Kawabata Shopping Arcade
上川端商店街
Fukuoka's oldest covered shopping street, linking Nakasu and Kushida Shrine. Old shops, red bean soup stands and a permanent display of decorated yamakasa floats are worth a visit.
Kawabata-dōri Shopping Arcade is a covered shopping street about 400 metres long, with a history going back to the Edo period, making it one of Fukuoka's oldest. Its northern end connects to the Hakata riverside, and its southern end leads to Canal City and Kushida Shrine. Along the way are old shops selling kimono, tea, Hakata weaving and traditional confectionery. The Kawabata Zenzai Square permanently displays a decorated Gion Yamakasa float about ten-odd metres tall, and there is a dessert shop serving azuki red bean soup with rice cakes. It is worth stopping by on the way between Kushida Shrine and Canal City. Getting there: direct from Nakasu-Kawabata Station on the Airport Line.
Opening hours
About 10:00–19:00 (varies by shop)
Nearby sights
- Nakasu Yatai Stalls
- Kushida Shrine
- Hakata Machiya Folk Museum
- Canal City Hakata
- Tōchō-ji
- Shōfuku-ji
- Sumiyoshi Shrine (Fukuoka)
- Tenjin & Tenjin Chikagai