arrival in fukuoka at shin-hakata station. a little confused as to where hakata ends and fukuoka begins. i’ve stayed here overnight a few times over the years, not as a destination for its own sake, but as a gateway to further travels in kyushu; kumamoto, nagasaki, yufuin, kagoshima. anyway. fukuoka, after the big beasts of tokyo, osaka, nagoya  on the main island, honshu is nevertheless of the major japanese cities. and has a lot to offer in the way of exploration and entertainment.