Must-see shopping in Fukuoka

  • Hakata Japan

    Fukuoka

    Hakata is renowned for it weaving tradition, called Hakata-ori, and this chic shop, to the right as you enter Hakata Riverain mall, has been producing…

  • Canal City

    Fukuoka

    Canal City is Fukuoka's biggest mall, boasting an eponymous artificial canal with illuminated fountain symphony, a multiplex cinema, a playhouse and about…

  • Shōgetsudō

    Fukuoka

    White-faced clay ningyō (Hakata dolls) depicting women, children, samurai and geisha are a popular Fukuoka craft. This place has been selling them since…

  • Okano Hakata Riverain

    Fukuoka

    This elegant shop offers obi, kimonos and accessories from business-card holders to handbags in the distinctive Hakata-ori style. None of it is cheap …

  • Hakata Riverain

    Fukuoka

    Modern, multistorey mall with some 70 shops for fashion, homewares and design, plus restaurants and cafes. The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum is on the top…

  • Mandarake

    Fukuoka

    The Fukuoka branch of Mandarake is Kyūshū's largest manga store, with two large floors of galleries of games, comic books, DVDs, costumes and merch – lots…

  • IMS Building

    Fukuoka

    The IMS building in Tenjin has prime skyline views from its 12th- and 13th-floor restaurants, including busy No No Budo. Nearby is Pietro Corte for…

  • Junkudō Fukuoka

    Fukuoka

    Occupying five floors of the Media Mall building, this bookshop sells a wide selection, including foreign paperbacks.

  • Maruzen

    Fukuoka

    Maruzen has a huge selection of over 600,000 Japanese- and English-language books, magazines and DVDs.

  • Daimaru Tenjin

    Fukuoka

    Popular, 10-storey department store (eight floors above ground, two below) across two buildings.

  • mina tenjin

    Fukuoka

    Eight-storey shopping building with a Muji branch and two storeys of Uniqlo.

  • Tenjin Core

    Fukuoka

    A popular store known for its fashion items, beauty products and sales.

  • Tenjin Chikagai

    Fukuoka

    This subterranean arcade has numerous shops as well as free wi-fi.