by Sonali Dutta
Passing between Okayama and Nagasaki last year, I decided to make a trip of my stopover in Fukuoka city. The capital of the prefecture (state) of the same name, this is the largest city on the island of Kyushu (and the sixth most populated in Japan). Fukuoka also some of Japan’s first international exposure through trade with other countries, being one of the closest cities to the Asian mainland. Modern Fukuoka is a merge of castle town Fukuoka and port city Hakata, although the latter remains a distinct part of the area.
Although I’d only spend a day and a half there, I made the most of the city’s highlights in my brief time and stayed mostly in the Hakata district. What did I get up to in my whirlwind tour of Fukuoka?
Teaspoon of Sunshine 