Around Town : Imaizumi

 

It goes without saying that you can pick up a wide variety of designer goods in Tenjin, Kyushu’s leading shopping district. However, if you’re after something a little more unique, try taking a short stroll south to the Imaizumi area.
In the past, the area was known as a residential district, but in the latter half of the 1990s, numerous small, chic boutiques began sprouting up, attracting young shoppers. That trend has continued and, today, Imaizumi boasts an impressive array of independent clothing stores. If you’re looking for fashionable items exclusive to Imaizumi, try DICE & DICE, naif and CURVE, which have long been a popular place for fashion-conscious locals to pick up distinctive threads and accessories. For a break, pull up a seat at Cafe de H’s outdoor patio and take a peak inside the adjoining gallery.
Feel like a new haircut to complete your new look? Head on over to the REVOLUCIA hair salon, which is open 24 hours a day and located next to Imaizumi Park. The award-winning Toki Rikyu complex is home to a number of stores, including a made-to-order furniture store and a gourmet steak house. With magnolias and sal trees growing in the grounds, the complex is a green oasis in the heart of the city.
Shounin-bashi-dori (Priest Bridge Road) is the street that separates Imaizumi and Kego. Its name comes from the Edo Period, when a feudal lord is said to have built a bridge in order to play go with a priest on the other side. Even now, the Choenji and Koshoji temples can be seen alongside the clothes stores, izakaya and yakiniku restaurants – as can the long-standing and much-loved tempura restaurant Sakau, which hasn’t changed much since it was established in 1930.

It is this mix of the old and the new, the Japanese and the Western, that is perhaps Imaizumi’s greatest charm. With bars, nightclubs, recording studios, public baths, temples, graveyards and state-of-the-art love hotels all sharing the same space, a stroll through its streets is sure to lead to an interesting discovery.

The Party
A stylish restaurant, bar and club, spread across two floors. In good weather, their rooftop patio offers nice views and fresh air.
Tel: 092-714-7140

Dice & Dice
One of Fukuoka’s most established boutiques sells specially-ordered brand goods and other exclusive items. They also hold in-store events.
Tel: 092-722-4877

Sonomitsu
This shoe shop sells a wide range of shoes, sandals and boots hand-made by a shoemaker in Tokyo.
Tel: 092-716-5685

Vinyl Cafe
A dining café with a great and varied selection of vinyl LPs and CDs spun by the in-house DJ.
Tel: 092-716-2777

Honshoyu
This sento (public bath house) has been around for 50 years. They have scented baths that change monthly, with iris in May, followed by rose in June.
Tel: 092-741-0709

More Imaizumi!

九州一のショッピングエリア・天神に行けば、世界中の高級ブランドの商品を手に取ることができる。もっとユニークなアイテムがほしい？ だったら、天神から南に足を伸ばして、今泉エリアを散策してはいかが？
元々は住宅地で、現在もマンションが建ち並んでいるが、1990年代後半からショップが増え若者でにぎわうようになった。「カフェ・ド・アッシュ」や、アパレルショップが入居するクレスト今泉など、2階建てアパートの1Fがショップになっている場合もある。
今泉でしか手に入らないファッション・アイテムがお目当てなら、福岡を代表するセレクトショップ「DICE & DICE」や「naif」「CURVE」に足を運んでみよう。いずれも、福岡で根強い人気を誇るショップだ。天神ではお目にかかれないアイテムがきっと見つかるはず。
お気に入りの洋服が見つかったら、髪を切ってイメージチェンジしてみては？今泉公園そばのヘアサロン「REVOLUCIA」なら24時間、髪を切ることができる。
オリジナル家具店やステーキハウスが入る商業施設「季離宮」は、2007年にグッドデザイン賞を受賞（建築・環境デザイン部門）。敷地内にはコブシやシャラなどの木が植えられており、正に都会のオアシスだ。
今泉と警固を隔てる通りが上人橋通り。通り名は、江戸時代、お殿様が囲碁相手の上人（お坊さんのこと）のために橋を作ったことに由来する。若者向けのアパレルショップや居酒屋、焼肉店と並んで、今でも長圓寺や香正寺といった寺院が残る。この通りには、天ぷら屋「酒宇」も軒を連ねている。1930年創業の老舗で、看板や一枚板のカウンターは、創業当時のものを使用している。

新しいだけではない。古いだけでもない。今泉の路地から路地をめぐれば、外国人にも人気のナイトスポットから、レコーディング・スタジオ、銭湯、お寺、墓地、最新設備を誇るラブホテルまで、「今泉にないものはない」とさえ思えるほど、新旧・和洋問わず、さまざまな個性をもったスポットが見つかる。

ザ・パーティ The Party
ビルの2フロアで展開するスタイリッシュなレストランバー＆クラブ。DJイベントなども開催する。
Tel: 092-714-7140

ダイス・アンド・ダイス Dice & Dice
ブランド別注品など、ここでしか手に入らないアイテムも多数あるセレクトショップ。イベントも行う。
Tel: 092-722-4877

そのみつ
東京在住の職人が作るハンドメイドの靴を扱うショップ。サンダルからブーツまで幅広いラインナップ。
Tel: 092-716-5685

ヴァイナル・カフェ Vinyl Cafe
DJブースを備えたダイニング・カフェ。料理やドリンクとともに、幅広い選曲の音楽も楽しめる。
Tel: 092-716-2777

本庄湯
約50年間この地で営業を続ける銭湯。菖蒲湯（5月）、バラ湯（6月）など、月に１度イベント湯を企画。
Tel: 092-741-0709

More Imaizumi!

규슈 제 1의 쇼핑 천국 덴진에 가면 전 세계의 고급 브랜드 상품을 만나볼 수 있다. 독특한 나만의 아이템이 필요하다면 덴진 남쪽의 이마이즈미를 둘러보자!
본디 주택가로 지금도 아파트가 들어선 거리이지만 1990년대 후반부터 숍이 늘어나면서 젊은이들이 즐겨 찾게 되었다. ‘cafedeh’와 의류 숍이 입점한 크레스트 이마이즈미처럼 2층 짜리 아파트 중 1층에 숍이 입점한 경우도 있다. 이마이즈미가 아니면 구할 수 없는 패션 아이템을 찾는다면 후쿠오카를 대표하는 셀렉트 숍 ‘DICE & DICE’나 ‘naif’, ‘CURVE’로 가보자. 세 곳 모두 후쿠오카에서 매우 인기 있는 숍이다. 덴진에서는 찾기 힘든 아이템을 만날 수 있을 것이다.
맘에 드는 옷을 발견했다면 커트를 통해 이미지 변신을 하면 어떨까. 이마이즈미 공원 옆의 ‘REVOLUCIA’에서는 24시간 언제든지 커트를 할 수 있다.
오리지널 가구점과 스테이크 하우스가 위치한 상업시설 ‘도키리큐’는 2007년에 굿 디자인 상을 수상했다(건축∙환경 디자인 부문). 목련과 사라수 등이 심어져 있어 도심 속의 오아시스라 할만하다.
이마이즈미와 게고를 나누는 거리가 쇼닌바시토오리이다. 그 이름은 에도 시대에 영주가 바둑 상대를 위해 만들었던 다리에서 유래했다. 젊은 층을 타겟으로 한 의류 숍과 선술집, 야키도리 전문점 외에도 초엔지 절, 고쇼지 절 등 사원도 있다. 이 거리에는 튀김 전문점 ‘사카우’도 자리를 잡았다. 1930년에 문을 연 역사가 오랜 가게로 간판 등은 창업 당시의 것을 그대로 사용하고 있다.

과거와 현대가 조화를 이루고 있는 이마이즈미의 구석구석을 돌아보면 외국인에게도 인기 있는 나이트 스폿 뿐 아니라 레코딩 스튜디오, 목욕탕, 절, 묘지, 최신 설비를 갖춘 러브호텔까지 없는게 없다. 다양한 개성을 지닌 이마이즈미로 가보자.

더 파티 The Party
스타일리시한 레스토랑 바 & 클럽. DJ이벤트 등도 개최된다.
Tel: 092-714-7140

다이스 앤 다이스 Dice & Dice
다른 곳에서는 만나볼 수 없는 유니크한 아이템을 갖추고 있는 셀렉트 숍. 이벤트도 있음.
Tel: 092-722-4877

소노미쓰
도쿄에서 장인이 직접 만드는 핸드메이드 구두를 취급하는 숍. 샌들부터 부츠까지 폭 넓게 준비되어 있다.
Tel: 092-716-5685

바이널 카페
DJ부스를 갖춘 다이닝 카페. 요리와 드링크, 폭 넓은 취향의 음악도 즐길 수 있다.
Tel: 092-716-2777

혼쇼유
약 50년간 이 곳에서 영업해 온 목욕탕. 창포탕(5월), 장미탕(6월)등 매달 1번 이벤트 탕을 기획 중.
Tel: 092-741-0709

More Imaizumi!

It goes without saying that you can pick up a wide variety of designer goods in Tenjin, Kyushu’s leading shopping district. However, if you’re after something a little more unique, try taking a short stroll south to the Imaizumi area.
In the past, the area was known as a residential district, but in the latter half of the 1990s, numerous small, chic boutiques began sprouting up, attracting young shoppers. That trend has continued and, today, Imaizumi boasts an impressive array of independent clothing stores. If you’re looking for fashionable items exclusive to Imaizumi, try DICE & DICE, naif and CURVE, which have long been a popular place for fashion-conscious locals to pick up distinctive threads and accessories. For a break, pull up a seat at Cafe de H’s outdoor patio and take a peak inside the adjoining gallery.
Feel like a new haircut to complete your new look? Head on over to the REVOLUCIA hair salon, which is open 24 hours a day and located next to Imaizumi Park. The award-winning Toki Rikyu complex is home to a number of stores, including a made-to-order furniture store and a gourmet steak house. With magnolias and sal trees growing in the grounds, the complex is a green oasis in the heart of the city.
Shounin-bashi-dori (Priest Bridge Road) is the street that separates Imaizumi and Kego. Its name comes from the Edo Period, when a feudal lord is said to have built a bridge in order to play go with a priest on the other side. Even now, the Choenji and Koshoji temples can be seen alongside the clothes stores, izakaya and yakiniku restaurants – as can the long-standing and much-loved tempura restaurant Sakau, which hasn’t changed much since it was established in 1930.

It is this mix of the old and the new, the Japanese and the Western, that is perhaps Imaizumi’s greatest charm. With bars, nightclubs, recording studios, public baths, temples, graveyards and state-of-the-art love hotels all sharing the same space, a stroll through its streets is sure to lead to an interesting discovery.

The Party
A stylish restaurant, bar and club, spread across two floors. In good weather, their rooftop patio offers nice views and fresh air.
Tel: 092-714-7140

Dice & Dice
One of Fukuoka’s most established boutiques sells specially-ordered brand goods and other exclusive items. They also hold in-store events.
Tel: 092-722-4877

Sonomitsu
This shoe shop sells a wide range of shoes, sandals and boots hand-made by a shoemaker in Tokyo.
Tel: 092-716-5685

Vinyl Cafe
A dining café with a great and varied selection of vinyl LPs and CDs spun by the in-house DJ.
Tel: 092-716-2777

Honshoyu
This sento (public bath house) has been around for 50 years. They have scented baths that change monthly, with iris in May, followed by rose in June.
Tel: 092-741-0709

More Imaizumi!