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Kyushu's lively gateway city, famous for Hakata tonkotsu ramen and open-air yatai food stalls. Compact, friendly and one of Japan's most liveable cities.

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Best Hotels Near Fukuoka Airport Station | Japan’s Most Convenient Landing
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Best Hotels Near Fukuoka Airport Station | Japan’s Most Convenient Landing

Fukuoka Airport sits five subway minutes from Hakata — the most convenient big-city airport in Japan. Here's the…

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Best Hotels Near Tenjin Station | Fukuoka’s Downtown Heart
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Best Hotels Near Tenjin Station | Fukuoka’s Downtown Heart

Tenjin is Fukuoka's downtown — department stores above, a subterranean mall below, yatai stalls and Daimyo's bars around…

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Best Hotels Near Meinohama Station | The Seaside Subway Terminus
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Best Hotels Near Meinohama Station | The Seaside Subway Terminus

Meinohama is west Fukuoka's junction, where the subway becomes the JR Chikuhi line toward Itoshima's beaches — a…

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Shin-Omuta Station Guide | The Miike Coal-Mine Heritage
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Shin-Omuta Station Guide | The Miike Coal-Mine Heritage

Kyushu Shinkansen Guide · Shin-Omuta Station Shin-Omuta Station Guide: The Miike Coal-Mine Heritage —A UNESCO Industrial Story on…

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Chikugo-Funagoya Station Guide | Gateway to Yame Tea
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Chikugo-Funagoya Station Guide | Gateway to Yame Tea

Kyushu Shinkansen Guide · Chikugo-Funagoya Station Chikugo-Funagoya Station Guide: The Gateway to Yame —Japan’s Finest Gyokuro Tea Country…

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Best Hotels Near Kurume Station | The Birthplace of Tonkotsu Ramen
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Best Hotels Near Kurume Station | The Birthplace of Tonkotsu Ramen

Kyushu Shinkansen Guide · Kurume Station Best Hotels Near Kurume Station: The Birthplace of Tonkotsu Ramen& a City…

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Kyushu Shinkansen Guide: Hakata to Kumamoto & Kagoshima
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Kyushu Shinkansen Guide: Hakata to Kumamoto & Kagoshima

Shinkansen Line Guide · Kyushu Shinkansen Kyushu Shinkansen Guide: Hakata to Kagoshima —Kumamoto, Volcanoes & the Deep South…

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Best Hotels Near Hakata Station | Fukuoka’s Ramen Capital
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Best Hotels Near Hakata Station | Fukuoka’s Ramen Capital

Sanyo Shinkansen Guide · Hakata Station Best Hotels Near Hakata Station: Fukuoka’s Ramen Capital &the Gateway to Kyushu…

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Best Hotels Near Kokura Station | The First Stop on Kyushu
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Best Hotels Near Kokura Station | The First Stop on Kyushu

Sanyo Shinkansen Guide · Kokura Station Best Hotels Near Kokura Station: The First Stop on Kyushu —A Castle,…

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Sanyo Shinkansen Guide: Osaka to Hiroshima, Fukuoka & Hakata
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Sanyo Shinkansen Guide: Osaka to Hiroshima, Fukuoka & Hakata

Shinkansen Line Guide · Sanyo Shinkansen Sanyo Shinkansen Guide: Osaka to Fukuoka Along the Inland Sea —Kobe, Himeji,…

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Shimanami Kaido: Cycling Between Islands on Japan’s Most Beautiful Bridge Route
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Shimanami Kaido: Cycling Between Islands on Japan’s Most Beautiful Bridge Route

In 1999, a series of bridges opened connecting the Japanese mainland (Onomichi) with Shikoku (Imabari, Ehime) across the…

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Fukuoka: Japan’s Most Livable City — Yatai Stalls, Hakata Ramen & Local Itinerary
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Fukuoka: Japan’s Most Livable City — Yatai Stalls, Hakata Ramen & Local Itinerary

For the past several years, Fukuoka (福岡) has appeared consistently at or near the top of Japan's domestic…

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