Kawabata Shopping Arcade

Mode Salon, my girlfriend's "go to" place for casual inexpensive dress/tops. I always enjoyed shopping arcades, finding interesting local shops. Canal City is conveniently accessible at one end of Kawabata Shopping Arcade. On the second day, we had a body and feet massage. Very reasonable rates. Looking forward to coming back for more. There are several massage parlors to choose. Found this ramen place that serves gyoza, fried rice and fried chicken. Definitely one of the better places to eat! Firm noodles, shorter noodles to slurp, tasty broth and melt in your mouth roast pork. Fried rice comes on a hot sizzling plate. Gyoza with 3 sauces. Condiments available.

This is a rather quaint, slightly archaic arcade with a beautiful entrance roof arch. The arcade itself is built along two straight avenues, much like a cross, and has a wide variety of shops including tailors, a Daiso and traditional folkware and items. It is said to be the oldest shopping street in the area. Worth a visit if you are in the neigbourhood and it is only 20 minutes' walk from Canal City.

Unlike some famous shopping streets in Tokyo or Osaka that are dominated by shops oriented towards tourists, this place houses many local businesses that give visitors an authentic and local experience. While it is full of shops, I am a bit disappointed that many of them close quite early. More than half were already closed when I was there at around 7:30pm.

Considering that Fukuoka is a big city, it’s shopping. Arcade is quite small and narrow, as compared to the other bigger cities.

not many interesting stores, only 1 pharmacy, the majority were spiritual stores. can be done in less than an hour.

Hakata’s oldest shopping street has about 130 shops lining a 400-meter long arcade. This Hakata shopping area features gift shops selling traditional Hakata ningyo dolls and other items, shops specialized in Yamakasa goods, stores that offer products from the Genkai-nada sea, and ramen shops.

Kawabata Shopping Arcade is the first commercial town to flourish in Hakata and has a history of over 130 years. The 400m-long arcade is home to over 130 old and new shops, and is bustling with clothing, food, and specialty shops every day. There are souvenir shops including Hakata dolls, shops selling Yamakasa (floats and floats used in Shinto rituals) goods, and popular ramen shops selling Genkai Sea delicacies and popular ramen, making it a regular spot for walking around Hakata. On Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and during events, you can also taste the famous Kawabata sweet red bean soup at the event plaza inside the shopping arcade.

Small-ish type of stores similar to the usual Chinatown setups in big cities, but instead of Chinese items the stores feature Japanese goods that are Made In Japan! No pirated items at all, everything is original, branded items. They look cheap but the prices are expensive! There are several massage stores and beauty parlors as well. You can skip visiting this place, you won’t miss any.