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#FindingFukuoka: Unagi, canals and more ramen

By Catherine Toth Fox • April 18, 2012 • #CatTravels, Food

Our second day in Fukuoka was, well, planned out.

We had signed up for a tour of the city — one that lasted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — and we were at the mercy of JTB, the largest tour operator in Japan notorious for packed schedules.

We didn’t know what to expect, aside from an itinerary that had a stop at the Tenmangu Shrine in Dazaifu, a boat tour of Yanagawa Town, a visit to a restaurant that serves unagi, and a quick stop at shops to buy omiyage.

Did I mention this was going to be an all-day affair?

Turns out it was one of the best ways to see what Fukuoka has to offer, while learning more about this prefecture from the people who were born and raised here.

Plus, they tend to have the best food recommendations.

Here’s what our second day looked like:

Starting the morning

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We woke up with one question: what are we going to eat today? So we headed down to Family Mart, a conbini (convenience store) downstairs of our hotel for a quick bite. Oh, and coffee.

Follow my eating adventures in Fukuoka on Twitter @thedailydish.

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6 Comments

  • Reply matt April 18, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    awesome. love Mr. Donut. like a rock -n-roll tim hortons.

    • Reply Catherine Toth April 19, 2012 at 12:48 pm

      Mister Donut! I’m going to plant myself at one at Kyoto Station to wait for my friends to show up. Hope there’s WiFi!

  • Reply M April 18, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    Konnichiwa Cat!
    great pixs! keep it coming!

    • Reply Catherine Toth April 19, 2012 at 12:48 pm

      Sure will! Glad you’re enjoying the blog posts!

  • Reply Annoddah Dave April 19, 2012 at 9:04 am

    CAT: I wonder if the boat guy could sing Italian songs too?! Was this like a Japanese Venice? Now I’m hungry for ramen.

    • Reply Catherine Toth April 19, 2012 at 12:49 pm

      That’s a good question! I didn’t ask! But he did say the worse they sing, the more entertaining!

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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi, Catherine Toth Fox has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Cat Dish, for more than a decade. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for 10 years and continues to freelance—in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight—for national and local print and online publications. She’s currently the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine.

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