Fukuoka travel guide

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Fukuoka-city is the biggest city in Kyushu and the energetic city bustling as the center of Kyushu’s

politics, economy, culture, fashion as well as tourism. Fukuoka-city has many kind of fascinating

tourist attractions and abundant tourism materials which are different from the other destinations

in Kyushu. When visiting Kyushu, Fukuoka-city is the place to be incorporate in the travel plan.

And due to its location Fukuoka-city is the great starting point for exploring Kyushu.

 

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Welcome to Fukuoka ​

 

JR Hakata Station	Tenjin area	Canal City Hakata
The largest and busiest JR train station in Kyushu	The biggest shopping district in Kyushu	The complex commercial facility,  in the heart of Fukuoka-city

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Seaside Momochi area	Fukuoka Tower	Seaside Park & Marizon
The water-front resort area JR Hakata Station and Tenjin	Japan’s highest coastal tower, magnificent view from the top	A complex facility for wedding hall, shops and restaurants

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Nokonoshima Island	Nakasu	Hakata Ramen at Yatai
In the Hakara bay, beautiful Flower gardens through the year	One of the largest entertainment district in western Japan	Food stalls “Yatai” is one thing to enjoy in Fukuoka.

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Where to explore  

 

Kushida Shrine	Tochoiji Temle	Hakata Machiya Furusatokan
Hakata Gion Yamagasa Festival is held in the shrine	The oldest temple of the Shingon sect in Japan	The folk museum depicts the life and culture of Hakata Fukuoka

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Fukuoka Castle Ruins	Hakozaki Shrine	Ohori-koen Park
Part of stone wall and canal, and the Tamon tower are still left	Founded in 923, one of the three great Hachiman shrines in Japan	Rich in greenery and encircling a lake two km in circumference

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Kawabata Shopping Street	Marinoa City Fukuoka	Yusentei Garden
400 m down town street, 100 shops and restaurants	A large shopping mall, sports equipment store, car accessories	The time-honored Japanese garden, originally built in 1754

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Fukuoka Chuo Wholesale fish Market	Uminonakamichi Seaside Park	Marine World Uminonakamichi

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Hakata-za

Hakata-za is the theater for Kabuki plays and is located in the Hakata Riverain in Nakasu
It was originally constructed in 1996.

 

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Fukuoka Open Top Bus  / Sightseeing bus in Fukuoka-city

The Open-air deck bus with 3.2m high show you main tourist destinations in Fukuoka-city.

The tour is started from Fukuoka City Hall.

 

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Local cuisines and featured restaurants

 

Hakata Ramen Yatai

Food stalls “Yatai”is one thing to enjoy in Fukuoka. Despite a decline in recent year,

there are said to be more than 160. The food stalls have all kind of food, but you have

to try Hakata ramen, usually made with white soup from pork bone and thin noodles.

Ramen Stadium

Ramen Stadium isn’t really a stadium as the name suggests, but a food court on the fifth floor

of Canal City’s Cinema Building. It carries not one, but eight famous ramen stalls that serves

different ramen styles from across Japan. Ramen Stadium has eight ramen stalls with ramen

from Hakata, Kurume, and as far as Tokyo, Kyoto, and Sapporo.

Mizutaki

It is a local cuisine in Fukuoka.  izutaki (boil in water) describes, this is a hot pot dish made

with chopped chickens, negi, and a variety of vegetables put in a pot of water and boiled,

then dipped in ponzu sauce.

Local restaurants

There are many restaurants for lunch and dinner where you can enjoy authentic Japanese cuisines and

local specialties.

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Location of Fukuoka-city    

 

   

 

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 General information 

Address	City hall : 1-8-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka-prefecture Cabinet designate city
Access	To main destinations in Kyushu by a vehicle   Ibusuki :  4 hours and 20 minutes,  Kagoshima : 3 hours and 30 minutes   Miyazaki : 3 hours and 40 minutes ,  Aso : 2 hours and 20 minutes   Kumamoto : 1 hour and 50 minutes , Beppu : 1 hour and 50 minutes   Yufuin : 1 hour and 40 minutes, Nagasaki : 2 hours and 10 minutes   Saga : 1 hour and 10 minutes ,  Kitakyushu : 1 hour and 10 minutes
Transportation	Airport   Fukuoka International Airport   Fukuoka domestic Airport JR main station : Hakata Station Ferry   to Busan, Korea   to Iki and Tsushima, Nagasaki-prefecture   to Goto, Nagasaki-prefecture   to Okinawa   to Nigata and Hokkaido City transportation   Fukuoka City Subway   Nishitetsu Bus   Nishitetsu train
Population	1,570,000      population density : 4,570 / km2

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Tour results

We are offering various types of tours, and the tour results up to now are shown links below. 

Tailor-made tour    Study tour    Golf tour

 

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