Fukuoka
8 posts
- Japanese Chain Restaurants, Judged by the Japanese
Sushiro, CoCo Ichibanya, Marugame, Saizeriya, Ichiran and the gyudon chains: which Japanese diners still rate, which got expensive, and where they moved.
- Japanese visitors splitIs Ichiran Worth It? What Japanese Ramen Fans Say9,231 likes
Is Ichiran worth it? Japanese ramen fans say it's good but priced high: 980 yen plus a 210 yen kaedama (9,231 likes), and the shops they'd pick instead.
includes “where locals go instead”
- 310 Places Japanese Locals Actually Named: The Index
We translated 1,110 comments from 75 Japanese YouTube comment sections — 873,324 likes between them. Every place locals named, indexed by city.
- Is It Worth the Queue? Japan's Food Lines, Judged
Japanese comment sections judge Japan's famous food queues — which are manufactured, which are only spectators, and the seven rules locals use to decide.
- Hidden Onsen Near Fukuoka: Bathers Map 30+ Baths72 likes
Japanese bathers name 30+ minor onsen around Fukuoka, Yakuoji in Koga City among them, under one plea: "Please don't spread this video" (72 likes).
includes “where locals go instead”
- Best Ramen in Fukuoka: Japanese Fans Skip Ichiran2,166 likes
1,852 comments of Japanese ramen fans naming their Fukuoka shop — and the second most-liked reply (1,705 likes) is about the one nobody named: Ichiran.
includes “where locals go instead”
- Japanese visitors say goMost Overrated Places in Japan: Kyushu, Fact-Checked707 likes
Most overrated places in Kyushu? 728 comments sided with Kyushu: wanting easy access to natural scenery is the traveler's mistake, not the place's.
includes “where locals go instead”
- Onsen in Japan, According to the People Who Go Monthly
Japanese onsen regulars name the baths they actually use, correct the listicles, flag what's closed and hand over their booking tricks.