The function oriented Terminal 2 of Kansai International Airport.
The plane that was going to take me to Fukuoka.
The magnificent Kokura Station.
Garden of Kokura Castle with the Keep of Kokura Castle in the background.
The tradition tea house in the garden with modern buildings in the background.
The keep of Kokura Castle.
Models of traditional festivals displayed inside the keep.
View of the Kokura Castle garden from the top floor of the keep.
The historical building of Mojiko station was under renovation.
The Kanmonkyo Bridge that connected Kyushu to Honshu. There were also tunnels for cars and trains below the strait, on the other hand.
The Meiji era western building was now a Chinese restaurant.
Old and modern buildings in the Mojiko Retro area.
A quiet western restaurant ran by an elder couple located outside the Retro area.
View of the Mojiko Retro area from the 31th floor observation room.
Looking up to the Kanmonkyo Bridge.
The prefecture border marked inside the pedestrian tunnel below the Kanmon Strait.
View of Shimonoseki across the strait from Mojiko.
Collections of batteries at the Shimonoseki end of the Kanmonkyo Bridge.
The Strait Dramaship, modeled after cruisers, housed the Strait Museum.
View of the Mojiko Retro area from the top floor of the Strait Dramaship.
The Retro Avenue also located inside the Strait Dramaship.
The old platform structures of Mojiko Station.
I finally stepped outside the Hakata (Fukuoka) Station.
Christmas decorations inside the Canal City mall.
Fountains and Christmas tree at the central plaza of the mall.
Mini Christmas train driving through the mall.
The ramen arena located in the mall had stores serving different styles of ramen from different regions of Japan.
Fukuoka riverside at night.
Hawker stalls lined up along the river.
Hakata station at night.
LED decorated shack in front of the station.
View of the Christmas decoration in front of the Hakata station.
