This small Japanese garden is located quietly at the side of Ohori park (大濠公園), which is known as a place of oasis for Fukuoka citizen. The garden was built in 1984 to celebrate 50 years of Ohori park. It has…
The best view of the Fukuoka city is here! Fukuoka tower in Momochihama.
Fukuoka tower was built in 1989 and now, it’s well known as the tourist attraction in Fukuoka. The height is 234 m and the appearance of tower is covered with 8000 sheets of half mirror. The elevator takes us to…
Awesome Autumn leaves in Japan! Visiting Komyozenji Temple (光明禅寺) in Fukuoka.
Autumn is a favorite season for many Japanese. Summer heat and moisture will calm a lot in fall and people start to go out for the outdoor activities. The outdoor activity that people cannot exclude in the fall is to…
Only locals know? How to get a discount seafood & Tuna cutting demonstration!
This is the second time to visit Fukuoka city fish market (Called 福岡市鮮魚市場 or 長浜鮮魚市場). Last time, I introduced inside of the Market hall building (市場会館棟) and its seafood restaurants. I also took some photos of the workers who were…
One of the biggest festival in Japan: Hakata Dontaku festival!
Before the year changes, I’m going to introduce this Hakata Dontaku Festival (博多どんたく祭り) in 2014(almost forgot to write about this). In Fukuoka, there is one of the biggest festivals in Japan. In the beginning of May, over 2 million people visit…
How to get on a local bus in Japan
It’s better to know the usage of transportation in Japan to make your travel easier. I’ll show you how to get on a local bus in Fukuoka today. Even though it was a mistake that I used iPod-touch’s camera for…
Experiencing the traditional style of food stalls (Yatai) in Japan.
Yatai (food stalls) is one of the best places to visit in Fukuoka. They basically provide dishes such as Oden (Hot pot. Stew Japanese radish, boiled eggs and other variety of ingredients in a pot with dashi soup), Yakitori (grilled…
Fukuoka city fish market (Nagahama fish market 長浜鮮魚市場) & fresh seafood at the local restaurants.
If you would like to try the taste of local food, Fukuoka city fish market (Nagahama fish market 長浜鮮魚市場) is definitely the place to visit. This fish market is located in Nagahama district that a little north from Tenjin. It is…
Shopping at the local shopping street. Nishijin Central Shopping Mall.
At Nishijin central shopping mall, where local people often visit, we can find and see the good old shopping style of Japan. This shopping street located in Sawara-ku (ward) in Fukuoka. The street was founded on the part of Karatsu-kaido…
One day trip for Dazaifu and Yanagawa! (Part 2) Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine and Umegae-mochi
This second part of one day trip is about Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine (太宰府天満宮) in Dazaifu city, which located just 20 km away from the center of Fukuoka city. Dazaifu Tenmangu was built in 905, to deify Sugawara-no Michizane who was…