Live…Love…Eat…Dream…Fukuoka! A blog about how to see Fukuoka through the eyes of a local and the curiosity of a tourist!
It looks like this weekend will be the best one for hanami parties. Grab your mats (doesn’t have to be blue) and reserve your spot tonight! Photo was taken last year in Maizuru Park.
For more photos of last year’s cherry blossoms, click here.
This year’s Hakata Lantern Festival (Hakata Tomyo Watching) takes place on October 23. Be sure not to miss this once a year feast for the eyes in Fukuoka. Hakata’s streets will be lined up by paper lanterns, while some open fields will be covered with lanterns whose messagew you can only decipher by gaining some elevation! It makes for a romantic stroll, enjoying the cool autumn air. Not sure if it’s worth going to? Check out our photos from last year’s edition here!
We have had lots of emails asking where they can watch the World Cup in Fukuoka so we prepared this non-comprehensive list of places that air the game. Drop in a comment if you want to add a place!
Flag (Nakasu-kawabasa)
It is a British Pub so don’t go mentioning the England – U.S.A. if you want good service, but it is in the heart of lively Nakasu-kawabasa so its the perfect place to start your romp around the streets when your favorite team scores a goal.
Bayern Fukuoka (Imagawa)
A destination in itself even when it is not World Cup season, this recently opened sports bar / restaurant / bakery is one of the better places to watch the games in. The bakery opens as early as 7:00 a.m. if you feel like having some great German bread for breakfast or right after that 3:00 a.m. match ends. They have 40 German beers (probably most from the proud Bavarian region) to keep you happy or consoled depending on who you are rooting for.
The Dark Room (Tenjin)
If you find yourself low on funds for buying too much beer while watching the games, perhaps you should head on to The Dark Room in Oyafuko-dori, where they have a Y2,000 drink-all-you-can (nomihoudai) while watching the games. If the game isn’t as exciting as you thought it was, or if your team is down 5-0, then you can always go to the next room where you can dance the night away. Japan’s best DJs and artists frequent this place so you might just catch them perform. (more…)
