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Fukuoka, Jan 2, 2016

January 20, 2016 migueldelosandes

Hakata Station.From the station we walked south towards Minoshima Market street. The market was closed but we found:a neko guarding an alleylittle gardensdoorsyatai parking more doors. Later, thought about having some chewy Ika イカ.

Had some noodles instead

and gyoza 餃子.Headed north to Fukuoka Tower. We merged into a crowd of women fresh out of a concert by boy band Kanjani Eight performing near by at the Yafuoku! Dome. They all carried bags printed with the band’s lips-and-sharp-teeth logo.

Left a mustached octopus behind. Observed.Love locks at “lover’s sanctuary”.Love for sale. ¥1,000Robo-bins loitering at Nishijin-eki 西新駅.We had our last pork ramen at the yatai street by the Nakagawa 那珂川. A group of Koreans (kankoku) arrived. The girl in the group said the cook was bery handsome in Korean. Her male friends studied him and agreed. The Japanese cook understood and blushed, and tried to look cool. The ramen wasn’t as good as the night before.

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Fukuoka New Year’s Day

January 18, 2016 migueldelosandes

New Year’s day. Students near Hakata station.Had delicious croissants from Il Forno Mignon at Hakata station.Komainu 狛犬 at Sumiyoshi shrine 住吉神社. Statue of an ancient sumo wrestler revisited.Komainu.A dog and his master waiting in line at the shrine.An older couple arrived at the shrine with their respective matching pups. Canal City.

Kawabata shopping arcade. We were all wrestlers in Japan once.

ネコ. Ca ca catters mccatters ©. ACROS.A little papillon near Watanabe dori.

Had the creeping sensation of being followed.

Found some yatai 屋台 at the edge of the city. I got excited about a yakuza-looking guy hanging out near the joint that had part of his little finger missing. She was more excited about the food.

Some of the best ramen noddles I’ve had under a plastic tarp.

Walked the ruins of Fukuoka castle in the dark.

Headed back to our Hakata base.

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Fukuoka 福岡 December 31, 2015

January 13, 2016 migueldelosandes

fukuoka-dec31-DSC_1779 fukuoka-dec31-DSC_1782 Waiting in line for steak and pork intestines. Underground near Hakata station 博多駅. fukuoka-dec31-DSC_1794 Our apartment near Hakata station.A man carrying a ceremonial, evil-destroying arrow Hama Yumi purchased from a near by Shino temple (Wakahachimangu 若八幡, Gion station 祇園駅). We had takoyaki たこ焼き and other snacks from street vendors while we waited in line outside a Shinto temple.Statues of Kappa playing in a waterfall. Tenjin Chikagai under Watanabe dori. Watanabe dori. Ramen tickets.Tonkotsu ramen, our last meal of the year.Claw cranes near Solaria.

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Fukuoka tower

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Ramen， biru and odeng by the Nakagawa river 那珂川.

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Tonkotsu Fukuoka Ramen

January 1, 2016 migueldelosandes

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To the land of the sunrise

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to Fukuoka and the new year

December 30, 2015 migueldelosandes

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Fukuoka | 10/28

December 10, 2015 migueldelosandes

Japanese riot police guarding the Korean Embassy.

Inspiration?

Komainu (狛犬)

“Meant to ward off evil spirits, modern komainu statues are almost identical, but one has the mouth open, the other closed. This is a very common characteristic in religious statue pairs at both temples and shrines. This pattern is however Buddhist in origin and has a symbolic meaning. The open mouth is pronouncing the first letter of the Sanskrit alphabet, which is pronounced “a”, while the closed one is uttering the last letter, which is pronounced “um”, to represent the beginning and the end of all things. Together they form the sound Aum, a syllable sacred in several religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.” Wikipedia article.

Gokoku Shrine 護国神社. Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 pumpkin パンプキン sculpture at Fukuoka Art Museum 福岡市美術館. Ohori Park. More Yakoi Kusama pumpkins (INHALE MAG).Ohori Park. Fukuoka Castle ruins 福岡城.October 28, 2014.