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Yatai street food stalls glowing along the Naka River at night

CITY · KYUSHU · N° 003

Fukuoka

福岡

The best-fed city in Japan. Yatai on the river, tonkotsu that Tokyo copied, motsunabe in winter, and an airport five minutes from the centre.

Last light on Pontochō

LAST LIGHT ON PONTOCHŌ — April 2026. Photography by H. Miyamoto.

The best-fed city in Japan. Yatai on the river, tonkotsu that Tokyo copied, motsunabe in winter, and an airport five minutes from the centre.

I · NEIGHBOURHOODS

The quarters.

II · INTERESTS

What brought you here.

III · PLACE

Featured places.

IV · DISPATCHES

Recent guides.