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Fukuoka, Japan - Data Sheet
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Fukuoka, Japan - Data Sheet

Agreed, online is a complete bust. You can get smaller rooms by the week for around $40 a day if you look around. I think prices are starting to creep up because of the new AirBNB laws and one local told me there is a shortage of real Hotels.

I did not spend much time there but I had a quick look at Kitakyushu when I did a day trip to see Shimonoseki. Stopping at Kokura station at night it looks like they have an interesting nightlife scene, lots of people, few foreigners. Could be a good option, only 20 mins or so by Shinkansen from Hakata.
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Fukuoka, Japan - Data Sheet

Just came back from a brief 3 day scouting trip here, also thanks to semibaron who provided some additional info via PM.

Since it was just a short stay mid-week and I speak zero Japanese, I had no expectations and spent most of the time checking the general vibe of the city and if I want to spend some more time learning Japanese here for a while, down the road.

Fukuoka, I'd say, is basically like a cleaner and prettier Taipei - it's very compact, supremely walk- and bike-able, green, spacious and just feels good to be in. It's not a huge metropolis but has enough going on to be considered a big city. No Tokyo crowds but it always feels lively. To be fair, the pleasant weather in the low to mid 20s also helped, as I imagine it's nastier during summer but then again so is pretty much any city in Asia.

I visited the beach area that semibaron briefly mentioned (Momochi), I could see it being interesting in summer, this time of the year though there were barely any people and overall it's just not that nice and a bit of a pain to get to, but I'm told that there are way prettier beaches a bit further out of the city. The whole Tenjin/Daimyo area resembles a scaled-down Shibuya that doesn't feel as oppressively crowded. I did not see any flood of 8s around here but whenever I was ready to officially call myself disappointed, a 7 or 8 would pass by. And even if they weren't hot, girls would always dress really well. So while I didn't quite get the legendary reputation the place has in this regard, I did definitely see glimpses of it and 3 days also isn't really enough to judge. In contrast to semibaron, even inside this area, I barely saw any white foreigners - maybe 3 or 4 in 3 days, and I walked around a lot.

I only had a chance to go out on Wednesday. Checked out Cats, supposedly the premier club in the city. Was almost completely empty on all 3 floors, but did find a late 20s girl visiting from Nagoya who was still rather pretty and had serviceable English. Had my suspicions about her being a pro (not sure if that's something to watch out for in Japan), but she showed me pics of her travels in Europe and seemed fairly normal. Didn't push for it long, also had my flight early in the morning, so I just did one more stop at Ibiza, apparently a newer place. It was packed after 2 am, but it seemed as if most people there were actually Vietnamese students (?), with the ratio heavily skewing in the sausage direction. I called it a night pretty soon after that. From what I've gathered, the nightlife is entirely different on the weekend so I wouldn't take any of this as representative. I did like that the clubs didn't play their music at an ear-deafeningly loud level like in China - talking was still very much possible. So with the right crowd (and Japanese skills) there's definitely potential here.

In my time I matched with 4 girls on Tinder, I'd say 1 looked like an 8 and the others 6-7. They all responded but their English was terrible. One had OK English but I couldn't get her out in the short time I was there. I think you'd probably go through all girls on Tinder in a week and most aren't great. The other thing I noticed is that in Japan girls on Tinder really like to block out their faces, eyes, use pictures of random body parts, or pictures of other stuff. It's pretty bizarre but I guess it goes with the whole shame & shyness culture.

Another great thing about Fukuoka - the airport is basically right in the city and it took me no more than 15 minutes from my hotel to check-in. That's hard to beat.

Overall I enjoyed my stay in Fukuoka but as expected Japanese is a must. I plan to do a bit of studying on the side and maybe hit the place again early next year for a month of full-time study.
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