Fukuoka Hidden Gems
Puerta de entrada a Kyushu y capital indiscutible del ramen de Japón. Desde los puestos callejeros (yatai) junto al río hasta el santuario milenario de Dazaifu, Fukuoka concentra gastronomía, historia y costa a menos de una hora de distancia.
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La ciudad puerta de entrada a Kyushu: ramen tonkotsu, puestos callejeros yatai al aire libre y un santuario al dios del saber, todo compacto y recorrible a pie.
Clima y mejor temporada
Templado, con veranos calurosos y húmedos e inviernos cortos; ocasionalmente algo de nieve. Primavera y otoño son ideales, aunque los yatai funcionan todo el año.
Gastronomía típica
- Ramen tonkotsu de Hakata
- Mentaiko
- Motsunabe
- Mizutaki
Lugares emblemáticos
- Puestos yatai de Nakasu
- Dazaifu Tenmangu
- Costa de Itoshima
- Paseo en barca por Yanagawa
Fukuoka Beer Scene
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Yakuin Neighborhood
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Canal City Hakata
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Itoshima Seafood Market
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Itoshima Organic Farm Trail
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Daimyo Motsunabe
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Yanagawa Seiro Mushi Eel
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Fukuoka's Chinatown
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Yame Gyokuro
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Nakasu Yatai
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Fukuya Mentaiko
Mentaiko — spicy marinated cod roe — was essentially invented in Fukuoka. The story begins in the late 1940s when Toshio…
Meinohama's Quiet Fishing Harbour
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Shin-Shin
Shin-Shin (しん·しん) is what Hakata ramen should taste like — clean, milky tonkotsu broth with none of the pungent funk tha…
Hakata Udon Taira
Hakata udon is the polar opposite of the springy, al-dente udon of Kagawa. The noodles are soft, almost yielding, design…