Fukuoka Hidden Gems
18 spots
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…
Mojiko Retro District — Meiji-Era Port Town
Moji was one of Meiji-era Japan's most important international trading ports — the first point of entry for goods moving…
Yanagawa Canal Cruise — Punting Through a Water Town
Yanagawa was built on water — a network of 930 canals originally dug as defensive waterways around the castle and later…
Fukuoka Castle Ruins — City Panorama at Maizuru Park
Fukuoka Castle (Maizuru Castle) was one of Japan's largest castle complexes — its outer moat enclosed an area of 47 hect…
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum — Most Complete in the World
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 — Living Townhouse
The Hakata Machiya Folk Museum occupies three restored machiya (merchant townhouses) from the early 20th century in the…
Fukuoka Tenjin Underground City — Rainfall Shopping Street
Tenjin Chikagai (天神地下街) is a 590-meter underground shopping street connecting Tenjin Station to Tenjin-Minami Station —…
Kokura Castle — Sea Castle of the Straits
Kokura Castle (1602) stands at the mouth of the Murasaki River where it meets the Kanmon Strait, commanding views of bot…
Ishibi Kiln — Living Tochiku Pottery Tradition
Kurume is the centre of Tochiku pottery — a glazing tradition dating to the Edo period, characterized by a rustic iron-r…
Hakata Dontaku Festival Route — Japan's Biggest Spring Festival
The Hakata Dontaku Minato Matsuri, held every May 3–4, draws 2 million people to Fukuoka's streets — one of the largest…
Yakuin Neighborhood — Fukuoka's Design Quarter
Yakuin, a grid of low-rise streets between the Nishitetsu Fukuoka and Nanakuma subway lines, is where Fukuoka's creative…
Fukuoka's Hakata-Ori Textile Workshop — Weave Your Own Obi
Hakata ori is a silk weaving tradition dating to 1241, when a merchant named Mitsuda Yazaemon brought the technique from…
Kitakyushu Space World — Industrial Heritage Reimagined
Kitakyushu was Japan's industrial heartland — the Yawata Steel Works (now Nippon Steel) was established here in 1901, ma…
Hakozaki Shrine — Ancient Protector Against Foreign Invasion
Hakozaki Shrine, established in 923, is one of Japan's three great Hachiman shrines and holds the unique distinction of…
Yame Lantern Festival — 300-Year-Old Paper Lanterns
The Yame Lantern Festival, held annually in mid-November on the grounds of Yame Hachimangu Shrine, is a gathering of ove…
Fukuoka PayPay Dome — Baseball Culture Immersion
Baseball in Japan is both sport and theater, and the SoftBank Hawks at PayPay Dome perform this double function at the h…
Fukuoka City Museum — Ancient Samurai Kingdom Gold Seal
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…
Tenjin Covered Shopping Arcade — Japan's Largest Urban Arcade
The Tenjin shopping arcade system — Tenjin Chuo-gai, Shin-Tenjin, and the underground Tenjin Chikagai — together form th…