Fukuoka

A Day In Fukuoka

A Day Around FukuokaKushida ShrineAfter breakfast we walk through Kawabata Pedestrian Shopping Arcade and head over to the nearby historic district of Hakata. Our first stop is Kushida Shrine. Built around 757AD. This ancient Shinto Shrine is the oldest in Fukuoka and the host of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa two week festival. (More on the festival later in the blog).A bride and groom are having a photo session at …

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Arrival and Exploring Fukuoka

Arrival into Fukuoka  Off to Fukuoka  They included a salad bar at the hotel buffet breakfast today. I descend on the broccoli, tomatoes and cabbage like a vulture.We catch a cab to the train station and then onto the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Fukuoka.The cabs are all impeccably clean and the drivers wear suits or uniforms and some also wear caps. Japan is one of the few countries we’ve travelled to …

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