FUKUOKA PREFECTURE

FUKUOKA HOTELS

GUARANTEED LOWEST RATES

FUKUOKA MAIN CITIES and TOWNS

Dazaifu is a city close to Fukuoka with many attractions including Fukuoka National Museum, beautiful gardens and shrines. Dazaifu is the former capital of Kyushu.

Fukuoka, also known by its traditional name Hakata, is the largest city on the island of Kyushu and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture. Fukuoka is a modern city with mainly new buildings, which is famous for its festivals and its food including ramen. Fukuoka attractions include Canal City Hakata, Fukuoka Tower, Kyushu National Museum, Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, Komyozenji Temple and Sumiyoshi Shrine.

Hakata is a major part of central Fukuoka. Japanese often refer to Fukuoka as Hakata. Hakata has several key features including Hakata Station (the main railway station and Shinkansen terminal) and Canal City Hakata.

Kanda is a coastal town located in Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. Kanda is located very close to large city Kitakyushu and is effectively a suburb of Kitakyushu.

Kitakyushu is a large city in Fukuoka Prefecture on the coastline of the southern island of Kyushu right near the main island of Honshu. Kitakyushu is famous for the Kokura Castle.

FUKUOKA CASTLES

Fukuoka Castle, also known as Maizuru Castle, was a hilltop style Japanese Castle located adjacent to Ohori Koen (Park) in Fukuoka. Nagamasa ordered the construction of Fukuoka Castle in 1601. When Fukuoka Castle was completed in 1607 it had 47 turrets and covered 47,000 square metres making it the largest castle in Kyushu. Today Fukuoka Castle features the remaining stone walls and ramparts left after a devastating fire during the upheaval of the Meiji Restoration, along with some reconstructed prefabricate concrete towers constructed during the 1950s and 1960s.

FUKUOKA SHRINES and TEMPLES

Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine is a Shinto Shrine located in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine features some very beautiful Japanese gardens.

Komyozenji Temple in Dazaifu near Fukuoka, features two styles of Japanese garden; a stone zen garden plus a stone and moss garden. Komyozenji Temple was established in 1273 by a Buddhist priest called Tetsugyu Enshin.

Kushida Shrine of Hakata (Fukuoka) is widely known as Okushida-san. Kushida Shrine of Hakata dates back to 757.

Mangyoji Temple, located in Hakata (Fukuoka), is a Buddhist temple from the Shin sect. Mangyoji Temple was established by Shoku in 1529.

Sumiyoshi Shrine in Hakata (Fukuoka) is believed to be the first of the approximately 2000 Sumiyoshi Shrine throughout Japan.

FUKUOKA MUSEUMS and ART GALLERIES

Kyushu National Museum is major museum located just outside Fukuoka city in Dazaifu. Kyushu National Museum focuses on the historical interaction of the region with Asia.

FUKUOKA LANDMARKS

Canal City Hakata (Fukuoka) is commercial complex is built around an artificial canal, consisting of hotels, a theatre, a movie theatre, shops, restaurants, specialty stores and showrooms. Canal City Hakata features very distinctive architecture which helps to make it a major tourist attraction.

Fukuoka Tower is a 234 metre tower located close to the seaside. Fukuoka Tower has three observation decks for stunning views of Fukuoka.

FUKUOKA GARDENS and PARKS

Nishi Park (Nishi Koen) in Fukuoka is famous for its 1,000 plus cherry blossom trees. Nishi Park is considered one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. Nishi Park also contains the Terumo Shrine.

FUKUOKA AMUSEMENT PARKS

Space World is theme park based on space and science fiction, located in Kitakyushu Fukuoka Prefecture. Space World even offers a space camp which includes use of the same equipment used to train NASA astronauts.

FUKUOKA AIRPORTS

Fukuoka Airport, (IATA: FUK, ICAO: RJFF), is an international and domestic airport located only 3km from Hakata Station in central Fukuoka. Fukuoka Airport is the fourth busiest in Japan, but is limited by an early night curfew of 10pm. Fukuoka Airport is connected to the rest of Fukuoka via the Fukuoka City Subway.

FUKUOKA TRAIN STATIONS

Hakata Station is the main railway station in Fukuoka. Hakata Station is the terminus for the Sanyo Shinkansen.

FUKUOKA SHOPPING

Bic Camera Fukuoka is one of around 40 Bic Camera stores found throughout Japan, which dispite the name sell computers, mobile phones, audio and video equipment, plus of course cameras. Most Bic Camera stores are large sites, which consist of several floors and nomally include restaurants and cafes. This Bic Camera store is located in Fukuoka.

Daiei Department Store Fukuoka is one of the Daiei stores, a chain of department stores and supermarkets based in Kobe, but with over 3,000 stores all over Japan. Daiei Department Store Fukuoka is located in Fukuoka.

Daimaru Department Store Fukuoka is one of the Daimaru Department stores found throughout Japan. Daimaru has a history going all the way back to Dia-Monjiya Store in Kyoto which opened in 1717. Today the Diamaru Department Store chain is part of the Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores group, with many of the Diamaru Stores located in the Kansai region. Daimaru Department Store Fukuoka is located in Fukuoka.

Mitsukoshi Department Store Fukuoka is part of an international department store chain founded in 1673 with the yago (shop name) Echigoya. The Mitsukoshi Department Store chain has its headquarters located in Tokyo. The Mitsukoshi Department Store chain was the basis for the development of the massive Mitsui Group. Mitsukoshi Department Store Fukuoka is located in Fukuoka.

BEPPU
Beppu is a city on the island of Kyushu which is famous for its traditional Japanese bath houses, onsen built around natural hot springs.

KAGOSHIMA
Kagoshima, located on the south western tip of Kyushu, is frequently referred to as the "Naples of Japan", as it features a semi tropical climate, a bay side location and is dominated by a massive volcano, Sakurajima.

KUMAMOTO
Kumamoto is a city on the island of Kyushu which is famous for its Kumamoto Castle and Suizenji Park, a beautiful Japanese garden.

NAGASAKI
Nagasaki is the largest city and capital of the island of Kyushu. Nagasaki is famous for having an atomic bomb dropped on it, but it also has long and diverse history, much of which survived the bombing.