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warmly welcoming customers from all over the world.

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Marine World Uminonakamichi

 

The aquarium focuses on the aquatic life found around Kyushu. The main tank is a huge,

seven meter deep pool filled with all different kinds of marine life including over 120 sharks

of 20 different varieties. There are also several outdoor tanks where you can experience

feeding dolphins and sea lions.

 


 


 

 


 

General information

Address 18-28 Nishitozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access

30 minutes by a vehicle from JR Hakata station

35 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka Airport

Open hours

9:30 to 17:30 April to November

9:00 to 21:30 July 15 to August 31

9:30 to 21:30 Saturday, Sunday and National holidays in September

10:00 to 17:00 December to February

10:00 to 21:00 December 23 to 25

Admission fee JPY 2,300
Days closed February 5 and 6

 

 

 


 

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Yusentei Garden

 

The time-honored Japanese garden. The Japanese traditional Garden; it was originally built

in the 1754 for Kuroda Tsugutaka who was the lord of Fukuoka clan. You can feel Japanese

traditional cultures and enjoy Tea Ceremony.

 


 


 

General information

Address 1-46 Yusentei, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access

25 minutes by a vehicle JR Hakata station

25 minutes by a vehicle Fukuoka-Airport

Open hours

9:00 to 17:00 

Admission fee No fee is required
Days closed December 29 to January 1

 
 

 


 

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JR Hakata Station

 

The major railway station in FukuokaIt is the largest and busiest station in Kyushu,

and is a gateway to other cities in Kyushu for travellers from Honshu.

 

       Hakata-gucbi Side

      Chikushi-guchi Side

     Lobby of the Station


 

The Station building and around station, there are a lot of shops, restaurants as well as hotels.

This area is one of the fascinating tourist destination in Fukuoka.

 

     Chikushi-guch Side

    Japanese Restaurant

         

    Yodobashi Camera


 

  Tourist Information Center

  at Hakata Station

      Hakata-guchi Side

      Halata-guchi Side


 

 General information  

Address Hakataeki-chuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access

5 minutes from Fukuoka Airport by Subway 

15 minutes from Kokura by a Shinkansen

50 minutes from Kumamoto by a Shinkansen

1 hour and 54 minutes from Beppu by a Limited Express train

2 hours from Nagasaki by a Limited Express train

1 hour and 40 minutes from Kagoshima-chuo by a Shinkansen

1 hour and 1 minute from Hiroshima by a Shinkansen


 

 

 


 

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Kawabata-dori Shopping Street

 

The most historical and traditional local shopping street in Hakata. The entrance of the

shopping street is located next to Kushida Shrine. Approximately 130 shops built in the

400 metre arcade.

 


 

There are also souvenir shops including Hakata dolls, shops collected Hakata Gion Yamakasa

goods, restaurants included Ramen shop where the birth place of Nagahama Ramen.

 

On the weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, various events are held at the Event square.

 


 

General information

Address Kamikawabata, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-city
Access

A short walk from Subway Nakasu-kawabata station

15 minutes walk from JR Hakata station


 

 

 


 

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Seaside Momochi

 

Seaside Momochi is the water-front resort area, only a 15 minute drive from Tenjin in the centre

of Fukuoka-city.  The park is surrounded by Fukuoka Tower and high rise contemporary buildings, 

all of which help make a modern urban landscape.  There are many tourist attractions here. 

 

Fukuoka tower

One of the must visit spots is the 234 metre high Fukuoka Tower. It  is the highest coastal tower
in Japan and is covered with 8000 two way mirrors. The observation room located at a height of
123m offers a breathtaking and spectacular 360 degree panoramic view of Fukuoka-city and
Hakata Bay  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Marizon

The complex facility for the wedding hall, shops and restaurants and is located in Seaside Momochi Park.

 


 

Fukuoka City Museum

The Museum opened on October 18, 1990 as a place for people to learn about and trace

the cultural development of Fukuoka-city through the history of the region and the lifestyle of

its population.


 

Fukuoka Citizens’ Disaster Prevention Center   

The Center has been built to enable citizens to actually experience various types of disasters and

obtain information on how to handle these disasters.

 


 

General information  

Address Momchihama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka-city
Access

20 minutes walk from Nishijin Subway Station

20 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka Airport

15 minutes by a vehicle from JR Hakata station

30 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu

30 minutes by a vehicle from Itoshima

70 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa

70 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city


 

 

 


 

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Ohori-koen Park

 

Ohori-koen Park is close to center of Fukuoka city The park is complemented by a Japanese

style garden and the Fukuoka City Art Museum.

 


 

Rich in greenery and encircling a lake two kilometers in circumference, the park is an oasis for

city residents, who enjoy jogging, boating, bird watching and other activities here.

 


 

General information  

Address Ohiri-koen, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-city
Access

5 minutes walk from Subway Ohiri-koen station

15 minutes by a vehicle from JR Hakata station


 

 

Hakata Machiya Furusatokan

 

The folk museum depicts the life and culture of Hakata Fukuoka. It is located near the Kushida 

Shrine, Tochoji temple and Canal City Hakata

 


 

Exhibition hall, you can find the many faces and facets of the Hakata way of life, Machiya hall,

is a superb example of traditional architecture and has been moved here and restored to

provide a glimpse into the past.

 

Souvenir hall, here you can pick up traditional craft items here as gifts and souvenirs

   


 

General information  

Address 6-10 Reisen-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access

5 minutes walk from Subway Gion station

7 minutes walk from Subway Nakasu kawabata station

15 minutes walk from JR Hakata station

Open hours

10:00 to 18:00  November to April

9:00 to 17:00  May to October

Admission fee JPY 200
Days closed December 29 to 31

 

 

 


 

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Fukuoka Castle Ruins

 

Fukuoka Castle was built by feudal lord Nagamasa Kuroda in Fukuoka-city in 1601 and was

called Maizuru castle.  Part of stone wall and canal, and the Tamon tower are still left intact as

they were back then.

 


 

There is also a nice view of the city from the former main citadel. Parts of the castle’s former moats

were used to construct nearby Ohori koen Park, a pleasant and picturesque public city park.

 


 

At the present, the area around the ruins of Castle is also part of Maizuru park. The place is

famous for its beautiful plum and cherry blossoms.

 


 

General information

Address Jonai, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-city
Access

5 minutes walk from Subway Ohri-koen station

15 minute by a vehicle from JR Hakata station


 

 

 


 

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Tochoji temple

 

The largest seated wooden image of Buddha in Japan. Tochoji temple was founded in

806 by Kobo-daishi Kukai and it is the oldest temple of the Shingon sect in Japan that 

Kobo-daishi set up.  It is also known as “Tocho-mitsuji Temple”.  It is said that Kobo-daishi, 

who returned to Hakata after undergoing ascetic training in China called Tang back then, 

prayed for the eastward dissemination and perpetuation of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism.

 

               Main gate

                 Main hall

          Great Buddha


 
The Fukuoka Daibutsu called Great Buddha of Fukuoka completed in 1993 stands 10.8 meters 
tall and is the largest seated wooden image of Buddha in Japan.  The door of Rokkakudo in the
premise is opened on the 28th of each month and 6 Buddhist statue can be seen. The wooden
image of Senju Kannon (Thousand armed Avalokiteshvara), an Important Cultural Property, is
housed in the main hall.
 

      Temple main building

      Five story pagoda

     Tombs of Kuroda family

 


 

General information  

Address 2-4 Gokusho-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access

A short walk from Subway Gion station

10 minutes walk from JR Hakata station

Open hours 9:00 to 17:00
Admission fee No fee is required
Days closed No closing days

 

 

 


 

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Fukuoka Tower

 

The highest coastal tower in Japan. Fukuoka tower is the 234 metre high and is covered 

with 8000 two way mirrors. The observation room located at a height of 123m offers a 

breath taking and spectacular 360 degree panoramic view of Fukuoka-city and Hakata Bay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

View from observation room, 123 meter high

 

 

 Nokonoshima Island

 Marizon

 Uminonakamichi


 

 Lover’s Sanctuary


 

General information  

Address 2-3-26 Momchihama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka-city
Access

20 minutes walk from Nishijin Subway Station

 

20 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka Airport

15 minutes by a vehicle from JR Hakata station

30 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu

30 minutes by a vehicle from Itoshima

70 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa

70 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city

Open hours 9:30 to 22:00
Admission fee JPY 800
Days closed January 1 through 31 in 2019

 

 

 


 

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