Japan is rich in ancient history, with aged buildings, cultural landmarks, older furniture, knick knacks, and homes found around every corner. Fukuoka, though, has jumped to the other end of the scale and is considered to be one of the most modern cities in Japan. Some of the buildings in the city are new and are designed by architects who understand how to bring the best out of the city.
Most of the people who live in the city are extremely friendly and are willing to help a tourist find their way around. If you are just beginning to learn Japanese, you may want to have your destination written down in Japanese on a piece of paper so that you can get directions more easily.
Discover Fukuoka City <16 minutes video clip provided by Official Site of Fukuoka City>
Fukuoka International Airport is the one of the biggest International Gateways for all of Asia. It is one of the very few aireports that is located in a city area, directly connected to the subway and which has immediate access to the center of Fukuoka city.
Fukuoka Tower was built in 1989 as a monument for the Asian Pacific Expo (Yokatopia). The 234m high tower is covered with 8000 half mirrors. Because of this, it has been called the 'Mirror Sail' as a nickname. It has a 360 degree panoramic view at the top of the tower.
Dazaifu Tenmangu is the most important of hundreds of shrines in Japan, dedicated to the spirits of Sugawara Michizane who has been later identified with Tenjin, the God of Education. This shrine is very famous for the Ume tree, which blooms in early spring each year. Also, inundated with many people who pray for luck at the New Year.
Fukuoka Yahoo Dome is the home stadium of the professional baseball team, The Softbank Hawks. Mr.Sadaharu Oh who holds the world record for home runs on a professional level, having hit 868 is currently a direct manager of the Softbank Hawks team. Built in 1993, it is located next to the Fukuoka Tower. It was Japan's first dome with a retractable roof.
It's the newest National Museum following Tokyo National Museum. Kyoto opened in October 2005, located next to Dazaifu Tenmangu. The concept is "Understand Japanese culture from an Asian point of view", with its historical background. They try to exhibit a variety of educational events every season as to increase the number of visitors year by year. It is the place to get a better understanding of the entire Asian Culture.
Canal City is a large shopping center and entertament industry in Fukuoka. It has everything that you would want. It has a very unique architectural style to the building. There are attractions including numerous shops, restaurants, open cafes and self-contained cinemas. It is the place people go to in Fukuoka to have fun. Canal city is a 10-15 minute walk from the center of Fukuoka, Tenjin.
The Ohori park was once part of the moat of the Fukuoka castle. Opened in 1929, and you can walk across the center of the lake through the chinese style bridge. The 2.2km path around the lake is available to take a leisurely walk or many joggers run around the area the entire day. It has a magnificent view.
"Marine World- Uminonakamichi" was opened in 1989 at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park. Dolphins, Sea lions shows and more than 120 sharks of 20 different kinds are there for you to view. It is the one place to visit where you get to splash the water and have a dolphin make the water splash you back
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