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Kawabata

The Kawabata area is centered around Hakata’s oldest shopping arcade, which has been running since the mid-1950s. This 400m long street connects the Hakata-za Theater and Hakata Ri...

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• #Nakasu

Shirasukujira

Surrounded by plentiful seas, Fukuoka is renowned for its excellent seafood. Local izakaya chain Isogai is among the great places serving top-notch seafood brought in directly from...

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ELLE CAFÉ with Jana Kinoshita-Charles

Settling into the stylish interior of ELLE CAFÉ with a pot of fragrant tea, this month’s guest Jana Kinoshita-Charles is right at home. A French-born former ballerina, she exudes a...

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• #Hakata

Stalls Brighten Fukuoka Nights

Stalls are an indispensable part of the Fukuoka night scene. They appear throughout the town as dusk nears, and their operators begin preparing the oden, ramen, and other foods for...

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Bangladeshi Curry Hyder

Bangladeshi Curry Hyder is another feather in Fukuoka’s already broad, international culinary cap. Chef Hyder started out serving his curry at events, where it proved to be so succ...

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• #Healthy
• #Chuo-ku
• #Fukuoka City

Sangamori-soba

Popular in Japan since the 8th century, soba noodles are firmly recognized as a national dish. Preparing soba is an art in itself, and people train for years to master it. There ar...

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Korokan: Full of New Discoveries

Korokan is the site that supported Fukuoka’s interaction with visitors from abroad in ancient times. It existed from the 7th to the 11th centuries as a guest house for delegations ...

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• #Fukuoka Topics
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Yakuin

Jonansen (“South-of-the-castle line”) is one of Fukuoka’s more interestingly named streets, and is so-called because it was previously a streetcar route. Nowadays, Yakuin, the area...

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• #Fukuoka City
• #Tenjin