Local News

The Fukuoka Asia Urban Research Center released the results of its survey of Chinese tourists visiting Fukuoka City on cruise ships, who have been growing in recent years. Though each spends an average of 40,000 yen in the city, they complained about the lack of Chinese-language signage in commercial facilities and the amount of time available for shopping. Only 6.9% of the respondents said they’d like to visit Fukuoka again. This was not the response looked for by Fukuoka City, which promotes itself as the gateway to Asia.