[Table of Contents]
-    Shopping
-    Activities
-    Magical Experiences
-    Art and Culture 
-    Aquarium

Enjoy the Shopping！

Canal City Hakata

When discussing the best shopping spots in Fukuoka, chances are Canal City Hakata will be the first place that comes to mind. Conceived of as a kind of urban theater, it features a canal that runs through its center, hotels and tenant buildings, a plaza, fountain, movie theater, restaurants, and plenty more. It is a very popular place for tourists from abroad. 

Canal City Hakata
Address:1-2, Sumiyoshi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
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Tenjin Underground Mall

Rain or shine, you can enjoy your shopping in the Tenjin Underground Mall! Tenjin is Kyushu’s largest downtown district and this underground shopping zone runs beneath it from north to south. Inside you will find a passageway designed to be reminiscent of 19th century Europe featuring over 150 vendors of fashion, cuisine, and books among other things. The 590-meter-long underground mall features cobblestone floors, arabesque-patterned ceilings, and stained-glass windows in various places. The clock located by the information square on the Third Street plays a rondo-style rendition of a 15th-century chanson every 30 minutes. See if you can make the time to go check it out!

Tenjin Underground Mall
Address: 1-3 Underground, 2, tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City
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LaLaPort Fukuoka

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Conceived as a place where meetings and unique experiences can intersect, [Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Fukuoka] was built on the former site of the Fukuoka City Produce Market, opening in April of 2022. Don't miss the interactive entertainment facilities for all generations, the "Gundam Park Fukuoka" inside the museum, and the 20-meter-tall "life-size RX-93ffν (New) Gundam Statue" outside!

Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaPort Fukuoka
Address: 6-23-1 Naka, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, 812-8627
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Enjoy the Activities!

Sadaharu Oh Baseball Museum

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The [Sadaharu Oh Baseball Museum], where the spirit of baseball blazes brightly, is divided into two areas. The first portion of the museum is the Sadaharu Oh History Zone, which exhibits valuable photos and other materials, allowing visitors to experience the greatness of the athlete and the sport. The second portion of the museum is 89 Park, where Oh's passion for baseball is condensed into a hands-on attraction. Visitors can enjoy various challenges such as hitting, throwing, and catching.。

Sadaharu Oh Baseball Museum
Address: BOSS E-ZO FUKUOKA 4F (2-2-6 Jigyohama, Chuo ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
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NOBOLT

The largest indoor athletic, sport, and entertainment complex in Japan. Covering 4,000m2 and with an interior height of 20 meters, the 16 types of attractions, including sports and athletic content with entertaining digital technology, will allow a wide range of customers, from families and couples to full-fledged athletes, to enjoy their exercise in a novel and fun way. 

NOBOLT
Address: 2-10-76, Odo, Fukuoka Shi Nishi Ku, Fukuoka　
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Enjoy the Magical Experiences!

teamLab Forest Fukuoka

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This new museum made by world renowned art collective teamLab is comprised of two parts: the “Catching and Gathering Forest” and “Moving Forest”. In 2024 they added the new feature, “Graffiti Nature in a Beating Valley”, where by adding your own colors to a line-up of 10 different animals you can have your own creature wander around the colorful interior space! 

teamLab Forest Fukuoka
Address: BOSS E-ZO FUKUOKA 5F (2-2-6 Jigyohama, Chuo ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
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Fukuoka City Science Museum Dome Theater (Planetarium)

Located on the 6th floor of the museum is a 220-seat dome theater, or planetarium. With the largest diameter of any planetarium on Kyushu at 25 meters, the 3D digital surround system allows you to experience an amazing sense of depth and realism.

Fukuoka City Science Museum Dome Theater (Planetarium)
Address:4-2-1 Ropponmatsu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City
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Fukuoka Tower

On the third floor observation deck you can get the best view of the Fukuoka skyline from 123 meters in the sky. At night the view is even more spectacular, featuring a collaboration between the sky illumination of the tower and the lighting of the city expanding in front of you. Now having been renovated with the main concept "Fukuoka’s Anniversary at Fukuoka Tower," the new facility provides memorable experiences and excitement to all visitors, including friends, family, and couples.

Fukuoka Tower
Address: 2-3-26, Momochi-hama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka
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Enjoy Art and Culture！

Fukuoka City Art Museum

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The Fukuoka City Art Museum was designed by none other than the architectural maestro Maegawa Kunio. In 2019 the building was renovated and reopened, and now features art by Dali, Basquiat, and a wide variety of artists both ancient, modern, and from Japan and abroad. With all of this art it’s easy to find something you will enjoy. On the 2nd floor Kabocha, a sculpture by famed artist Kusama Yayoi, greets you as you enter. 

Fukuoka City Art Museum
Address: 1-6, Ohori Koen, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
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Fukuoka Asian Art Museum

The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum houses and exhibits approximately 5,000 works from 23 Asian countries and regions in a wide variety of genres! It is the only museum in the world that systematically collects and exhibits modern and contemporary Asian art works. If you have a chance, why don't you come and experience the art of Asia?

Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
Address: Riverain Center bldg. 7 & 8F, 3-1, Shimo Kawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
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Fukuoka City Museum

Credit: The Fukuoka City Museum

In the Fukuoka City Museum one of Japan’s national treasures, The Golden Seal, can be found! The Golden Seal is an artefact that is one of the first historically recorded examples of Japan being referred to as a nation almost 2,000 years ago. Other famous artifacts including the famous Nihon-go Spear can be found here, making this an excellent place for those who want to learn more about Fukuoka itself.

Fukuoka City Museum
Address: 3-1-1, Momochihama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka
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Enjoy the Aquarium！

Marine World Uminonakamichi

A beautiful aquarium built in the shape of a clam shell. In spring of 2024 the area was reborn as the “Kaiju Island”. Here you can see penguins and seals close up. The show pool, with Hakata Bay as a backdrop, has stays on the audience side, where you can enjoy the energetic sea lion and dolphin shows. Enjoy another side to Kyushu, hidden underwater.

Marine World Uminonakamichi
Address: 18-28, Saitozaki, Oaza, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
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