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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

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.

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

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 Google Maps
Website	https://mitsui-shopping-park.com.e.act.hp.transer.com/lalaport/fukuoka/