Places worth the detour in Fukuoka metropolitan area
58 places worth going out of your way for lie within 30 km of Fukuoka metropolitan area, Japan, across 7 kinds of detour; ruins, relics & eerie places are the largest group (20). Best known: Fukuoka Tower. 57 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
All 58, ranked 58
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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1.Fukuoka Tower
Built landmarks · 20th century · Notable
Broadcasting and observation tower in Fukuoka, Japan
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4.Shōfuku-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 12th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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7.Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Fukuoka, Japan
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8.Our Lady of Victory Cathedral, Fukuoka
Sacred sites · 20th century · Hidden gem
Church in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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9.Sōfuku-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 13th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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15.Kōmyōzen-ji
Sacred sites · 13th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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16.Nanzo-in Temple
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
Shingon Buddhist temple in Sasaguri, Fukuoka, Japan
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17.Kaidan-in Temple
Sacred sites · 8th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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18.Kanzeon-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 7th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Dazaifu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
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20.Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden
Fun & leisure · 20th century · Hidden gem
Zoo and botanical garden in Fukuoka, Japan
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21.Ōzuka Kofun
Parks & cemeteries · 6th century · Hidden gem
Kofun period decorated kofun burial mounds in Japan
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24.Tachibana Castle
Built landmarks · 14th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Chikuzen Province, in the north of Kyūshū
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26.Marine World Uminonakamichi
Fun & leisure · 20th century · Hidden gem
Aquarium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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28.Kōrokan
Ruins & the uncanny · 8th century · Hidden gem
Heian and earlier period foreign guest houses in Japan
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32.Shōkaku-ji Temple
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple of the Rinzai school sect dedicated to Āryāvalokiteśvara in Jōnan-ku, Japan
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33.Sennyo-ji Temple
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple dedicated to Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteśvara in Itoshima, Japan
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34.Fukuoka Sunpalace
Fun & leisure · 20th century · Hidden gem
Hotel and concert hall complex in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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35.Seaside Momochi Seaside Park
Nature & landscapes · 20th century · Hidden gem
Public seaside park in Seaside Momochi, Fukuoka City, Japan
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36.Takehara Kofun
Ruins & the uncanny · 6th century · Hidden gem
Japanese 6th-century tomb at Suwa Shrine
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47.Mikumo–Iwara Site
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan
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50.Koshu-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 17th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple of the Sōtō sect in Minami-ku, Japan
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51.Shōryū-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 17th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Tenjin, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
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56.Imajuku Kofun Group
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Kofun period burial mound in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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58.Sendō Kofun
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Kofun period decorated kofun burial mound in Chikuzen, Japan
