Hakata, Japan

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Hakata, Japan

Hakata, Japan

Fukuoka's old merchant quarter still runs on the yatai food stalls that line its rivers each evening, plastic-sheet tents serving the tonkotsu pork-bone ramen this city is credited with inventing. Canal City's shopping and entertainment complex shows the region's more modern face, while Dazaifu's shrine and gardens, a short train ride out, offer a quieter, more contemplative counterpoint. A strong onsen and wellness culture in the surrounding hills, and clean beaches along Hakata Bay, round out one of Kyushu's most food-obsessed cities.

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