Tosu and Ogori weekend itinerary
- Drive from Fukuoka City at 9:00, visiting Tosu Premium Outlets, Kiyama ramen, Manten no Yu, and Costco before returning around 18:45.
- Parking at Tosu Premium Outlets is free and shops open at 10:00; Marukou Ramen Center closes on Tuesdays.
- Manten no Yu costs ¥800 for non-resident adults, while Costco requires membership, with Gold Star membership costing ¥5,280 annually.
Updated October 21, 2026: edition for Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25
No plans or reservations for this weekend? Leave central Fukuoka by car at 9:00 and follow this order, and your day is set.
Start with shopping at Tosu Premium Outlets when shops open at 10:00, followed by ramen in Kiyama Town. Take an onsen break in Ogori, then shop at Costco Ogori Warehouse, returning around 18:45. Buy frozen and fresh food at Costco last, then head straight home. Costco requires membership, but its conditional One Day Shopping Pass lets non-members shop until October 25 (Sunday); Sunday also offers a festival stop.
In short
- Outlet parking is free and opens at 8:00, with access to the grounds from 9:30. Tully’s Coffee opens at 9:30 for a light breakfast before shops open at 10:00.
- Lunch is at a Kiyama restaurant chosen for Tabelog’s “Ramen WEST 100 Famous Stores” in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Until October 25 (Sunday), non-members can enter Costco with a One Day Shopping Pass, requiring ID and a 5% surcharge on shelf prices.
- Candy Land, an inflatable playground, runs at the outlets on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25. The Ogori Citizens’ Festival takes place on October 25 (Sunday).
- Checked with official pages on October 21, 2026.
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Tosu and Ogori day-trip timetable: leave Fukuoka City at 9:00 (October 24–25)
Leave Fukuoka City at 9:00, reach the Tosu outlets around 9:50, have ramen in Kiyama around 13:15, visit Ogori’s Manten no Yu around 14:30, enter Costco Ogori Warehouse around 16:15, and return to Fukuoka City around 18:45. The onsen comes before Costco so frozen food does not sit in your car while you bathe.
| Time | Where | What to do | Next stop (approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | Fukuoka City | Take the urban expressway and Kyushu Expressway to Tosu | 50 minutes–1 hour by car to the outlets |
| 9:50 | Tosu Premium Outlets | Coffee and a light breakfast at Tully’s, then shopping from 10:00 (free parking) | 10–15 minutes by car to lunch |
| 13:15 | Kiyama ramen chosen for Tabelog’s 100 Famous Stores (for example, Marukou Ramen Center) | Lunch (closed Tuesdays). Use the outlet food court if you want to avoid waiting | 20–25 minutes by car to Manten no Yu |
| 14:30 | Manten no Yu, Ogori’s day-use onsen | Bathe (¥800 for adults living outside Ogori; bring a towel) | 15 minutes by car to Costco |
| 16:15 | Costco Ogori Warehouse | Buy frozen and fresh food last (closes at 20:00). Until October 25, non-members can use a One Day Shopping Pass, with a 5% surcharge on shelf prices | 45 minutes–1 hour by car to Fukuoka City |
| 18:45 | Fukuoka City | Arrive back | (Arrival) |
| Sat & Sun | Optional stop: Candy Land (outlets) | 10:00–17:00, inflatable playground for children in elementary school grade 4 or below (canceled in rain) | Inside the outlets (in front of Armani, unit 110) |
| Sun 11:00 | Optional stop: Ogori Citizens’ Festival | Until 17:00. Stage events and Ogori food (free admission). Stop after lunch | 15 minutes by car from lunch; 10 minutes to Manten no Yu |
Travel times are estimates based on road-map route calculations, with extra time for traffic lights and congestion. Times to and from Fukuoka City were calculated from Chuo Ward, so they vary with your starting point. On the Kyushu Expressway, Dazaifu IC to Tosu IC takes about 20 minutes. For the local-road route, leave the Tosu–Chikushino Road at Yubi Interchange and turn left (Tosu Premium Outlets: access by car (Japanese)).
Sources: official facility websites, Ogori City and the Fukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association (checked October 21, 2026).
Tosu and Ogori: optional stops only this weekend (October 24–25)
On Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, Candy Land’s candy-shaped inflatables run from 10:00–17:00 on Palm Avenue, in front of Armani, unit 110. Children in elementary school grade 4 or below can play free with same-day receipts totaling at least ¥5,000, including tax. Combined receipts are accepted, and PO PAY members can also use it free. The event is canceled in rain (Tosu Premium Outlets: Candy Land announcement (Japanese)).
Circus-themed Halloween decorations, including a tent-shaped photo spot and large pumpkins, remain on display through October 31. Purchases at participating shops come with face stickers for children aged 12 or younger. Say “Trick or treat!” at the Information Center to receive sweets (Tosu Premium Outlets: Halloween Wonder Circus (Japanese)).
On October 25 (Sunday), the Ogori Citizens’ Festival runs from 11:00–17:00 at Tanabata Plaza, Ogori City Lifelong Learning Center, in Oitai, Ogori. Stage events and Ogori food stalls feature throughout the day, with a new local specialty unveiling and mochi throwing from 16:40. It proceeds in light rain, with about 400 free temporary parking spaces nearby (Ogori City: Ogori Citizens’ Festival (Japanese)). Admission is free (Crossroad Fukuoka: Ogori Citizens’ Festival (Japanese)), and the venue fits between lunch and bathing: about 15 minutes from lunch and 10 minutes to Manten no Yu by car.
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Tosu Premium Outlets opens at 10:00, with free parking
With ramen planned for lunch, start the morning with coffee and something light.
Shops and the food court at Tosu Premium Outlets open from 10:00–20:00, and parking is free. Tully’s Coffee inside the grounds opens at 9:30, while restaurants open from 11:00–21:00. Last orders are 15 minutes before closing at the food court and 30 minutes before closing at restaurants. The facility closes once a year in February (Tosu Premium Outlets: opening hours (Japanese)).
The P3 surface lot and P4 parking garage open from 8:00–21:30; the P2 garage opens only on weekends, holidays and busy periods. You can enter the outlet grounds from the parking areas starting at 9:30. Parking garages have a vehicle height limit of 2.1m (Tosu Premium Outlets: parking information (Japanese)).
If you take the Kyushu Expressway, a “Visit Tosu Premium Outlets by Expressway” promotion runs through November 30. Shopping or dining at participating service and parking areas earns a coupon-sheet exchange voucher. These include Kiyama PA and Koga SA in both directions. Exchange the voucher at the outlet Information Center for coupons usable at participating shops (Tosu Premium Outlets: service and parking area promotion (Japanese)).
There are 170 shops, and Stock Finder lets you check stock at participating stores before visiting a particular brand (Tosu Premium Outlets: Stock Finder (Japanese)). The next nationwide Premium Outlets Sale is scheduled for November 6–15. Black Friday follows on November 20–29 (Premium Outlets: sale schedule (Japanese)).
| Name | Tosu Premium Outlets |
|---|---|
| Address | 8-1 Yayoigaoka, Tosu, Saga |
| Hours / Closed | Shops and food court 10:00–20:00, Tully's Coffee 9:30–20:00, restaurants 11:00–21:00. Closed once a year (February) |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Kiyama ramen for lunch: for example, Marukou Ramen Center opens at 9:00
After walking around the outlets, take a break for a bowl of ramen.
Marukou Ramen Center, Kiyama branch, serves Kurume ramen beside Route 3 and opens at 9:00; Tabelog chose it for “Ramen WEST 100 Famous Stores” in 2023, 2024 and 2025. It appears on the Tabelog Ramen WEST 100 Famous Stores 2025 page (Japanese), and in the same category’s 2024 and 2023 lists. It closes every Tuesday, or the following Wednesday when Tuesday is a public holiday, and opens on weekends (Marukou Ramen Center: restaurant information (Japanese)). The drive from the outlets takes about 10–15 minutes.
According to its website, the restaurant began as Koyoken in Hiyoshimachi, Kurume, in 1952; all soup is cooked at the Kiyama branch (Marukou Ramen Center: its approach to ramen (Japanese)). Prices from July 29, 2026 are ¥580 for ramen and ¥690 for special ramen with a raw egg and 4 slices of chashu pork. A ramen set with 4 gyoza dumplings and other accompaniments costs ¥970, and extra noodles cost ¥130. Last orders for fried rice, champon and certain other dishes are at 20:30, according to the official restaurant information.
To reduce waiting, you can eat at the outlet food court before heading to the onsen. The food court takes last orders at 19:45.
| Name | Marukou Ramen Center, Kiyama branch |
|---|---|
| Address | 1642 Kokura, Kiyama, Miyaki District, Saga |
| Hours / Closed | Open from 9:00. Closed Tuesdays (or the following Wednesday when Tuesday is a public holiday) |
| Phone | 0942-92-2855 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Ogori’s Manten no Yu: ¥800 for adults from outside the city, before Costco
After lunch, enjoy a bath before buying frozen food at Costco.
Manten no Yu at Asuterasu, the Ogori City General Health and Welfare Center, opens from 10:00–21:00, with admission until 20:00; non-residents pay ¥800 from high-school age, ¥410 for elementary and junior-high students, and nothing for younger children. It closes every Wednesday, or the following Thursday when Wednesday is a public holiday, and opens on weekends. Bring a towel; the shop sells them but closes at 14:00, while shampoo with conditioner and body soap are provided (Ogori City: Asuterasu General Health and Welfare Center (Japanese)). The drive from lunch takes about 20–25 minutes.
The baths use free-flowing alkaline simple hot spring water drawn from 1,500m underground. The Japanese-style Amanogawa and Western-style Moonlight outdoor bathing areas switch between men and women every Monday. A family bath costs ¥840 for 50 minutes, plus admission, and requires a telephone reservation with the onsen reception, according to Ogori City’s Asuterasu page. The Fukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association’s Crossroad Fukuoka also lists the facility, which has 250 parking spaces (Crossroad Fukuoka: Manten no Yu (Japanese)).
| Name | Manten no Yu at Asuterasu, the Ogori City General Health and Welfare Center |
|---|---|
| Address | 1167-1 Futamori, Ogori, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–21:00 (reception until 20:00). Closed Wednesdays (or the following Thursday when Wednesday is a public holiday), December 30–January 2 |
| Phone | 0942-72-6666 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Costco Ogori Warehouse: finish with bulk shopping, open daily until 20:00
After your bath, head to the day’s final stop for bulk shopping.
Costco Ogori Warehouse opens daily from 10:00–20:00 and has 918 surface parking spaces. From Chikugo-Ogori IC on the Oita Expressway, turn right at the Ogori Interchange intersection; alternatively, take Route 500 east from Tosu IC on the Kyushu Expressway. The indoor food court also opens from 10:00–20:00 (Costco: warehouse finder, Ogori (Japanese)). The drive from Manten no Yu takes about 15 minutes.
This weekend, non-members can enter and shop with the One Day Shopping Pass campaign, until Sunday, October 25, 2026. Show ID and complete the procedure at the warehouse membership counter. The campaign page gives a driver’s license and a My Number Card as examples of ID. It does not say whether a residence card (在留カード) or a passport is accepted, so ask at the membership counter before you go. The pass holder can bring up to 2 people aged 18 or older, plus any number of children under 18. Purchases carry a 5% surcharge on shelf prices, refunded only if you join Costco as a member that same day. The pass does not include gas station access and can be used only once during the campaign period. Households that have ever held Costco membership or previously used a One Day Shopping Pass are ineligible (Costco: One Day Shopping Pass campaign (Japanese)).
Outside campaign periods, only members can shop at Costco. Each member may bring up to 2 guests aged 18 or older and any number of children under 18, but only members can purchase goods (Costco: membership terms and conditions (Japanese)). To shop independently, non-members can join Gold Star membership for ¥5,280 annually online, or preregister and pay at the warehouse (Costco: membership information (Japanese)). To join, the campaign page also asks you to bring ID (a driver’s license or My Number Card, for example).
If you plan to buy frozen food, meat or fish, bring a large cooler bag and ice packs in your car. These help keep purchases cold during the roughly 1-hour journey home.
The drive from Costco to Fukuoka City takes about 45 minutes–1 hour via the Kyushu Expressway.
| Name | Costco Ogori Warehouse |
|---|---|
| Address | 818-3 Kamiiwata, Ogori, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–20:00 (daily). Closed January 1 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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More weekend day trips from Fukuoka
- Itoshima day trip: café, oyster hut, hike, onsen and farm market
- Asakura day trip: ramen, persimmon picking, onsen and udon
- Yobuko and Karatsu day trip: morning market, squid, cape, castle and onsen
- Dazaifu day trip: shrines, mochi, museum and onsen
- Munakata and Fukutsu day trip: shrines, fish, pines and onsen
Sources (checked October 2026)
7 pages we checked
- Tosu Premium Outlets (Japanese): access by car, Candy Land announcement, Halloween Wonder Circus, opening hours, parking information, service and parking area promotion, Stock Finder, Premium Outlets sale schedule
- Tosu Premium Outlets (English): official English site
- Ogori City (Japanese): Ogori Citizens’ Festival, Asuterasu General Health and Welfare Center
- Fukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association, Crossroad Fukuoka (Japanese): Ogori Citizens’ Festival, Manten no Yu
- Tabelog (Japanese): Ramen WEST 100 Famous Stores 2025
- Marukou Ramen Center (Japanese): restaurant information, its approach to ramen
- Costco (Japanese): warehouse finder, One Day Shopping Pass campaign, membership terms and conditions, membership information
