Kitakyushu, Fukuoka / 皿倉山
Mt. Sarakura
A mountain whose summit you reach by cable car and slope car, with a great panorama from the city of Kitakyushu to the Kanmon Strait. Besides the daytime view, you can see the night view of Kitakyushu, re-certified in first place as one of the "Three New Great Night View Cities of Japan".
Last official check
26 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
25 Dec 2026
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- Getting there
- Train / Bus
- Admission
- Paid (see the price below)
- Closing days
- Has closing days (see below)
Before you go
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- Opening hours
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- Closed
Closed on Tuesdays.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Admission
Cable car and slope car round-trip ticket: junior high and older 1,230 yen, elementary and younger 620 yen.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Getting there
About 10 minutes by free shuttle bus from JR Yahata Station (Kagoshima Line) to the Sarakurayama cable car base station; then about 10 minutes by cable car and slope car to the summit (paid).
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
178 spaces / nearby municipal multi-storey car park (paid, height limit 2.2 m).
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Payment
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- Accessibility
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Address: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka (Japanese address: 福岡県北九州市八幡東区尾倉1481-1)
Official site: https://www.crossroadfukuoka.jp/spot/13073
Location
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Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crowds
- Crowd level
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- Best time to visit
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- Peak time
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- Busiest days
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- Busiest season
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- Latest traveler report
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Verification log
- 26 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.crossroadfukuoka.jp/spot/13073Closing days, fees, access, parking, description, address and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.