{"id":168553,"date":"2025-01-28T10:08:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T01:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=168553&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-01-28T10:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T01:08:27","slug":"cruise-ship-brings-1800-chinese-tourists-hakata-port-lunar-new-year","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/cruise-ship-brings-1800-chinese-tourists-hakata-port-lunar-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruise Ship Brings 1,800 Chinese Tourists to Hakata Port for Lunar New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahead of China\u2019s Lunar New Year holiday, a cruise ship carrying approximately 1,800 Chinese tourists docked at Hakata Port on January 27. Passengers disembarked to visit local attractions such as Kushida Shrine in Fukuoka City and Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, enjoying sightseeing and shopping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This marks the first of four cruise ships expected during the Spring Festival period, which runs until February 4. According to Fukuoka City, this year\u2019s figure is one vessel more than the previous year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tourists expressed their admiration for Fukuoka\u2019s scenery and cultural offerings, with many keen to sample Japanese cuisine during their visit. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250127\/5010026911.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-168549\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_cruise-ship-china_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=1280%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cruise Ship Brings 1,800 Chinese Tourists to Hakata Port for Lunar New Year\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_cruise-ship-china_2023_WEB.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_cruise-ship-china_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_cruise-ship-china_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_cruise-ship-china_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of China\u2019s Lunar New Year holiday, a cruise ship carrying approximately 1,800 Chinese tourists docked at Hakata Port on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":168551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-168553","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-city","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/168553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}