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Fukuoka


Down the street from Hakata Machiya Furusato-kan, this lovely eatery makes homemade organic soba (buckwheat noodles) from the Shinshū area of central Japan (around Nagano), prepared in a variety of ways including kake-soba (in hot broth), zaru-soba (cold with dipping sauce) and oroshi-soba (cold, topped with grated daikon).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Fukuoka attractions

1. Hakata Machiya Furusato-kan

0.03 MILES

Spread over three machiya (traditional Japanese townhouses), this folk museum re-creates a Hakata nagare (neighbourhood unit) from the late Meiji era…

2. Hakata Local History Museum

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On the grounds of the Kushida-jinja shrine, this old-school museum has many displays about the Hakata Gion Yamakasa Matsuri, as well as swords, ancient…

3. Kushida-jinja

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The intimate Kushida-jinja, municipal Shintō shrine of Hakata, traces its history to AD 757 and sponsors the Hakata Gion Yamakasa Matsuri, in which…

5. Tōchō-ji

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Tōchō-ji houses the Fukuoka Daibutsu, Japan's largest seated wooden Buddha (10.8m high, 30 tonnes, completed in 1992) and some impressively carved Kannon …

6. Shōfuku-ji

0.29 MILES

Shōfuku-ji is considered the oldest Zen temple in Japan, founded in 1195 by Eisai, who introduced Zen and tea to Japan; the nation's first tea plants are…

7. Fukuoka Asian Art Museum

0.34 MILES

On the upper floors of the Hakata Riverain mall, this large museum houses the world-renowned Asia Gallery, and additional galleries for special…

8. Kihinkan

0.45 MILES

Built in 1910, this historic French Renaissance–style building, a nationally registered important cultural property, can be found just across the river…