Shopping in Fukuoka: Hakata, Tenjin and LaLaport

Compare shopping at JR Hakata City, Canal City Hakata, Tenjin Underground Mall and LaLaport Fukuoka, including official store counts, hours, transport and addresses.

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  • Fukuoka
  • Shopping
  • Hakata
  • Tenjin

Shopping in Fukuoka is concentrated in Hakata and Tenjin, with LaLaport as another large shopping mall. This page uses official information to compare the areas’ scale, addresses and transport, helping you choose where to shop. A separate souvenir recommendation article will be published later and is not included here for now. For an overview, see the Fukuoka travel guide.

Key points

Area Main facilities Scale (official description)
Hakata JR Hakata City (Amu Plaza Hakata, Hakata Hankyu) Amu Plaza Hakata has about 217 shops
Hakata Canal City Hakata Shops, theatre, cinema and restaurants around a canal
Tenjin Tenjin Underground Mall About 590 metres long, with about 150 shops
Hakata Ward (Naka) LaLaport Fukuoka About 220 shops

Hakata

JR Hakata City ()

  • Address:
  • Transport: JR Hakata Station, Hakata Subway Station and Nishitetsu buses at Hakata Station.
  • Opening hours in official information:
    • Amu Plaza Hakata: shops and cafés on floors 1 to 8, 10:00 to 21:00; restaurants on floors 9 to 10 in Kuten, 11:00 to 25:00; basement floor 1, 8:00 to 21:00; cinema on floor 9, 9:00 to 24:00.
    • Hakata Hankyu: 10:00 to 20:00 (basement floor 1 to floor 4, 10:00 to 21:00).
    • Hakata Ichibangai: 7:00 to 23:00.
    • Rooftop garden Tsubame no Mori Hiroba: 10:00 to 23:00.
  • Hours may vary by date; check the official site before travelling.

Canal City Hakata ()

  • Address:
  • Transport (official): about 7 minutes on foot from JR Hakata Station; about 3 minutes from Kushida Shrine-mae Station on the Nanakuma Subway Line; about 5 minutes from Gion Station on the Airport Subway Line; or get off a Nishitetsu bus at Canal City Hakata-mae.
  • Opening hours (Yokanavi): shops 11:00 to 21:00, restaurants 10:00 to 23:00; open year-round; some special dates such as New Year and Obon differ.
  • Official introduction: the East Building reopened 4 September 2026; Ramen Stadium reopened 17 April 2026, with 8 ramen shops.

Tenjin

  • Official introduction: Tenjin is Kyushu’s largest entertainment and shopping district.
  • Tenjin Underground Mall (): address ; about 590 metres long with about 150 shops; connected to Tenjin and Tenjin-minami Subway Stations; free Wi-Fi available.
  • About half of Fukuoka’s yatai food stalls are in Tenjin, so you can visit after shopping. See the Fukuoka yatai guide for first-time visitors.

Hakata Ward (Naka)

LaLaport Fukuoka ()

  • Address:
  • Official introduction: opened in April 2022; about 220 shops, including 57 making their first appearance in Kyushu; one of Kyushu’s largest food courts with about 1,450 seats; Gundam Park Fukuoka inside and an approximately 20-metre-tall, 1:1-scale Gundam statue outside.
  • Transport: not verified for this page; consult the official website.

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