The city of Fukuoka is easily walkable, and I certainly did a good deal of that on the first day of the trip. By the time my legs had pretty much given up on any more walking at about 6:30PM last night, I’d clocked in more than 21,000 steps and 15km of walking in about eight hours.
According to the Huawei Watch GT.
Aside from the parks and ruins, the day’s exploration included the Tenjin area, Canal City, and also the Fukuoka Freedom Night Market at Seiryu Park. The Asian-styled night market is seasonal and only opens on weekends. It was already teeming with crowds in the early evening, offering a variety of local street foods as well as live performances.
There are plenty of cafes along the main street boulevards, and yes — you can get your Starbucks fix easily here.The sunny and clear weather really brought out the greens in every photo I’ve taken so far.Unlike the other cosmopolitan cities in Japan, there are just a sparing number of very tall buildings in Fukuoka.Momentary respite from the humidity by hiding out at Tokyu Hands store @ JR Hakata Station with a mocha frappé. Bliss.Canal City, a large shopping and entertainment complex about a ten minute walk from my hotel. There was a live performance featuring a rock band, with crowds already gathered for it.Quite picturesque, though also quite crowded as this was Sunday evening.Leaving Canal City and walking across Naka River.Many makeshift food stalls at the Freedom Night Market, with the locals already tucking in early in the evening.Stall helpers calling out to visitors to try their wares!Walking back and forth across Naka River in the early evening.This should be around or near Gion Street I think, as I was gradually making my way back to the hotel.
That’s a wrap for Day 01. The next morning I did a walking tour of Fukuoka City, blogged here!
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