{"id":72366,"date":"2015-12-21T10:21:58","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T01:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=feature&p=69064"},"modified":"2017-06-13T12:48:11","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T03:48:11","slug":"this-month-in-fukuoka-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/this-month-in-fukuoka-january\/","title":{"rendered":"This Month in Fukuoka – January"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Fukuoka Now! Since 1998 our team of local experts have been introducing the best of Fukuoka to the world. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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Hakata Traditional Craft and Design Museum <\/strong>
\nAs the name implies, the Hakata Traditional Craft and Design Museum showcases Fukuoka\u2019s traditional handmade crafts, from the well-known Hakata-ori <\/em>textiles and Hakata dolls to Hakata magemono <\/em>(wooden crafts), Hakata koma <\/em>(tops) and even Hakata scissors. It\u2019s especially interesting to see how the designs of Hakata dolls have changed over the years. Don\u2019t miss the doll of the God of Luck\u2014he\u2019s the museum\u2019s mascot! The first floor houses weekly exhibits and has a cafe serving coffee and green tea, making the museum a great place to visit after a trip to Kushida Shrine. <\/p>\n

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Hakata Traditional Craft and Design Museum <\/strong>
\nAddress: 6-1 Kamikawabata-machi, Hakata-ku (Next to Kushida Shrine)
\nOpen: 10:00~18:00 (Last entry: 17:30)
\nClosed: Wed. (Thu., if Wed. is a Hol.), 12\/29~31
\nTel.: 092-409-5450
\nhttp:\/\/hakata-dentou-kougeikan.jp\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nagata Pan Hakozaki<\/strong>
\nJust in front of Hakozaki Shrine\u2019s main gate is a cozy bakery called Nagata Pan. Occupying a renovated old house, this place focuses on providing \u201creally delicious bread\u201d. In the showcase you will find classic favorites like cream bread and melon bread among the 40~50 items on offer. The regulars stop by when they know their favorites will be piping hot, and the store is always bustling with customers looking for a snack, or something more filling. If you want to dig in right away, you can use the cafe space upstairs. Why not enjoy a cup of coffee too? It\u2019s free with any purchase.<\/p>\n

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Nagata Pan Hakozaki<\/strong>
\nAddress: 1-44-20 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku
\nOpen: 8:00~19:00
\nClosed: 1st Tue. of every month, 12\/31 ~ 1\/3, 8\/13 ~ 8\/15
\nTel.: 092-643-8680
\nhttp:\/\/www.pannagata.com\/hako.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Menu: Melon bread \u00a5120, cream bread \u00a5140, condensed milk bread \u00a5130, mentaiko <\/em>french bread \u00a5190, chocolate cornet \u00a5140, plain bread (1\/2 loaf) \u00a5370, bottled coffee milk \u00a5160<\/p>\n

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Kikosoba Gen<\/strong>
\nGreat soba <\/em>requires three things: 1) freshly ground buckwheat flour turned into 2) freshly cut noodles that are 3) served right after they\u2019re cooked. Gen\u2019s Nagahama shop uses 100% pure buckwheat ground on site, and noodles aren\u2019t cooked until you order. By streamlining, Gen can offer excellent soba <\/em>at surprisingly reasonable prices. The zarusoba<\/em> (cold soba <\/em>with dipping sauce, \u00a5290) affords a chance to enjoy soba <\/em>in its simplest form, but in winter, many opt for the chicken nanban soba<\/em> – cold soba <\/em>with a side of chicken and Welsh onion hot broth (\u00a5490). There is also a range of kake-soba <\/em>dishes (soba <\/em>in hot broth), each served with \u201cwhite\u201d broth or, for an additional \u00a550, \u201cblack\u201d, Kanto-style broth. We particularly recommend the nishin soba<\/em>, (soba<\/strong> with herring). Stop by after 17:00 to enjoy some of Gen\u2019s original evening-only menu items, including agedashi sobagaki<\/em>, fried soba <\/em>and yam dumplings in broth, and their very unique and tasty soba <\/em>pizza.<\/p>\n

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Kikosoba Gen<\/strong>
\nAddress: 1-2-24 Nagahama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
\nOpen: 11:00~22:30 (L.O.: 22:00)
\nClosed: Never
\nTel.: 092-714-0355
\nCredit cards: Not accepted
\nNo smoking
\nhttp:\/\/www.sbhotel.net\/gen\/gen_nagahama.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Menu: Cold soba <\/em>\u00a5290, cold soba <\/em>\/w shrimp tempura <\/em>\u00a5490, chicken namban soba <\/em>\u00a5490, soba <\/em>w\/ herring \u00a5590, *soba <\/em>pizza \u00a5550, *satsuma-age<\/em> (squid) \u00a5390, *cc \u00a5390, *mentai <\/em>sticks \u00a5290, draft beer \u00a5480, sake <\/em>(180ml) \u00a5480
\n(*: Only available after 17:00)<\/p>\n

Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (fn205<\/a>, Jan. 2016)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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