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城市概覽

Fukuoka has a very old history and has had close contact with Japan's Asian neighbors, including the site of two Mongolian invasions in the late 13th century that were unsuccessful (due to typhoons, hence the term kamikaze). Its port has been used extensively in Japan's early history and is the entry point for the spread of Buddhism.

Tourist information site Visit Fukuoka is the prefecture's official multilingual guide site.

如何抵達

By plane Fukuoka city's airport (FUK IATA) is the busiest on Kyushu and fields a fair number of international flights too, e.g. to South Korea, China and Taiwan. It also has connections in Japan to fifteen other major Japanese cities. Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ IATA) also has international flight.

By train Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City are both on the shinkansen line that runs to and from Tokyo. The JR train system has several lines running across the prefecture, as well as from the Meinohama subway station in Fukuoka City to Karatsu in Saga.

By bus Nishitetsu is a company which provides daily service all over the prefecture as well as up to and down from Tokyo. Willer also offers long distance bus service to major cities in Japan.

By ship Fukuoka offers the Camellia Line Ferry and Beetle hydrofoil service to Busan, South Korea.

當地交通

Trains and buses travel to nearly all cities and towns, with the exception of a few isolated mountain areas. Taxis are abundant also but can be expensive, even by Japanese standards. Fukuoka City also has its own subway, and Kitakyushu has its own rail and monorail system. As in many other Japanese cities, JR runs the largest system, but another private rail company, Nishitetsu, also runs a heavily used rail line between Tenjin Station in Fukuoka City to Omuta, with local, express, and limited express trains. There is no difference in fare based on the faster trains, and the limited express trains travel between Fukuoka City and Omuta in about 1 hour.

必看景點

Fukuoka offers a lot of the city life in Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu but still offers a lot of nature hiking, natural gardens, traditional crafts, and some of the oldest temples, shrines, and festivals in Japan. Even better is that the best places are not overrun by tourists and it is still possible to enjoy a leisurely adventure.

體驗活動

During the winter months (through February), take a ride down a scenic canal in Yanagawa in one of 150 small "kotatsu-bune" boats. In the boat, you keep your legs covered with a kotatsu quilt, while sitting at a low table equipped with a charcoal braziers. During the ride you can often enjoy cups of hot sake and mikan (mandarin orange) citrus fruits, common to this area during the winter months.

美食

The local speciality is a version of ramen made from boiled pork bones, known as tonkotsu ramen. It is widely available from a number of street stalls called yatai on the streets of Fukuoka City and Kurume, as well as at the Ramen Stadium in the Canal City entertainment complex. Also famous is the spicy salmon cod roe called mentaiko, though nowadays all is actually imported.

順遊推薦

Fukuoka City hosts the largest entertainment district in Western Japan (i.e., west of Osaka). Situated on the islet of Nakasu between two rivers, with downtown Tenjin on the one side and the transport hub Hakata on the other, there are literally thousands of restaurants, clubs, hostess bars and other adult venues to whet the appetite of the fearless traveller. Be warned though, you are best going with a Japanese native, if only to be able to discover the reasonably priced outlets among a sea of bunny girls and drunk salarymen.