{"id":458,"date":"2016-04-19T20:34:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T11:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryanilasasil.wordpress.com\/?p=458"},"modified":"2016-04-19T20:34:11","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T11:34:11","slug":"discover-fukuoka-the-queen-city-of-kyushu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/?p=458","title":{"rendered":"Discover Fukuoka, The Queen City of Kyushu"},"content":{"rendered":"

You heard about Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hiroshima for sure, but what about Fukuoka? Where is it located in Japan? Is it as nice as the other big cities\u00a0I\u00a0mentioned?<\/p>\n

Fukuoka\u00a0<\/span>City in Fukuoka Prefecture\u00a0<\/span>is located in Kyushu, one of the four main islands in Japan.\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>he other three main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu and Shikoku.\u00a0<\/span>Most of the big and famous cities are located in Honshu, where the capital Tokyo is.<\/span>\u00a0So,\u00a0<\/span>what<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s in<\/span>\u00a0Fukuoka?<\/span><\/p>\n

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People<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Generally speaking, Japanese people are well-known to be kind.\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>hey are very disciplined and considerate\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0others. It is embedded in their culture.\u00a0<\/span>On the not so positive side,\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>hey tend be shy and rather shun away from foreigners<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>It is\u00a0<\/span>not that case<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in Fukuoka.\u00a0<\/span>Most of the people in Fukuoka are open to foreigners.\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>hey are very\u00a0<\/span>outgoing<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0are well-known as the friendliest people all over Japan.\u00a0<\/span>They like to engage in\u00a0<\/span>conversation<\/span>\u00a0with foreigners.\u00a0<\/span>Be always<\/span>\u00a0prepared to\u00a0<\/span>say\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Konnichiwa<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>answer questions such as\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Where are you from?<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Why did you come to Japan?<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0anytime.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Landmarks<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When in Fukuoka,\u00a0<\/span>go<\/span>\u00a0to Fukuoka Tower and see the amazing view of the city<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0go to the nearby\u00a0<\/span>Ohori<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>park<\/span>\u00a0and take a walk around the big pond<\/span>; go to\u00a0<\/span>Tenjin<\/span>\u00a0and shop until you drop; go to Hakata and enjoy\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>blend<\/span>\u00a0of culture and tradition and industrialization. Take note, you can go\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>anywhere in Japan from Hakata station\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0the gateway of the city. \u00a0<\/span>Enjoy outdoor recreation in\u00a0<\/span>Nokonoshima<\/span>\u00a0Island and\u00a0<\/span>Uminonakamichi<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fukuoka Tower<\/p>\n

2 Chome-2-3-26 Momochihama, Sawara Ward, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture 814-0001<\/p>\n

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Ohori Park<\/p>\n

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Tenjin<\/p>\n

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Hakata Station<\/span><\/p>\n

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Food<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

W<\/span>hen in Japan, try eating the very popular noodle soup called Ramen. And when it<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s Ramen, it should be Hakata Ramen<\/span>\u00a0in Fukuoka.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>here are so many different\u00a0<\/span>flavours<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Ramen according to region<\/span>al taste. But, I bet, the best Ramen is Hakata Ramen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Conclusion<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A gem in the southwest Japan, Fukuoka, is indeed a great vacation destination or more than that, a good place to reside.\u00a0It might not be as big and famous as other big cities throughout Japan, but it has its own glamour and charm.\u00a0There are so many fun things you can do and great things you can find in Fukuoka. Go! Get there! Discover and experience it yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You heard about Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hiroshima for sure, but what about Fukuoka? Where is it located in Japan? Is it as nice as the other big cities\u00a0I\u00a0mentioned? Fukuoka\u00a0City in Fukuoka Prefecture\u00a0is located in Kyushu, one of the four main islands in Japan.\u00a0The other three main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu and Shikoku.\u00a0Most of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,17,10,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anything-under-the-sun","category-japan","category-japan-living","category-places"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}