Fukuoka Hidden Gems
Porte d'entrée de Kyushu et capitale incontestée du ramen au Japon. Des stands de rue (yatai) au bord de la rivière au sanctuaire millénaire de Dazaifu, Fukuoka concentre gastronomie, histoire et littoral à moins d'une heure de distance.
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La ville porte d'entrée de Kyushu : ramen tonkotsu, stands de rue yatai en plein air et un sanctuaire dédié au dieu du savoir, le tout compact et accessible à pied.
Climat et meilleure saison
Tempéré, avec des étés chauds et humides et des hivers courts ; un peu de neige occasionnelle. Le printemps et l'automne sont idéaux, mais les yatai fonctionnent toute l'année.
Spécialités culinaires
- Ramen tonkotsu de Hakata
- Mentaiko
- Motsunabe
- Mizutaki
Lieux emblématiques
- Stands yatai de Nakasu
- Dazaifu Tenmangu
- Côte d'Itoshima
- Promenade en barque à Yanagawa
Hakata Dontaku Festival Route
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Kurume Tochiku Pottery
Kurume is the centre of Tochiku pottery — a glazing tradition dating to the Edo period, characterized by a rustic iron-r…
Fukuoka Castle Ruins
Fukuoka Castle (Maizuru Castle) was one of Japan's largest castle complexes — its outer moat enclosed an area of 47 hect…
Asakura Akizukijo Castle Town Walk
Akizuki, a small post town in the mountains of Asakura City, contains one of Fukuoka's most complete and least-photograp…
Yame Lantern Festival
The Yame Lantern Festival, held annually in mid-November on the grounds of Yame Hachimangu Shrine, is a gathering of ove…
Mojiko Retro District
Moji was one of Meiji-era Japan's most important international trading ports — the first point of entry for goods moving…
Yakuin Neighborhood
Yakuin, a grid of low-rise streets between the Nishitetsu Fukuoka and Nanakuma subway lines, is where Fukuoka's creative…
Tenjin Covered Shopping Arcade
The Tenjin shopping arcade system — Tenjin Chuo-gai, Shin-Tenjin, and the underground Tenjin Chikagai — together form th…
Kokura Castle
Kokura Castle (1602) stands at the mouth of the Murasaki River where it meets the Kanmon Strait, commanding views of bot…
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
Fukuoka's position as the closest major Japanese city to continental Asia has shaped its cultural identity, and the Asia…
Hakata Gion Machiya Folk Museum
The Hakata Machiya Folk Museum occupies three restored machiya (merchant townhouses) from the early 20th century in the…
Fukuoka City Museum
The Fukuoka City Museum houses Japan's most remarkable small object: the King of Na gold seal (漢委奴国王印), given by Emperor…
Fukuoka's Hakata-Ori Textile Workshop
Hakata ori is a silk weaving tradition dating to 1241, when a merchant named Mitsuda Yazaemon brought the technique from…
Fukuoka PayPay Dome
Baseball in Japan is both sport and theater, and the SoftBank Hawks at PayPay Dome perform this double function at the h…
Hakozaki Shrine
Hakozaki Shrine, established in 923, is one of Japan's three great Hachiman shrines and holds the unique distinction of…
Fukuoka Tenjin Underground City
Tenjin Chikagai (天神地下街) is a 590-meter underground shopping street connecting Tenjin Station to Tenjin-Minami Station —…
Kitakyushu Space World
Kitakyushu was Japan's industrial heartland — the Yawata Steel Works (now Nippon Steel) was established here in 1901, ma…
Yanagawa Canal Cruise
Yanagawa was built on water — a network of 930 canals originally dug as defensive waterways around the castle and later…