HAKATA PORT, from where LEXUS exported

January 7, 2008 - 4:12 am by akko@hakata in Others, Travel  

HAKATA PORT with Long History

This is Hakata Port, which has 2,000 years of history, is especially well known for the cultural trading between China, that the national treasure Gold Seal (Kinin) were given to Na, the old country of Japan.

This means Hakata Port has been the gateway to Asia since 2,000 years old. Actually [...]

HAKATA PORT TOWER

- 4:10 am by akko@hakata in Others, Travel  

HAKATA PORT TOWER

This is Hakata Port Tower, completed in 1964.

The height of Hakata Port Tower is 100m.

OBSERVATION TOWER of HAKATA PORT TOWER

The observation tower (free to go up ) is 80m, which is not very high but can enjoy clear and dramatic panorama view of Hakata Port.

Hakata Port Tower is very generous. It’s free of [...]

Christmas Tree Illuminated on Fukuoka Tower

December 1, 2007 - 6:04 am by akko@hakata in Others, Travel  

Nearby is the Yahoo Dome, which is a huge baseball stadium, Marizon, which is a wedding ceremony institution, Cruise shaped JAL hotel, and sea.
Out of seaside towers in Japan, Fukuoka Tower is the highest, made of half mirrors(that’s why it spurkles during daytime, too), and is 234 m high (Observation floor is 123 m high).