A tourist information center that is able to experience Japanese culture on the tatami room Fukuoka

2017.05.16

A tourist information center that is able to experience Japanese culture on the tatami room Fukuoka

Fukuoka is a large city located on the south-western part of Japan.
Poplar foods in this town are Tonkotsu Ramen (pork born broth noodle) and stand grommet.

These are very popular for foreigners, and visitors from abroad are rapidly increased in this town as
“a city of foods”.

Also the number of immigrants like overseas students in Fukuoka is rapidly increased in recent years.
The percentage of foreign population is larger than Tokyo and Osaka,
and it 150 times as large as 10 years ago.
Actually, Fukuoka is the most progressive globalized city in Japan.

As following this circumstance
“Canal Tourist Lounge”
was opened as a tourist information center for foreigners at
“Canal City Fukuoka”
a large shopping mall in Fukuoka.

This place doesn’t only guide you, but also prepares various menus for foreigners.
It also has a cafe lounge, so you can spend relaxed time to taste Japanese tea,
Japanese sake and Japanese sweets.

And there is the tatami room.
You can enjoy to experience Japanese culture like wearing kimono (a Japanese traditional wear)
or ninja-wear (ninja is a secret agent in ancient Japan),
origami (an art of paper folding) and shodo (Asian calligraphy based on Chinese character).

Fukuoka is a large and progressed globalization city located on the south-western part of Japan.
When you come to Japan, why can’t you visit Fukuoka to enjoy Japanese culture like local foods and active town streets?

Source of photo: http://www.ctl.inboundhub.jp/

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