Canal City located conveniently in Fukuoka City is one of our go to places especially on our walking tours of the City. Apart from the usual shops and excellent shopping experience the area has 2 things that makes it an interesting and unforgettable experience.
The first is the fountain display performed every hour. It really is a show stopper! Everyone will stop what they are doing and take a few minutes of of their day to see a unique and extremely pleasurable experience. I have included a video below for you to check out.
The other amazing experience and it is a culinary one, is to go to the top floor, called Ramen Stadium, to partake in Fukuoka`s speciality, that being Tonkotsu Ramen. For those in the know, Tonkotsu, is a type of soup that is produced from boiling pork bones at a very low temperature for a long period of time. The taste is very intense and is regarded as the 5th flavor, that being Umami. It is the go to Ramen in these parts of Japan.
There are many vendors available, so you will be able to choose which Ramen and which shop takes your fancy. Our private tours usually end up here at lunchtime and I can tell you that there haven`t been any disappointed customer so far.
Even if you don`t partake in any of our tours I would still recommend that you come here and check out the hype for yourself.
Check out Canal City below on a map:
Please click on the photos below to enlarge:
Very picturesque
Lots of Ramen bowls
The fountain area
Just some of the ramen options
Japanese Decor
Well signed for tourists
Plenty of other food options
An iconic image in Fukuoka
Ramen regions of Japan
Many Ramen options here
You won't be disappointed
Please click on the videos below to see more about the hourly fountain display and the Ramen Stadium.
It was an amazing feeling that I got to experience first hand, the fact that my family and I were on a Cruise into my Hometown Port of Nagasaki. I mean, I have lived in Nagasaki for over 15 years now, completed numerous tours of my Prefecture but you see and feel one`s hometown as a visitor and not a local was out of this world.
We pulled into the entrance of Nagasaki Harbor in the early morning on a cool autumns day at the end of October. I wasn`t going to miss this chance, so I was up and about while most were still warm and cozy in their cabins.
Slowly but surely dark turned into light and I was able to capture our passage down to the International Terminal through one of the most beautiful harbors in the world. I hope what I have captured on film inspires you in the future and your next voyage will be as exciting and eventful as mine was.
Happy cruising and better still happy adventures in Nagasaki.
Check out the Nagasaki Port here on a map below:
Please check out Nagasaki Harbor here on these videos below:
