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Jan 19, 2012 Places
Taihaku-dori
Taihaku-dori, which roughly translates to “Hakata’s Main Street”, stretches 1.8 km from Hakata Station to Fukuoka Sun Palace and is a great starting point for any Hakata adventure.

Jan 18, 2012 Places
Keyaki-dori
Route 202 runs from Fukuoka all the way to Nagasaki. The part connecting Hakata and Tenjin is called Kokutai-doro and is one of Fukuoka’s busiest thoroughfares. Continue on towards...

Jan 17, 2012 Places
Josui-dori
One Fukuoka's most stylish streets, Josui-dori has a more laid-back, sophisticated feel than busier areas such as Daimyo or Tenjin. The trees lining the road are also a welcome tou...

Jan 17, 2012 Places
Shofuen
Shofuen opened in a quiet residential area of Hirao in July 2007 to become one of Fukuoka’s three urban gardens. Shofuen has tea rooms and a Japanese garden, and it is built on the...

Dec 1, 2011 Food & Drinks
Frisco Burger
Burger restaurants have a tendency to be either cheap fast food joints or gourmet places that unnecessarily mess with a classic formula for the sake of originality. Frisco Burger, ...

Sep 1, 2011 Food & Drinks
Bakery Kitchen Raggruppi
A short walk from Ohori Park, this “bakery kitchen” is so-named for the belief that bread can be an integral part of a meal. The 1st floor houses a bakery shop, while upstairs is a...

Jan 1, 2009 Food & Drinks
Hakatarou
Fukuoka is famous for its abundance of affordable and tasty eateries, but many of these places fall into the traditional izakaya category: colorful, compact and literally hives of ...

Sep 1, 2008 Food & Drinks
Karinto
Named after the tower which appears in the popular manga, Dragonball, Karinto, located on the third floor of a modern building near the Kego four-way intersection is an unique smal...

Aug 1, 2008 Food & Drinks
Nihao!
A popular Ropponmatsu-based Chinese restaurant for more than 20 years, Nihao is run by a father and son-in-law duo hailing from Beijing. Featuring a wide selection of dishes, inclu...

May 1, 2008 Food & Drinks
Farm
A supermarket for the health-conscious on the first floor and simple home-style Japanese lunches on the second. Somewhere between Keyaki-dori and Kegohon-dori, there stands a large...