Fukuoka Off The Beaten Path

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Calligraphy is a traditional Japanese art of skillfully writing Chinese characters and hiragana, the curve Japanese syllabify, with India in and a brush.

Fugatei is a Calligraphy studio where Japanese famous calligrapher, Teramoto Issen working there.

At the studio, you can make a calligraphy experience and customize your T-shirt with Japanese Calligraphy.

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The Komyozenji Temple in Dazaifu was founded in 1273 by a Buddhist priest. It is a Zen Temple known in particular for its rhododendrons and autumn leaves and is the only temple in Kyushu that has dry landscape stone gardens. Moss plants and white sand in the inner garden represent the land and the vast ocean respectively.

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Now a small city just outside of Fukuoka, Dazaifu used to be the administrative center of Kyushu from around the 8th to the 12th century. The most famous among Dazaifu's historic sights is the Dazaifu Tenmangu, the first of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Tenjin across Japan.

Dedicated to Michizane Sugawara, the God of Learning, the shrine is home to many sighseeing spots including the main hall which was built over Sugawara's grave. The expansive grounds are coloured by plum blossoms, camphor trees and irises depending on the season.

Dazaifu can be reached by train from Nishitetsu Tenjin station in 30 minutes.

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Hakozaki Shrine, founded in 923, is one of the three great Hachiman shrines in Japan along with the Usa Shrine.
It is one of the representive shrines of Fukuoka and the place where many people come to hatsumode to worship at the beginning of the year and during festivals such as Tamaseseri in January and Hojoya in September.

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Fukuoka Yahoo Dome is the home to the Fukuoka Soft Bank Hawks, that is a Japan's professional baseball team

It was built in 1993 as an unprecedented ideal sports stadium with a field area of 13,500m2, elevating mound, 6,000 movable seats at both ends of the field that can be adjusted to optimize the viewing of spectators for the particular event being held, and being the very first stadium to have a retractable roof in Japan.

Furthermore, there are 216 super box seats situated on the 4th to 6th floors, a 188-meter long sports bar with a view of the entire stadium and an amusement center that are sure to optimize your enjoyment when viewing sports games.

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Fukuoka Akarenga Cultural Center was built as an insurance company office in 1909.

The building is designated as a nationally important cultural property.

The chic British-style building was designed by renowned architect Kingo Tatsuno.

Direction : A 5 minute walk from Tenjin Subway Station.

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Marinoa City Fukuoka is an urban life spot where you can enjoy a resort lifestyle full of entertainment, such as the main outlet mall, a sports equipment store, a car product store, an interior shop, a baby specialty mega store, some restaurants, a Ferris wheel, and many amusement facilities.

Access : A 15 minute walk from Meinohama Subway Station.

I was in Japan to get my Korean work visa. As a result, I had the opportunity to visit the Korean consulate in Fukuoka. There's nothing really special to see inside, but the outside had some neat architecture. There's a large courtyard, and you can easily take pictures from the street around the consulate. I didn't get a chance to see it, but the Chinese consulate was about a block away. You could probably visit both in under an hour.

To find the consulates, just head towards the Fukuoka Dome. The Korean consulate is right next door to Hawks Town, and the Chinese consulate is one block over.