Fukuoka itineraries
Old Hakata to the yatai
A giant Buddha and quiet temples in the morning, the shrine and arcade at midday, riverside food stalls after dark. Step off at Hakata Station and most of it is on foot.
Dazaifu and the seaside tower
Day one: pay respects to the god of learning, then motsunabe near Ohori Pond. Day two: the seaside tower and teamLab at Momochi, coffee in Yakuin. Sleep in Tenjin and every train and bus is a short walk away.
Reclining Buddha, sea and boats
Do the city centre on the first afternoon, then day two is the reclining Buddha at Nanzoin and the sea at Uminonakamichi, and day three a poled boat through the Yanagawa canals and eel for lunch. Sleep in Nakasu and walk home past the food stalls every night.
Festivals & seasons
- 2 — Plum blossom at Dazaifu Tenmangu
- 3 — SoftBank Hawks home games
- 3 — Fukuoka Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
- 4 — Uminonakamichi Flower Picnic
- 5 — Hakata Dontaku Port Festival
- 6 — Rainy season and typhoons
- 7 — Hakata Gion Yamakasa
- 9 — Nakasu Jazz
- 10 — The good season
- 10 — Cosmos on Nokonoshima
- 11 — Hakata Old Town Light-up Walk
- 11 — Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament
Souvenirs
- Hakata Torimon (Meigetsudo)
- Menbei mentaiko crackers (Fukutaro)
- Mentaiko, spicy cod roe
- Tsukushi mochi (Josuian)
- Umegae-mochi (Kasanoya)
- Suzu-monaka (Suzukake)
- Amaou strawberry sweets
- Hakata dolls