Recommended Shops in Kawabata Shopping Arcade

Hakata Ningyo, Hakata-ori textiles, Kurume-kasuri textiles, and seasonal traditional dolls are all available here. They also have a wide selection of Japanese items such as ukiyo-e goods, sake bottles, and furoshiki (wrapping cloth), which make popular souvenirs. Please do not take photos in the shop.

This shop creates and sells paper lanterns that are used in restaurants and during festivals such as the Hakata Gion Yamakasa. It also sells small daruma figurines and lanterns that make perfect souvenirs. You can even watch lanterns being made at the back of the store. The process to construct big lanterns is a sight … Continue reading Kadota Chochin-ten (Lantern Shop)

Various kinds of Japanese merchandise are available here: Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival hand towels, chopsticks, Japanese paper printed with ukiyo-e and other Japanese style paintings, folding fans of numerous designs, postcards with Japanese prints, various accessories with maneki-neko lucky cat figurines, art swords, samurai helmets, picture frames, and oil paintings.

This tonkotsu ramen restaurant started as a yatai food stall in 1955. It currently serves other kinds of ramen as well, such as miso ramen topped with bean sprouts. Another popular meal is yakimeshi, which is al dente steamed rice stir-fried over strong heat. On Wednesdays, female customers can each order a free side dish, … Continue reading Ichiryu Kawabata

Merchandise includes handmade tofu made from 100% Japanese soybeans and spring water from Shiiba, Miyazaki Prefecture, as well as soap and cosmetics made from soymilk. The soymilk soft-serve ice cream has a rich soybean flavor but leaves a refreshing aftertaste.

This restaurant prepares dishes such as sashimi and kaisendon (assorted sashimi and other seafood over a large bowl of rice) straight out of its live fish tank. Broiled kaisendon is an especially popular dish. You can also order extremely fresh grilled fish. Open 24 hours a day, you can savor fresh seafood with alcoholic beverages … Continue reading Isomaru Suisan Nakasukawabata

A popular place among locals to stop by for a drink after work, it is also suitable for dining with family or your significant other. Recommended dishes include Hakata motsunabe (offal hotpot), char-grilled yakitori (skewered chicken) gyoza dumplings, and modestly-priced sushi. Dishes that contain Tsumandegoran, Fukuoka’s renowned egg brand, are also popular.

This tonkotsu ramen restaurant started as a yatai food stall in 1955. It currently serves other kinds of ramen as well, such as miso ramen topped with bean sprouts. Another popular meal is yakimeshi, which is al dente steamed rice stir-fried over strong heat. On Wednesdays, female customers can each order a free side dish, … Continue reading Ichiryu Kawabata

While people think of Hakata Ramen as tonkotsu, pork bone-based soup, this establishment has been providing rare Hokkaido Ramen. Local ingredients are used to create this delicious ramen. Miso Butter Ramen and fried rice are also popular.