Discover the Serene Beauty of Fukuoka: A Must-Visit Destination in Japan's Kyushu Prefecture

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Day 03 – Fukuoka

Summary

Time	Activities
05:00	Wake up and refresh. (can sleep & eat in the train later)
06:00	Check out Sotetsu Hotel
06:30	Take Train from Hotel to Shin-Osaka (30mins journey) and eat breakfast Do - Activate JR Pass - where to activate?
07:00	Buy Ekiben at Shin-Osaka Station
07:30	Take JR Train from Shin-Osaka to Hakata Station. (3 hours journey)
10:30	Check in TAMAISHINWA Building, Hakata (3-12-3 Hakataekimae Hakata-ku Fukuoka) You can drop your luggage after 1030am at their office Check in time 4pm
11:30	Proceed to Kushida-jinja Shrine (A) Sumiyoshi-jinja Shrine (C) – Move to tomorrow
12:30	Lunch at Hakata Canal City (B) & Shopping
14:00	Fukuoka Castle & Ohari Park (E) Fukuoka Tower (F) – if time permit Hotel Check In
18:00	Dinner at Lalaport and visit Gundam (D)

Cuisine : Hakata Ramen, Mizutaki, Motsunabe

Hakata Canal City Food

Hakata is the main station of Kyushu. If you wanted to travel around Kyushu, Hakata has the best and most train rides. If you do not want to move your place that often, consider staying near Hakata and have one day trip to other Kyushu Prefecture. Usually it will take 1-2 hours for place located at the north of Kyushu.

Details

1. Take train from Hotel to Shin-Osaka (take around 30 mins)

- Walk to Namba Station

- Take Midosuji Line to Shin-Osaka Station - Estimate 280yen

- midosuji line is not cover by JRPass but JR Pass cover Osaka Circle line which is not near to our accommodation.

Adopted from here

2. Take JR Train from Shin-Osaka to Hakata Station

Shin-Osaka train to Hakata Timetable

How to get around Fukuoka JRPass

Earliest timing is 5:06am (3 hours journey)

You can get your Bento at Shin-Osaka which they called as Ekiben a special type of bento.

Check out the Ekiben here.

Ekiben Shops start to open at 6:30am.

You can get it inside the JR Rail East entrance.

3. From Hakata to Hotel

Walk 8mins from Hakata Station to

Address

[English] 3-12-3 Hakataekimae Hakata-ku Fukuoka

[Japanese] 福岡市博多区博多駅前3丁目12-3

Building name

[English] TAMAISHINWA Building

[Japanese] 玉井親和ビル

Places are spacious. We can have space for our luggage packing. There is another living room on the right with balcony. We have washine machine for us to wash our cloths daily. Keeping luggage bag light is important when you are travelling Japan.

Holiday Starts at Fukuoka

3. Proceed to Kushida-jinja Shrine (A) or Lunch at Hakata Canal City (B) or Sumiyoshi-jinja Shrine (C) - 4mins walk - 270m from our hotel

These 3 places are walkable and you can choose depends on your mood, time and weather.

Remember to Checkin by 4pm till ?

Kushida-jinja Shrine (A)

Highlights: One of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan that hosts a two-week-long festival every year

Opening Hour	Hakata Historical Museum: 10:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30) Closed every Monday Shrine: 4am - 10pm
Ticket	Hakata Historical Museum: Entrance fee 300 yen Shrine: Free
How to go	Walk from Hotel 11mins - 800m Google Maps
Website	https://hakatanomiryoku.com

Sumiyoshi-jinja Shrine (C)

Highlights: One of the oldest shrines in Japan, dating back to the 17th century and surrounded by lovely trees and gardens

Opening Hour	9:00am - 5:00pm
Ticket	Free
How to go	Walk from Hotel 4mins - 270m Google Maps
Website	https://www.nihondaiichisumiyoshigu.jp/

Canal City Hakata (B)

Canal City Hakata (キャナルシティ博多) is a large shopping and entertainment complex, calling itself a "city within the city". Attractions include about 250 shops, cafes and restaurants, a theater, game center, cinemas, two hotels and a canal running through the complex.

- Lunch

- Shopping Area.

Read Tax Free rules here.

You can get tax rebate with Minimum spend of 5k yen (about RM170) spending on one same receipt.

Opening Hour	Shop: 10:00am - 09:00pm Food: 11:00am - 11:00pm
Ticket	Free
How to go	Walk from Hotel 6 mins - 350m Google Maps
Website	https://canalcity.co.jp/

4. Proceed to Fukuoka Castle & Ohari Park (E) or Fukuoka Tower (F)

From Hakata Canal to Fukuoka Castle & Ohari Park - need around 26 mins for bus or train

Fukuoka Castle (E)

Highlights: The last remaining structure of a once-47,000-square-meter castle complex

Opening Hour	24 hours
Ticket	Free
How to go	Train: Take Airport Line From Gion Station to Ohari Park Station Bus: Take bus from Canal City East bldg.(bus) to Akasaka 2-chome(bus) Google Maps
Website	https://fukuokajyo.com/

Ōhori Park (E)

Highlights: A beautiful park with a historic lake that was once the moat of Fukuoka Castle

Opening Hour	24 hours
Ticket	Free
How to go	Train: Take Airport Line From Gion Station to Ohari Park Station Bus: Take bus from Canal City East bldg.(bus) to Akasaka 2-chome(bus) Google Maps
Website	https://www.ohorikouen.jp/

5. Proceed to Fukuoka Tower (F)

Highlights: One of the best viewpoints in town, with a 360-degree observation deck

Opening Hour	9:30am - 10:00pm (last entry 9:30pm)
Ticket	Adult: 800yen
How to go	Google Maps
Website	https://en-1056.site-translation.com/

6. Proceed Dinner at Lalaport and visit Gundam (D)

Lalaport

Opening Hour	Shop: 10:00am - 9:00pm Food: 11:00am - 10:00pm
Ticket	Free
How to go	How to go Take Train from Hakata to Takeshita Station Walk 11min 800m This can be cover by JR Train Ticket. Google Maps
Website	https://mitsui-shopping-park.com.e.act.hp.transer.com/lalaport/fukuoka/

Not all the shops in Lalaport are tax-exempted. You have to ask before you purchase. You can go to the information counter for tax-exemption for all your items after your shopping.

Lalaport has the tallest gundam. At 7:30pm, they have movie with gundam light show. The Gundam will move and light up according to the movie.

Cuisine : Hakata Ramen, mizutaki, motsunabe

https://www.mytravelbuzzg.com/what-to-eat-in-fukuoka-food-guide/

One of famous Hakata Ramen:

一双

It has long queue when we pass by but we did not have time to go.

When we bought home, it is a bit Salty.

This is the best ramen I had in Hakata and we have it 2 days in a row! It is Tyson Ramen!

The soup is really pork concentrated soup. The queue started before the door open. We just live above this ramen, whenever we out and back, the queue is there.

This is the best ramen I have!