Travel: Fukuoka, Japan in 48 Hours!

Day 1:

It was a smooth 6hrs overnight flight on Boeing 777-200 to Fukuoka, with me watching the award-winning Japanese movie "Departures", while my stewardess friend worked through the flight.

Juliet has been flying with Singapore Airlines for 25yrs. She has 48hrs in Fukuoka & has invited me to join her for this trip, which I gladly tagged along.

I've been to Fukuoka many times but the last was more than 10yrs ago.

Fukuoka, the largest city on the island of Kyushu, has a moderate climate & it's bordered on three sides by mountains & opens on the north to the sea. It's a beautiful city with nature where visitors can enjoy some buildings with green in the urban center & flowers in full bloom all throughout the year in an island of the Hakata Bay. Read more