5 DAYS IN FUKUOKA, JAPAN | Yatai hopping, Yanagawa and Itoshima

[@harroshi]

If you enjoyed this video, please like, comment and subscribe! Your support means the world 🥰 This wraps up my Japan series - thank you for all the love on my last video sharing the beautiful city of Yanagawa! Can't wait to share more travels with you guys 💞

[@rasta77-x7o]

I've only done Osaka and North to Sapporo so looking forward to seeing this area and South next time, Thanks for the video!

[@harroshi]

How fun!! I hope to visit Sapporo one day 💕 And yes, do visit Fukuoka, it was my favorite memory visiting Japan

[@gleaming8103]

definitely please do. many do the so called "golden route" from tokyo > kyoto > osaka or so. but i rarely hear okinawa or fukuoka as their destination of choice. fukuoka was mys last city to visit and the yatai culture is magical. you sit shoulder to shoulder with the locals and you get to talk with the natives. the yatai owners pour their hearts into their work and i highly appreciated that.

[@mikaellarsson7932]

Very nice clip! I love Fukuoka and lived there many years, in Nakasu and Minami ward. Horse sashimi and motsu nabe are great dishes. My favourites were though small yakitori places, despite the smell of charcoal etc. Ramen is ofc a big thing, we lived in the next block to Ichiran headquarters. Also recommended are Matsuya or Yoshinoya beef bowls, the price has not almost changed in 10 years, still 300 yen something with an egg. Japanese curry is also not to be missed, very special and far from Indian curry, Cocos Curry is recommended, a chain. The yatais in Nakasu are extraordinary, but very diverse, some have very good seafood and big shells, others completely different food. If you visit and can not read Japanese, ask someone and explain what you want to eat and you will probably get an advice or look at the display if there is one. They all have cold beer etc, no worries, there are free public toilettes nearby, cleaner than in most western hotels. Saizeriya is good, surprisingly cheap, itameshi food. Also Fukuoka is home to spicy mentaiko, pollock roe with chili. It originated in Korea, but was being made famous from Fukuoka, just as ramen, now a craze all over the world. Yanagawa is pretty and there are so many places where you eat eel - unagi and anago. There is/was also a resto on the eight or ninth floor in Hakata Station that only served grilled eel, excellent. Also an Okinawan resto with surprising dishes with sour gourd and fermented tofu. I do not know if they are still there. Itoshima is pretty by the beach, but not much more, there are some interesting second hand shops. But we went there often from November to April to eat oysters. They set up big tents on the quais with BBQs to grill oysters, squid and other shells. It is very well organized with toilettes etc and there is cold beer. You can also buy take-away, highly recommended at the season. This became long, but maybe someone is interested? Thank you and arigato!

[@LetsExplore307]

I think I saw your previous vlog in Kyoto but I think you made me love Fukuoka specially Yanagawa and Itoshima. I'm currently planning my first ever trip to Japan and yet I keep finding hidden cities like Yanagawa and Itoshima. Definitely adding it to a future trip.

[@harroshi]

This is such a sweet comment ♥️ Fukuoka was my favorite region out of the 3 places I visited (Tokyo and Kyoto were the other regions) and it was my first trip to Japan too! Wishing you good luck in planning your first Japan trip ☺️!

[@trismaster]

Best city in Japan!

[@harroshi]

The food scene is amazing 😭!

[@drawwithkristi]

All the food looks so unforgettable! The strawberries look incredible too in the subway station. 😭💕 Saving this for my future travels. 😊

[@harroshi]

Japan's fruit game is next level!!

[@Xotorou]

All the yummy foods, beautiful places and of course...The Turtle! Everything looks amazing and makes me want to travel even more. 😀

[@andrewwylie8968]

Aloha from Maui 🌈 Thanks for the great video. I'll be visiting Fukuoka in May and June to study at Meiji Academy for three weeks. I am excited to experience what I have been watching. 😊

[@harroshi]

That's so exciting! Please enjoy Fukuoka and good luck to you 😊!

[@DuhRiceHero]

I am your BIGGEST FAN WHAT AN ADVENTURE

[@worldofwilson464]

The food looks amazing

[@harroshi]

It was!! 😭

[@mellofello808]

Loved the video. Very informative. We share the same love for Ramen

[@harroshi]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful ☺️

[@Andy80222]

Thank you for a great video. Planning my next trip from just getting back to Japan. Very helpful

[@harroshi]

Happy to hear this was helpful 🥰! Good luck in planning!

[@Takway604]

Thanks for sharing! We're planning our 2nd trip to Japan (but only for 1 week). Think Fukuoka (and surrounding areas) is worth the commitment? Or maybe somewhere else? (golden triangle already done)

[@harroshi]

I think Fukuoka for your 2nd Japan trip would be amazing and definitely worth the commitment! I enjoyed exploring downtown Fukuoka for yatai hopping and trying all the Tonkotsu ramen I could eat. Then for day trips, you could visit more scenic places like Itoshima, Yanagawa, Dazaifu or even Beppu :)

[@christophercheung4867]

Thanks for the guide! :) Was curious what time of year you visited?

[@harroshi]

Hi! I visited from late March to mid April 😊

[@argellouiemaniacup]

JAPAN

[@ohbunnies]

woah thai restaurant in japan?!?! it looks so sus and then you get such a beautiful outdoor seating view OMGG.

[@harroshi]

Right?! The view was amazing 😭

[@mistachu5216]

👍

[@Vyurei]

Fukuoka: How much ramen do you want to eat? Shi: Yes.

[@harroshi]

I think we had a bowl of ramen everyday in Fukuoka 🤣

[@vexile27]

🤤🤤

[@lillyinthefield2787]

is this the video where you said was shot soly on the i phone 13pro?????

[@harroshi]

Yes! This was all filmed on there iPhone 😌

[@Qiyunwu]

I would like to visit Nagasaki

[@mikaellarsson7932]

Nagasaki is easy to reach from Fukuoka, by train or better by expressway bus. It is a nice city, but very hilly and many restaurants close early in the evening. The atomic bomb museum is very gloomy, as well as the one in Hiroshima.

[@kevingiang5606]

Sorry if i missed it, what month did you go?

[@harroshi]

This was during April!

[@kellyj.azania4371]

Where did you stay? Did you like the accomodations?

[@harroshi]

For lodging, I stay at Airbnb ☺️ The one I stay at wasn’t the best, it was on the older side but covers the basic necessities

[@mikaellarsson7932]

I lived in Fukuoka for many years, it is a wonderful city. My first visit +20 years ago I stayed in a traditional hotel in Shirogane near Yakuin. It was an amazing experience, but it is now private. I recommend searching for a traditional hotel with futons, tatami mats etc, they do not have to be expensive. Communications are great in Fukuoka, buses, trains, (the densha), subway so an area that seems a bit off is not a problem. Public transport though stop a bit before midnight, the only option after that is taxi. Every evening when I came home to the hotel there was a sandwich and a chu-hi on the table. Later my gf and I rented an apartment in Nakasu, a great place to be.

[@ailianchong]

Hi, may I know how you travelled from Fukuoka to Yaganawa?

[@harroshi]

If I recall correctly, we took the Ninshitetsu Tenjin Omuta line from Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station all the way to Nishitetsu-Yanagawa Station which was almost 1 1/2 hours ☺

[@mikaellarsson7932]

@@harroshi yep! Correct, easy from Tenjin.

[@johnchua6070]

May I know which hotel did you stay in fukuoka?

[@harroshi]

We actually stayed at an Airbnb, not hotel ☺️

[@pranayvaghasiya2599]

Love from india 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 Are there Any popular vegetarian dish in fukuoka ?

[@mikaellarsson7932]

vegetarian food in Japan is difficult. Even if it is just vegetables there is often some bonito flakes etc. You have to be very careful when choosing. It is tricky, not like in India.

[@sofie852]

I am doing an Exchange year for 11 months in fukuoaka, i am going there in about 2-3 months🥹

[@harroshi]

That’s so exciting! Have an amazing time there ♥️