Boatrace Fukuoka With Kids: Entry Rules, Seats for Families and the Tenjin Street Park Play Area (Opened Oct 30, 2026)

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Boatrace Fukuoka in Nanotsu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka is a motorboat racing venue, about a 10-minute walk from Tenjin Station on the subway. Admission is ¥100, and anyone under 20 enters free when accompanied by an adult. On October 30, 2026, a free play area and skate park called Tenjin Street Park opened on the grounds. The racecourse itself is open only on race days and days when it sells tickets for races held elsewhere, so check the race schedule on the official Boatrace Fukuoka site (Japanese). The park is open on days without races and has its own closing days.

In short

Admission is ¥100. People under 20 enter free with an adult, but cannot enter alone.
Reserved seats that children can use: only the group boxes and the tatami seats (¥4,000–¥9,000 per room or section).
Tenjin Street Park: the play area is free. The indoor skate park costs ¥500 for a general visitor and ¥100 for high school students and under, per day.
Parking is ¥100 per 15 minutes, up to ¥2,000 a day. It is about a 10-minute walk from Tenjin Station.

Checked with official pages on October 18, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and hours may change.

1. Admission and entry rules for children

People under 20 can enter with an adult and pay no admission. They cannot enter on their own, and by law people under 20 cannot buy or be given betting tickets. On race days, the gate opens at 10:00 (official FAQ, Japanese).

Inside there is a women-and-children room, a lawn area and a food court (see the map on the official facility page, Japanese). On weekends and holidays in particular, a VR attraction where you steer a boat is held in front of the lawn area. Its dates through December are on the official VR Splash Battle notice (Japanese).

2. Tenjin Street Park (opened October 30): play equipment and skate park prices

The event plaza, with large boat-race-themed play equipment, inclusive play equipment, a balance-bike course and a bouncy dome, is free to enter. Hours are 10:00–22:00. The park is closed on January 1 and about 5 inspection days a year. The indoor skate park (Street Hall and Park Hall) costs ¥500 per day for a general visitor and ¥100 for high school students and under. The Street Hall has a flat area for beginners. Balance bikes (bikes without pedals) can be rented for a fee at Murasaki Park Tenjin Street store inside the grounds (park guide page, Japanese).

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The park has no stroller rental and no nursing room (park FAQ, Japanese).

3. Reserved seats for families

The only paid reserved seats that people under 20 can sit in are the group boxes (Central and East Stands) and the tatami seats (East Stand). Children count toward the number of users. If you buy a general seat, children cannot enter, and there are no refunds or changes. The 3rd floor of the Central Stand was renovated on July 4, 2026 and is closed on weekdays (open on special race days, weekends and holidays).

Seat	Location	Capacity	Price
Group Box D, E	Central Stand, 3F	5 people	¥5,000
Group Box F–I	Central Stand, 3F	7 people	¥6,000
Tatami seats	East Stand, 3F	4 people	¥4,000
Group Box A, B	East Stand, 3F	7 people	¥6,000
Group Box C	East Stand, 3F	10 people	¥9,000

Prices are per room or section. At the reserved-seat counter you can buy seats from the day of use up to the end of the following month (official reserved seat page, Japanese).

4. Wi-Fi, lockers and accessibility

Free Wi-Fi is available at the main venue and at Pela-boat Fukuoka. There are coin lockers on each floor, and accessible toilets and elevators are installed.

5. Getting there: from Tenjin Station, and parking (¥100 per 15 minutes)

By train, it is about a 10-minute walk north from the underground mall exit (East 1a) of Tenjin Station on the subway. From Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station, it is about a 15-minute walk north. By bus, it is about 5 minutes from the stop in front of Tenjin Solaria Stage, or about 20 minutes from Platform A in front of JR Hakata Station; get off at “Fukuoka Shimin Hall Kita-guchi”.

By car, parking lots 1 to 5 cost ¥100 per 15 minutes, up to ¥2,000 a day. Parking is free for people who buy betting tickets worth ¥1,000 or more, and for users of the 3rd-floor reserved seats and royal seats. The Tenjin Street Park car park is the 1st multi-storey lot (height limit 2.0 m, open 7:00–22:30), and bicycle and motorbike parking is free (official access page and park access page, both Japanese).

Address: 7-5 Nanotsu 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka (postal code 810-0071) · Google Maps · Tel: 092-771-6061