In addition to the Hakata and Tenjin areas, which are convenient for sightseeing in Fukuoka Prefecture, there are many recommended spots from the city center! This time, we will introduce you to walking in kimono at Ohori Park, tasting "Hachiro Tea", soaking in the hot springs at the hotel while admiring the Hou river, or experiencing the 400-year-old traditional "Takatori yaki" pottery culture in the mountains. You haven't seen the hidden charm of Fukuoka, just in this article for everyone to open once!
Ohori Terrace
▋Lots of fun and delicious spots! Let's find out about Fukuoka Prefecture before you go
What are the representative places in Fukuoka Prefecture?
Canal City Hakata
"Couple Rock" on Itoshima Island
Friends who have been to Fukuoka Prefecture are sure to have been to the areas of Hakata and Tenjin in Fukuoka City. Canal City near Hakata Station is a shopping paradise, and "Nakasu Yadai Street" near Tenjin Station has a lot of food and characteristics. In addition, if you have time, many people will choose to spend most of the day at "Dazaifu Tenmangu" in Dazaifu City and "Yanagawa" in Yanagawa City. In addition, the "Mojiko" area of Kitakyushu City is full of nostalgia, and itoshima City's "Itojima" has many punch-in spots, and photo lovers can't miss these two places!
How do I get from Fukuoka Airport to various attractions?
One of the biggest charms of traveling to Fukuoka is its convenient traffic! The JR train is connected to the subway in all directions, and it is used with a bus, so it is as convenient to go wherever you want. From Fukuoka Airport by subway, it only takes 10 to 20 minutes to get direct access to Hakata and Tenjin without changing trains. Once you arrive at Hakata Station, simply change to the JR line or take the highway bus and you'll be able to easily get to other attractions!
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Spend a leisurely afternoon healing time: Ōhori Terrake
Ohori Park can be said to be the back garden of Fukuoka citizens, whether it is early in the morning or in the evening, there are always many locals here to rest, jog or walk with their pets, and the atmosphere is quite pleasant. The park trail is built along the central "Ohori Pond", and in addition to facilities such as a children's park and a swan boat, you can also find sightseeing spots such as the Fukuoka City Art Museum and the Japan Garden. "Ohori Terrace" located at the ticket office in The Japanese Garden on the south side of Ohori Park is a brand new facility that was completed in September 2020. The two-story building is dominated by fir wood and glass, which makes people feel Japanese style and have a great sense of openness.
Ohori Park
New attraction in the park "Okura Terrake"
The second floor of "Ohori Terrace" is a public space for public use, while the "& LOCALS" on the first floor is a tea shop and souvenir shop themed after Fukuoka Prefecture's specialty "Hachino Tea". Originally an architectural and brand design firm, " & LOCALS " decided to play the role of a bridge between "producers and consumers" and "country and city" because the person in charge would work in various parts of Japan from time to time and came into contact with many unknown local delicious dry goods, so it decided to play a role as a bridge between "producers and consumers" and "country and city", designing and repackaging these local ingredients and bringing them to the people of the city.
The yakuza's most recommended and popular "Hachio Mixed Tea", which is a mixture of Hachinoe matcha, black tea, roasted tea, and Genmai from Fukuoka, is a Japanese tea drink that is unforgettable as soon as you drink it. If you have time to sit down slowly, we also recommend ordering the Yakuro Matcha and the "Best Cake" set menu. Named "MONA", the most central dessert is baked with sticky rice from Imari on a crispy crust and has a faint rice flavor. The red bean paste is not too sweet, and it is quite a speed match with matcha. The rest of the menu is also very varied, and at lunchtime, there is also a tamagoyaki set menu, while eating through the floor-to-ceiling windows to enjoy the scenery of the park, comfortable and leisurely. The ingredients and seasonings used in drinks and dishes can be found in the store, and many of them are products from Fukuoka Prefecture or Kyushu, so if you want to buy souvenirs, you can take a stroll!
After a cup of tea, if you want to change into a beautiful kimono and visit the Japanese garden or Ohori Park, head to the "YAMATO Tsunagari gallery" at the entrance! Yamato is a century-old kimono shop with more than 100 branches throughout Japan, selling kimonos and related accessories from all over Japan, but this is the only place that offers kimonos for rent. Compared to the kimono shops that most tourists visit, there are no flowery styles of kimonos here. Because the "YAMATO Tsunagari gallery" focuses more on the texture of the fabric than the exaggerated colors and patterns. Traditional handmade fabrics such as Fukuoka's Kurume and Niigata's Katabe cotton are not only durable but also full of handmade temperatures. In addition, there are light sports materials and lace fabrics from outdoor brand "Snow Peak", which are both practical and stylish.
Traditional "Hakata weaving" belt
The checked kimono and shoes are super cute!
In fact, in ancient times, kimonos were like T-shirt jeans worn by modern people, which was a kind of daily wear. Yamato abandons the concept of "kimono can only be worn on special days" and designs kimono to be closer to modern life while inheriting traditional culture. Even if it's plain, you can change into an infinite number of different shapes with different belts and small accessories. Even if you have worn a kimono many times, you can come here and believe that you can have a new experience and feeling!
Shops also sell trinket accessories
Put on a kimono with your friends or lovers and take a photo!
Ohori Terrace
・Address: 1-9 Ohori Park, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City
- Hours: (&LOCALS) 9:00-20:00, (YAMATO Tsunagari gallery) 9:00-18:00
・Regular holiday: Hoshi Season 1
・ Access: 10 minutes on foot from Ohori Koen Subway Station, or 5 minutes on foot from Nishitetsu Bus Fukuoka Castle・ NHK Broadcasting Gate bus stop
While soaking in the hot spring in the room, I have a unique view of the Chikugo River: Rokushokan
In fact, Fukuoka also has hot springs to soak in! About an hour's drive from Fukuoka Airport or the city center, there is a great hot spring area called Harazuru Onsen. Even if you only have a small trip to Fukuoka for two or three days, you can still enjoy soaking in the hot springs!
Founded in 1885, Rokuho-no-miyako is built on the banks of the Chikugo River and has been serving guests for more than 130 years. The Japanese name of Rokboskan "ほどあいの宿" means "Just Right Inn": it provides a cordial reception service, but reserves an appropriate private space for guests; Provide a unique experience that is "non-everyday", but can make people feel at home. The hotel has been renovated with changes over the years, so the building as a whole retains the traditional atmosphere of the early days of entrepreneurship and has new surprises that people will not get bored with no matter how many times they come.
Some western-style room types also come with a warm table, mixed and foreign styles
Great view from all rooms
The property offers a variety of different room types, 13 of which are rooms with hot springs. The special room with semi-open-air hot spring on the highest floor, the barrier-free quasi-special room with semi-open-air hot spring or Uchiyu hot spring on the other floor, and other Japanese-style rooms can meet the different needs of each guest. Whether young or elderly, Japanese or foreigners, wanting luxury or leisure, you will definitely feel comfortable and relaxed. The only thing in common is that all rooms have large glass windows, allowing guests to enjoy the idyllic views of the Chikugo River and the nearby area.
An open-air hot spring where men and women alternate baths every day
It's not bad to eat too much and just make a full soup
If you are staying in a room without a hot spring bath, you can soak in the large communal bath on the 1st floor and the garden open-air hot spring on the 4th floor. The hot springs here are all "hot spring hanging stream type", and the spring water is a mixture of two beautiful muscle ingredients, "alkaline low-tension high-hot spring" and "simple sulfur spring", which is said to remove the old keratin on the surface of the skin, and immediately make the skin slippery after soaking. Coupled with the light wood fragrance of the juniper bath, it can smell very healing. For a relaxing moment, come to rokuei-kan!
Sōai no Juku Rokuminekan
- Jibo: 1840 Kuki Kuki, Asahi City, Fukutsumi Prefecture
・ Access: About 60 minutes by bus from Fukuoka Airport, or 50 minutes by bus from JR Kurume Station. Alternatively, you can contact the hotel to pick up and drop off at Chikugo Yoshii, うきは stops on the Kudai Line or nearby bus stops.
Feel the beauty of pottery with your facial features: Takatori Yakitsu
It is very cheap to buy a teacup now, but in the Warring States period, a good tea set was worth a lot, and even the lord of the clan would give the tea set instead of land to the warrior who was victorious in the war. For example, the Takatori Yaki clan in the middle of the Koiwahara Mid-Levels in Toho Village is a kiln that made tribute to the Kuroda Domain more than 400 years ago. From the beginning, Kuroda Officers and Soldiers gave the surname "Takatori" to the first generation of the family, and the Takatori clan has always adopted the inheritance system of "one son single transmission", and it has now been passed down to the thirteenth generation.
One of the biggest keys to the high value of high-firing pottery lies in the special glaze formula. According to the ancestral "secret book", the owner of the high-grade fever will mix ingredients extracted from feldspar, straw ash, rust and wood ash in different proportions to produce a glaze with a deep and beautiful color. In addition, they would use a traditional tool called "Tang Usu" to process feldspar and clay. One side of the Tang Usu is a container that carries running water, and when the water is full, it will drive the wooden stakes on the other side and use the driving force to mash the clay. The clay particles processed in this way are particularly fine and highly pure, and are not easily damaged during the firing process, which makes the quality and durability of the high-firing pottery high.
Ancestral secret recipe "glaze medicine"
The traditional wisdom of making good clay without electricity or a machine
Have traditional recipes and techniques, but it takes a lot of time and effort to make a good piece of pottery. The process of pounding clay alone can take months. After that, it takes several weeks to go through the steps of forming, vegetarian firing, glazing medicine, and formally putting it into the kiln to burn pottery. But the beautiful things are worth waiting for, and under the subtle influence of human hands and nature, the finished product will also show a completely different appearance, which is interesting.
Here, you can try to participate in the process of "glazing" the pottery dish. There are many kinds of techniques for applying glaze medicine, and the effects made are unique. Before the formal hands-on experience, you can first enjoy the different works in the store and then choose the style you want to make. In addition, it is recommended that you participate in the tea ceremony experience at the same time, and actually use high-grade pottery to taste tea, boo, and quinoa. What is special is that this more than 100-year-old tea room was originally located in the "Tokiwakan" of the guest house, which was once used to entertain Sun Yat-sen and other distinguished guests. In order to keep this tea room from being demolished, the Takatori family deliberately moved it here, so it can be said to be of great significance. Here, the speed of time seems to be particularly slow, do not want to be disturbed by noisy troubles, just hide in this paradise for an afternoon!
The experience of applying glaze medicine is deceptively simple but it tests the concentration of the hand
Before and after tasting tea, you can enjoy the delicate beauty of the tea bowl
Takatori Yaki Muneie
・Address: 2511 Koiwahara Drum, Toho-kun, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka
・Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m
・Regular holiday: Hoshi Season 1
・ Access: About 1 hour by car from JR Hakata Station or Fukuoka Airport
In addition to giving people the impression of "metropolis", Fukuoka also has a cultural and traditional appearance, which is worth paying more attention to! If you've already clocked in to a famous sightseeing spot, the next time you come to Fukuoka, it's time to discover some secret spots that are not yet known.
Fukuoka private house attraction recommendation: Ohori Park drink yano tea, soak in the open-air hot spring, experience 400 years of traditional pottery, visit Fukuoka for the second time! | Tesco! Japan