À propos de ce lieu: Fukuoka
Fukuoka, plus grande ville de Kyushu. Quartiers de loisirs Hakata, Tenjin et Nakasu ; culture yatai (ramen et udon de Hakata) ; baie de Hakata avec la Tour de Fukuoka ; cerisiers au parc Ohori ; et plages de la péninsule d'Itoshima : ville moderne et nature cohabitent.
Points forts
- Nakasu Yatai District — about 40% of all yatai food stalls in Japan (~100 stalls); evening smoke and lanterns epitomize Kyushu nights
- Dazaifu Tenmangu — head shrine to deity-of-learning Sugawara no Michizane; 10 million worshippers annually, plums lining the approach and the vermilion main hall
- Fukuoka Tower (234 m) and Momochi Beach — panorama of Hakata Bay and Seaside Momochi; renowned for sunsets and nightscapes
- Ohori Park — opened 1929 as an urban oasis, with cherry blossoms in early April and skyscrapers reflected upside-down on the pond
- Hakata Dontaku (May) and Hakata Gion Yamakasa (July) — among Japan's largest festivals by attendance, energetic subjects to photograph
