🇯🇵 [4K] Walk Japan - Fukuoka Walk Through Gion And Hakata Ward

Published 2021-01-23

Today's walk will take us through Gion and Hakata Ward in Fukuoka Japan. Gion Ward is home to one of the most popular Japanese festivals in all of Japan, the Hakata Gion Yamakasa. It is held every year during the first half of July and consists of large floats, one from each of the seven districts in Hakata. These floats will compete in a timed race along a 5-kilometer course.

If you are in Fukuoka during this time, this is a must-see festival. Please enjoy this pleasant walk with me.

Fukuoka (福岡市) is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, situated on the northern shore of the Japanese island of Kyushu. It is the most populous city on the island, followed by Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Keihanshin. The city was designated on April 1, 1972. Greater Fukuoka, with a population of 2.5 million people (2005 census), is part of the heavily industrialized Fukuoka–Kitakyushu zone.

As of 2015, Fukuoka is Japan's sixth-largest city, having passed the population of Kobe. In July 2011, Fukuoka surpassed the population of Kyoto. Since the founding of Kyoto in 794, this marks the first time that a city west of the Kinki region has a larger population than Kyoto. In ancient times, however, the area near Fukuoka, the Chikushi region, was thought by some historians to have possibly been even more influential than the Yamato region.

Hakata-ku (博多区) is a ward of the city of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Many of Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City's principal government, commercial, retail, and entertainment establishments are located in the district. Hakata is also the location of Fukuoka's main train station, Hakata Station, Fukuoka Airport, and the Hakata Port international passenger ship terminal.

Hakata is one of the oldest cities in Japan. In the Middle Ages, Hakata was a base for merchants who traded with China and Korea, and the city housed Japan's first Chinatown. Hakata was burned down by many wars, including the Mongol invasions.

Some famous foods include mentaiko, tonkatsu (pork bone) ramen (Hakata ramen), motsunabe, mizutaki, Hakata torimon (a type of cake), and tsukemen. Popular festivals include Hakata Dontaku Minato Matsuri (May 3 and 4), Hakata Gion Yamakasa (July 1 to 15), and Hakata O-kunchi (October 23 and 24).

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0:00 Start Gion Ward
3:30 Taihoku Dori Avenue
5:10 Giono Street
8:36 Hakata Police Station
11:45 Hakata Kuyakusho Street
17:03 Hakata Subway Entrance
19:33 Japanese Full Service Gas Station
27:22 Meiji Park

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