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Fukuoka is a modern city; most of its buildings are new. Historically, it was divided by the central river into two separate cities, Hakata (博多) and Fukuoka (福岡), before their merge in 1889. The main railway station and port are still known as Hakata Station and Hakata Port.
There is a Tourist Information Centre in Tenjin, rental cars in puerto rico found on the ground rental cars in puerto rico floor, in front of Mitsukoshi and under the Nishitetsu Fukuoka station. They have English speakers (and other languages) available. For information in English, visit the Rainbow Plaza, located on the 8th floor of the Inter Media Station (IMS) building. The IMS is accessible by subway and is just a three minute walk from the Tenjin station. In the middle of Hakata JR train station there is a Tourist Information Centre (sometimes with English speakers) with brochures in English, Japanese and other languages. They can help with transport information and bookings. On the third floor of the ACROS building, rental cars in puerto rico near Nakasu, you can find more information rental cars in puerto rico in English.
Fukuoka is a good starting point for first-time visitors to Japan. Being a sizable, modern city it's still not hard to get around. rental cars in puerto rico A subway connects most of the city's main attractions. Providing transportation between Hakata, Tenjin, Fukuoka International Airport, Meinohama, and Nishijin (where you can find Fukuoka Tower and the baseball ground of the Softbank Hawks: Fukuoka Yahoo Dome). The main station rental cars in puerto rico in Hakata marks the terminus of the Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train. The Kyushu Shinkansen line also terminates here, and links the Sanyo Shinkansen directly with Kagoshima , at the southern tip of Kyushu.
Fukuoka Airport ( IATA : FUK ) [2] is located to the east of the city, surprisingly close to the city centre (the domestic terminal is only 2 subway stops away from the Hakata JR station - there is a ~10 min. free bus connecting the intl. terminal to domestic). Within the country, rental cars in puerto rico Japan Airlines and ANA fly to Fukuoka from most larger cities, including Tokyo (both Haneda and Narita), Osaka (Itami and Kansai), and Nagoya (Komaki and Centrair Airport). There are scheduled flights to most major cities in China and South Korea , as well as Taipei , Hong Kong , Singapore , Bangkok , Manila , Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City , but the only scheduled transpacific flights are to Honolulu and Guam . Scheduled flights from Amsterdam have been in operation since April 2013 (by KLM)
From Tokyo, flying to Fukuoka is much faster than the Shinkansen, and often cheaper. Discount airlines include rental cars in puerto rico Jetstar Japan [3] and Air Asia [4] , both offering flights around ¥5,000, rental cars in puerto rico sometimes lower. This compares to ¥22,320 from Tokyo Station rental cars in puerto rico on the Nozomi Shinkansen. The flight takes two hours while the train takes five.
Fukuoka's Hakata Station is the terminus of the Sanyo Shinkansen (north) and Kyushu Shinkansen (south). Sanyo Shinkansen services are offered from Kokura in Kitakyushu (20 min), Hiroshima (1 hr), Okayama rental cars in puerto rico (1 3/4 hrs) and Osaka (2 hr 30 min), and through via the Tokaido Shinkansen from Kyoto (2 hr 45 min by Nozomi ), Nagoya (3 hr 30 min by Nozomi ) and Tokyo (5 hr by Nozomi ).
If you have a Japan Rail Pass, you cannot use the Nozomi , so if you are traveling from Tokyo or Nagoya you will have to take one of the two hourly Hikari trains from Tokyo and change at Shin-Osaka (alternatives are Shin-Kobe, Okayama, and sometimes Himeji) to a Sakura service. Travel time from Tokyo to Fukuoka rental cars in puerto rico using these trains is 6 hours.
Another option from Tokyo is to take a westbound sleeper express such as the Sunrise Izumo or Sunrise Seto , leaving Tokyo around 10PM, and then connecting rental cars in puerto rico to the Shinkansen at Okayama early in the morning, rental cars in puerto rico to arrive in Fukuoka just before 8:30 AM (or by 9:15 AM if you have a Rail Pass and use a Sakura service). While this takes much longer and costs more than the Shinkansen (from ¥25,000), it provides the benefit of doubling as lodging and transport.
From Kagoshima , Kyushu Shinkansen Mizuho and Sakura trains make the run to Fukuoka in 80-90 minutes at a cost of ¥10,170. The Mizuho is NOT valid with the Japan Rail Pass. Most Sakura trains do travel through Fukuoka, connecting Kagoshima rental cars in puerto rico to Osaka with no transfers.
For historical reasons, Fukuoka's train station is called Hakata . If you search for schedules to "Fukuoka" online, you will likely be given an itinerary for a totally different (and much less interesting) city in northern Japan.
If you hold a Japan Rail Pass, and you wish to travel overnight from Tokyo (or any other distant city), you may want to split up your journey, stopping at an intermediate destination rental cars in puerto rico en-route rental cars in puerto rico in order to sleep somewhere. The cost incurred will only be for the hotel room; the Rail Pass covers your transportation. This is a good way to travel overnight, especially if you are able to find cheap accomodations, such as a business hotel. Yes, it may be a little hectic, and it might require some research, rental cars in puerto rico but this method carries two significant advantages: location and money . You will more than likely find good accomodations very close to a main train station in a smaller city, compared to a big city such as Tokyo, and it will more than likely be cheaper than hotels found in big cities. You could use the money you save to forward some of your luggage to Fukuoka using a luggage delivery service and take an overnight bag with you, which will make the journey easier.
As of March 2012, here is one way you could go about this from Tokyo: at 7 PM, leave for Himeji by taking the Hikari train and changing rental cars in puerto rico to a Kodama service rental cars in puerto rico at Shin-Osaka station. rental cars in puerto rico Once in Himeji (arriving around 11 PM) you can take a rest at Himeji's Toyoko rental cars in puerto rico Inn which costs as low as 5230 for a single room or 2990 double occupancy. At 6:54 AM the next morning, board the first bullet train of the day, a Sakura rental cars in puerto rico service, and you will be in Fukuoka by 9:15 AM. This trip takes longer than taking the overnight train and bullet train connection as described above, but it is cheaper; you only have to pay for the hotel room, complete with your own toilet and shower.
The Moonlight overnight rental cars in puerto rico bus runs from Osaka Umeda to Fukuoka in 9 hr 30 min (¥10,000 one way); The Kyoto overnight bus runs from Kyoto to Fukuoka, rental cars in puerto rico also in 9 hr 30 min (¥10,500 one way); and the oddly-named rental cars in puerto rico Dontaku runs from Nagoya to Fukuoka in 11 hr (¥10,500 rental cars in puerto rico one way).
Willer Express [5] has a service from Osaka/Kyoto/Kobe from ¥4,800 with advance purchase tickets as cheap as ¥4,100. Other services are Nagoya (¥5,400), Okayama (¥4,300) and Hiroshima (¥2,500). They have an English website with online booking available. Discounts for tickets purchased 21 and 14 days in advance.
rental cars in puerto rico If you're really ambitious, Nishitetsu bus runs an overnight service, the Hakata , from the Shinjuku expressway bus terminal in Tokyo to Fukuoka non-stop. The ride, at just over 14 hr, is Japan's longest overnight bus service (¥8,000 for economy class ¥12,000 rental cars in puerto rico for high seasons, ¥15,000 for business class and ¥19,000 for 1st class, some roundtrip discounts are available).
JR Kyushu's Jet Ferry the Beetle [6] hydrofoils to Busan ( South Korea ). It runs five times a day and takes just under 3 hr for ¥13,000 (¥24,000 round trip discount fare; ¥20,000 rental cars in puerto rico round trip on weekdays). They are quick, but in 2005 one hit a whale and had to be towed back to Busan. Since then, the JR Kyushu rental cars in puerto rico Jet Ferry Inc. plays sounds that whales dislike using speakers to avoid further accidents. An economy-class ticket on the Meimon Taiyo Ferry [7] from Osaka to Kita Kyushu costs ¥6,000 (20% discount if booked online); tickets in other price ranges are available.
Want to try out the bullet train, but put off by those high fares? Ride the Hakata Minami Line (博多南線) from Hakata Station. Originally built to connect to the train depot, the 8.5 km, 10 min ride uses Shinkansen equipment rental cars in puerto rico (¥290.)
Fukuoka is served by 3 subway [9] lines. The Hakata subway station, located under the JR Hakata Station, can take passengers straight to Fukuoka International Airport [10] (6 min, ¥250), as well as to Tenjin, the city's de facto downtown district, and other major stops. An all day subway pass Ichinichi johshaken costs ¥600 on weekdays, all day passes on weekends and some holidays, called Ecopasses, are ¥500, while a ticket to the next station Otonari rental cars in puerto rico kippu ¥100;, and most commonly travelled distances ¥200 and up. There are ¥1,000, ¥3,000 and ¥5.000 F Cards (with ¥1,100, ¥;3,300, ¥5,700 value). There are also ¥3,000, ¥5,000 Yokanet cards (with ¥1,100, ¥3,300 value) which can be used on all Nishitetsu services and the subway. And 1000, 3000, 5000 WaiWai rental cars in puerto rico cards (with same value to cost but ¥20 discounted for each ride only subway line) which can be used on JR-Kyushu line around rental cars in puerto rico Fukuoka-city and the subway.
Downtown is small and compact enough to potentially wander around on foot. In the Tenjin rental cars in puerto rico area, Tenjin Chikagai (underground city) runs under Watanabe street and has many shops. It also connects the Tenjin and Tenjin Minami subways rental cars in puerto rico stations rental cars in puerto rico with most major department stores and the Nishitetsu Fukuoka station. There is a passenger tunnel which connects Hakata and Gion subway stations and is useful during the frequent rains in summer and the bitter cold winds in winter, the latter of which is close to some of Fukuoka's temples and shrines.
Taxis are available; they start from about 550, not the cheapest way to go. Some drivers speak English, but it's best to have your destination written down in Japanese if you do not speak the language. Velotaxis are also available; They are ¥500 for the greater Tenjin area. Also, an environmentally friendly option is the human operated bicycle taxis.
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