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Fukuoka

The city of Fukuoka in the Kyushu region

Fukuoka, Japan, Kyushu

Fukuoka

By Andrew / July 13, 2026

Home Fukuoka Kyūshū’s food-loving gateway city Why go? Go because it’s one of Japan’s most liveable and delicious cities — […]

We travel slowly, stay longer, and write only about the places we have actually walked.

Andrew + Margaret

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