Where to stay in Fukuoka

Main station: Hakata Station. You can pick Fukuoka as the city you stay in on this site.

Areas to stay

• Hakata Station
  Hotels near Hakata Station (Google Maps)
• Tenjin
  Hotels near Tenjin (Google Maps)
• Nakasu-Kawabata
  Hotels near Nakasu-Kawabata (Google Maps)

Day trips from Fukuoka

• Sumiyoshi ShrineFukuoka · within 20 kmThought to be the origin of Japan's roughly 2,000 Sumiyoshi shrines, long revered for safe sea voyages. The main hall, rebuilt in 1623, is an Important Cultural Property.
• Tochoji TempleFukuoka · within 20 kmSaid to have been founded by Kobo Daishi (Kukai) in 806. The Great Buddha Hall holds the Fukuoka Daibutsu, a 10.8 m wooden seated Buddha.
• Shofukuji TempleFukuoka · within 20 kmFounded in 1195 by the monk Eisai and known as Japan's first Zen temple, with quiet grounds in Hakata's old temple district.
• Hakata Machiya Folk MuseumFukuoka · within 20 kmAcross from Kushida Shrine, built around a Meiji-era townhouse. It introduces old Hakata life, festivals and dialect, with live craft demonstrations.
• Kushida ShrineFukuoka · within 20 kmHakata's guardian shrine and home of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival. A towering decorated float stands in the grounds most of the year.
• Nakasu Yatai Food StallsFukuoka · within 20 kmOpen-air food stalls line the riverside in Nakasu at night, serving ramen, oden and grilled skewers at small shared counters.
• Tenjin and Tenjin ChikagaiFukuoka · within 20 kmFukuoka's main shopping district, with department stores above ground and a European-style underground mall of about 150 shops below.
• Hakozakigu ShrineFukuoka · within 20 kmOne of Japan's three great Hachiman shrines, said to have moved here in 923. Its main hall, tower gate and stone torii are Important Cultural Properties.

Distance is a straight line from the station, not travel time.

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Onsen towns nearby

• Takeo Onsen Saga
  An onsen town with about 1,300 years of history, entered through the Romon gate, an Important Cultural Property. The public baths Motoyu and Horaiyu behind the gate are open to day visitors.
• Ureshino Onsen Saga
  A riverside onsen town on the Shiota River in a green-tea area, known for onsen-yudofu (tofu simmered in spring water). The Taisho-style Siebold-no-yu public bathhouse is open to day visitors.
• Yamaga Onsen Kumamoto
  An old spa town in northern Kumamoto. Its centre is Sakurayu, a large wooden public bathhouse rebuilt in Edo-period style, and the town is famous for its gilded paper lanterns.

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From the airport

• Fukuoka Airport (FUK): Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line, about 5 min to Hakata Station.

Getting around

• Kumamoto 30 min · Kyushu Shinkansen (Mizuho/Sakura)
• Hiroshima 1 h · Sanyo Shinkansen (Nozomi/Mizuho)
• Nagasaki 1 h 20 min · Relay Kamome + Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome (change at Takeo-Onsen)
• Oita 2 h · Ltd. Exp. Sonic
• Naha 1 h 45 min · flight FUK → OKA
• Tokyo 1 h 50 min · flight FUK → HND
• Sapporo 2 h 30 min · flight FUK → CTS

Fastest regular service on the official timetable. A flight time is the scheduled time between the airports; add the trip to the airport.

Next city

• Fukuoka → Hiroshima (1 h) → Okayama (35 min) → Osaka (45 min)
• Fukuoka → Kumamoto (30 min) → Kagoshima (50 min) → Miyazaki (2 h 5 min)

Example routes along these connections; the time of each leg is in brackets.

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