Nanzoin Temple 1035 Sasaguri Kasuya District Fukuoka 811-2405 Japan. Tel: 092 947 7195. Operating hours: 9am to 5pm, daily.

The Kushida Shrine, a Shinto temple built in the 8th century, has been "Fukuoka's spiritual backbone for over a thousand years," said Travel & Leisure Southeast Asia.

The soothing sounds of more than 10,000 wind chimes are providing relief from the heat at a temple in the southwestern ...

If you have time to go a little further, pair it with a visit to Nyoirin-ji Temple, also known as Frog Temple, which features over 5,000 frog statues and colorful wind chimes in summer.

Fukuoka turns up the heat. And we’re not just talking about the muggy weather. From the 1st to the 15th, the city pulses ...

Morning: Temples & teahouses It’s a 30-minute train ride from Fukuoka’s centre to the historic city of Dazaifu, which is famous for its large, 10th-century Shinto shrine.

Fukuoka is the largest city in Kyūshū. From ancient times, ... Numerous temples survive in the area around Hakata Station to this day, among them some of the oldest in Japan.

But a well-placed feature caught the 19-year-old Yu's attention and, after receiving his monthly salary, he headed to the city of Fukuoka's notorious Oyafukodori to find a bar that would serve him ...