When it comes to summer vacation, Kyushu has many places to go!! This time, we chose Fukutsu (福津) for our summer vacation. Fukutsu is located near Fukuoka City. So we went there by car. You can also go to Fukutsu by train. Fukutsu has a good station, Fukuma (福間) station, which is located in the convenient place for trip.
福津のマップ写真
Fukutsu is famous for its beautiful sea, Fukuma-kaigan beach (福間海岸). Many people come to Fukuma-kaigan beach for swimming every summer. Today the weather was soooo nice!! We took perfect photos!!
We visited Fukuma-kaigan beach on weekday, so it was not crowded at the beach. We enjoyed our slow time. Just walking,just looking at the sea, just doing nothing!!
Fukuma-kaigan beach is popular among young people who like SNS. This is because Fukuma-kaigan has many goodspot for taking photoes like this. Various kinds of colourful surfboard!!
The most important plan for this trip at Fukutsu is going to the stylish cafe. We visited Hawaiian Cafe MAHALO ,which is a very famous cafe in Fukutsu. Soplease check the cafe about how crowded the cafe is when you visit this cafe.
How nice the entrance is!!
We entered into the inside and felt as if we had a travel for Hawaii!! Soooo nice place for lunch!! I have never thought that I enjoyed the atmosphere of Hawaii at Fukuoka!!
The menu was also stylish!! I wanted to get it back to my house!!!
First, we order amazing fruits drink!!! Cheers!!!!!
The food looked so cute!! We shared our foods and drinks!!
After the fantastic lunch time, we drove to Miyajidake shrine (宮地嶽神社), which is one of the representative spots in Fukuoka. Miyajidake shrine is famous for its three best in Japan. The biggest Shimenawa (注連縄), which is a sacred rope of rice-straw, the biggest Japanese drum and the biggest bell. Shimenawa is the symbol of Miyajidake shrine and all people are surprised at the size!!
You can also recognize the size from this photo!
Miyajidake shrine became more and more famous spot in Fukuoka because Arashi (Japanese the most famous singer group) shot a TV commercial here. The TV commercial was about Hikari-no-michi (光の道). Hikari-no-michi (Path of Light in English) is so special event and there are two chances in a year: a few days of February and October.
You can command the straight way to the sea!! The weather makes the view more beautiful!!
Fukutsu is easy to go from Fukuoka and you can enjoy the clear sea, nice restaurant and Japanese tradition. Especially, Miyajidake shrine is very famous place in Japan. We recommend you visit Fukutsu in summer or the season of Hikari-no-michi. Please get your special memory!