Sunday, June 14, 2009

Travel - North Kyushu (Day 1) - 2009 Lunar New Year

DAY 1 (2009/1/23) - Hakata (博多), Nakasu (中), Tenjin (天神) (1-day subway pass)

ITINERARY

  • Flight KA316 (8:30 – 13:00) (flight time 3 hours - from Hong Kong to Fukuoka) ; arrived Toyoko Inn Hotel at 14:xx
  • go to Canal City http://www.canalcity.co.jp/index.php by subway -> walk along Nakasu shopping street (中洲商店街)and then at the end of the street is Canal City


  • go to Marino City ( www.marinoacity.com/index.html ) by subway (Tenji) and then go there by bus located outside Mitsukoshi Department Store (三越 )
TRAVEL TIPS :
  • Buy 1 day subway pass (special price 500 yen; original 600 yen) at airport subway station
  • Toyoko Inn has shuttle bus from JR station to hotel(but start at 16:00 to 23:59), thus still need to walk to hotel when you arrived before 16:00
  • nearly every 15-20 mins from JR to hotel (ask the check-in counter for the leaflet about the time schedule)
  • airport to hotel – (free of charge) shuttle bus from international airport to domestic airport) and then 250yen subway from airport to Hakata (only 2 stations)
  • how to walk from JR station to hotel – Hakata Jr 筑紫口, will see Miyata Hotel, along Miyata hotel main road (ie. Walk straight and then turn right and walk until you see 麻生外語觀光學校; there is a building Toyoko inn (15- 30 mins) on the left hand side.
  • buy 3-day JR PASS at Hakata JR Station cost 7000 yen
  • Nakasu shopping street (中洲商店街) has some 100 yen shops
  • Canal city – shops like swimmer, porter, Agnes b voyage, ABC MART
  • Hakata JR station has many kiosks that sell souvenir food (but need pay tax) – Hello Kitty ramen with plastic bowl cost 630yen

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