato Travel's Fukuoka Yatai Tour walks Nakasu Yataigai and Tenjin Yatai Row with three yatai tasting stops and a Hakata Issou tonkotsu sit-down closer.
Tip: Tours run Tue-Sat from 18:00; English-language guide; reserve a week ahead.
byFood's Hakata Market Tour walks the Yanagibashi Rengo Ichiba for tempura and fried kamaboko, moves to Sankaku Market for udon, and finishes at the Bonet.
Tip: Book through byFood. Closed Sundays and holidays per the market schedule.
A 2.5-hour private yatai-hopping tour to two or three stalls in Nagahama and Neo-Nakasu, sampling about five dishes of ramen, gyoza, tamagoyaki and oden.
Tip: Book through byFood; private group format. Rain backup is an indoor izakaya tour with ramen.