Complete Hakata Station Guide: Enjoy Shopping, Food, and Sightseeing Right Around the Station!

Here’s how to get from Fukuoka Airport, Kyushu’s main air gateway, to JR Hakata Station.
If you’re coming from the airport, you’ll take the subway, and it’s just two stops, Approx. 5 minutes—so you’ll arrive in no time.
The subway runs from morning to night, with trains about every 5 to 7 minutes, so you can get there without stress.
Also, while it’s about a 5-minute walk between Subway Hakata Station and JR Hakata Station, the route can be a little confusing, so please be careful.

Amu Plaza Hakata, the core of JR Hakata City, is a large commercial facility spanning from B1 to the 10th floor plus the rooftop.
It’s just off the station via the pedestrian deck connected to Hakata Station, with excellent access: Approx. 1 minute on foot from the Hakata Exit, and the basement and first floor connect directly to the ticket gate level.
Inside, around 200 shops line up, covering a wide range of genres including fashion, lifestyle goods, and cosmetics.
Highlights include one of Japan’s largest restaurant zones, “City Dining KUUTEN,” a large bookstore, and the movie theater “T-Joy Hakata.”
Whether you’re doing a food tour of famous Kyushu spots or shopping at stores featuring the latest trends, you can enjoy yourself here all day without getting bored.
Next, we’ll introduce three recommended spots inside Amu Plaza Hakata.

Located on the Chikushi Exit side of JR Hakata City, Amuest is a compact shopping zone with two floors: B1 and the 1st floor.
Exit the Chikushi ticket gates and head left to arrive in a few minutes, and it’s also easy to go back and forth with Amu Plaza Hakata on the other side.
With almost no walls or partitions, it has an open feel that blends into the station walkway.
Inside are just under 50 shops—fashion, lifestyle goods, cosmetics, cafes, drugstores, and more—serving everyone from locals to travelers looking for souvenirs.
With lots of casual, trend-focused stores, it’s recommended for enjoying shopping in a short amount of time.
Seasonal events, limited-time shops, and local product fairs are also held regularly, so there’s always something new to discover.

Hakata Deitos, located on the Chikushi Exit side of JR Hakata City, is a shopping and dining zone that spans from B1 to the 2nd floor.
It features a lively, easy-to-understand layout even though it’s inside the station building, and it’s divided into four different zones.
On B1 you’ll find “Hakata no Gohandokoro / Nomidokoro,” lined with a variety of restaurants. The 1st floor has the souvenir hub “Miyagemon Ichiba,” and “Hakata Horoyoi Dori,” a street of casual pubs.
Along with enjoying a meal, you can also pick up classic items like Hakata Torimon and mentaiko.
On the 2nd floor, “Hakata Men Kaido” is home to noodle shops from around Kyushu packed closely together.
This is an area where you can find Hakata’s food and souvenirs, meeting tourist needs like “I want to eat one more time before leaving” and “I want to buy popular souvenirs.”

Ming is one of Kyushu’s largest souvenir areas, located on the 1st floor inside JR Hakata Station and directly connected to the station ticket gates.
It’s a highly convenient spot you can casually drop by between sightseeing or business.
Inside, 92 shops are arranged across six blocks, offering a rich lineup across categories like sweets, local specialties, and prepared foods.
In addition to classic picks like various types of mentaiko and Ishimura Manseido, you’ll also find limited-edition sweets and trending items—and it’s great that there are plenty of tasting corners.
In March 2025, the Western confectionery area was renovated for the first time in around 10 years.
Don’t miss the “POP UP SPACE,” where limited-time shops appear regularly.

Hakata Hankyu, a major department store representing Kyushu, is conveniently located directly connected to the Hakata Exit of JR Hakata Station, about Approx. 2 minutes on foot from inside the station.
From B1 to the 8th floor, you’ll find a wide range of department-store staples, including luxury brands, the latest fashion, cosmetics, and restaurants.
In particular, the B1 food floor “Umachika!” is a must for tourists.
It’s packed with famous sweets from around Japan and local Fukuoka specialties, plus many limited items you can only buy here.
It’s great for souvenir shopping, and we also recommend tasting depachika (department store basement) gourmet food at the food court.

A large commercial facility in a convenient location directly connected to Hakata Station, and one of the “KITTE” brands developed by Japan Post.
The building has 11 floors above ground plus B1, with Approx. 30,800 square meters of retail space, bringing together a wide variety of shops for dining and shopping.
Floors 1 through 7 are occupied by Hakata Marui, where you’ll find everything you need for daily life, including a supermarket, cosmetics, and lifestyle goods.

Hakata Station Ichibangai is a restaurant area on B1 of JR Hakata Station.
With the concept of “enjoy Hakata food casually,” a total of 14 restaurants gather here, offering a wide variety of gourmet options from popular local spots to first-time-in-Kyushu openings.
Along with Hakata specialties like Hakata ramen, motsunabe, and Tenjin Horumon, you can also choose based on your mood and taste, with seafood, Asian cuisine, modern bars, and more.
The biggest appeal is that even with a short stay, you can efficiently enjoy a wide range of Kyushu cuisine.
It’s open year-round from 7:00am to 11:00pm, making it easy to use for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and many situations throughout the day.
Recommended for those who want to enjoy local flavors easily but have limited time.

As mentioned above, Hakata Men Kaido is a ramen and noodle specialty zone on the 2nd floor of Hakata Deitos inside Amu Plaza Hakata.
Centered on Hakata ramen, all 12 shops gather here, including Kurume ramen and tsukemen.
Inside, noren curtains and signboards line the area, giving you a pseudo yatai-street experience right inside the station.
With carefully selected ramen shops known for quality—like the always-busy “Hakata Ramen Shin-Shin,” the long-established “Hakata Ikkousha,” and the up-and-coming “Ramen Unari”—you likely won’t regret whichever you choose.
It’s easy to compare different ramen, enjoying different soups, noodles, and toppings.
If you love ramen or want to enjoy authentic food with limited time, be sure to stop by.

Eki Kara Sanbyakupo Yokocho is a food spot on B1 of the JRJP Hakata Building on the Hakata Exit side of JR Hakata Station.
It’s about a 4-minute walk via an underground passageway—literally “300 steps”—and you can get there without worrying about the weather.
Its biggest draw is that it recreates the feel of a yatai-style alley right inside the station area.
Along the atmospheric street, 10 shops gather across a variety of genres, including motsunabe, gyoza, beef tongue, and Italian cuisine.
Many interiors are designed to feel open with fewer walls, and at night, the lively atmosphere welcomes visitors.
With mostly counter seating and small tables, it’s easy to drop in whether you’re alone or with a group.
Recommended for tourists who want to share small plates as a group, or for those who want to enjoy Fukuoka’s local dishes on a solo night out.

A Japanese garden quietly nestled in a corner of the office district, also close to Hakata Station.
It stands on the former site of a villa built in 1906 by Zenemon Shitazawa Chikamasa, a Hakata merchant who contributed to the development of Fukuoka and Hakata. In front of the tea house is a strolling pond garden (chisen kaiyu-shiki) centered around a pond, where you can enjoy a lush landscape as you walk.
Seasonal trees and flowers, such as weeping cherry blossoms in spring and maple leaves in autumn, let you feel the changing seasons, and it captivates visitors with a charming atmosphere no matter when you visit.

There are 2,129 Sumiyoshi shrines nationwide that enshrine the Sumiyoshi deities, and this is said to be the first.
The enshrined deities are also listed in the Kojiki, and it has over 1,800 years of history as a Myojin Taisha listed in the Engishiki and as the ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province.
Its vast grounds, totaling 8,107 tsubo, have many highlights, including valuable structures and sacred trees. The main hall, built in the unique architectural style known as “Sumiyoshi-zukuri,” said to be the oldest in shrine architecture, is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Known as Hakata’s guardian shrine and said to have been founded in the Nara period, it’s affectionately called “Okushida-san” by locals.
Every July, it hosts the dedication of the “Hakata Gion Yamakasa,” which signals the arrival of summer in Hakata, and you can view the powerful “Kazariyama” floats all year round (except June).
There is also the “Hakata History Museum” on the grounds, where you can see valuable historical materials from Hakata, including a vermilion-seal letter left by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and old Matsubayashi masks from the Muromachi period.

Tochoji Temple in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City, is a Shingon Buddhist temple said to have been founded by the famed monk Kukai (Kobo Daishi) after he returned from training in Tang China and first opened a temple in Japan.
Its formal name is “Tochomitsuji Temple,” named by Kukai with the meaning “so that esoteric Buddhism will be passed down in the East for a long time.”
A highlight is the wooden Great Buddha known as the “Fukuoka Daibutsu.” At 10.8 meters tall—linked to the 108 earthly desires in Buddhism—it is one of the largest wooden seated Buddha statues in Japan.

Located across from Kushida Shrine, famous for the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival, the Hakata Machiya Furusato-kan Folk Museum is where you can experience nostalgic Hakata life and culture, including festivals and traditional crafts.
The facility consists of three buildings: the Exhibition Hall, the Machiya Building, and the souvenir shop. The Exhibition Hall introduces Hakata history and culture through themed displays using videos and models.
In the Traditional Crafts Studio on the 2nd floor, you can watch demonstrations and try hands-on experiences such as painting Hakata dolls or Hakata papier-mache, and making Hakata Magemono bentwood crafts, offered on a rotating daily schedule.