LocalEatsJapan
Where the locals actually eat.
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Category: Kyushu
Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Oita, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa
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Must know Info: Shirahamaya – 浜焼き白浜家 *Cash or Card* 677-2 Shimakeya, Itoshima, Fukuoka 819-1335, Japan 4 minute walk from Keya Bus Station (Itoshima) Hours (as of 2026/03): Monday – Friday 11am-9pm, Saturday-Sunday 11am-10pm Order system: Menu Located on the far edge of Itoshima by the water, this shop is by no means the easiest to…
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Must know Info: Kaientai Okinawa Majiya Daimyo – 海援隊沖縄 本気や 大名店*Cash or Card* 1 Chome-3-4 Daimyo, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka, 810-0041, Japan 10 minute walk from Tenjin-Minami Station Hours (as of 2026/03): 5-11pm everyday Order system: Menu This is a fun one if you are wanting to get some drinks in a lively environment right in…
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Must know Info: Hakata Issou Honten – 博多一双 博多駅東本店 *Cash Only* 3 Chome-1-6 Hakataekihigashi, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, 812-0013, Japan 7 minute walk from Hakata Station Hours (as of 2026/02): 11am-12am everyday Order system: Ticket System Perhaps the longest I have lined up for any restaurant throughout my time in Japan was this uber-popular Tonkotsu ramen…
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Must know Info: Tetsunabe Gyoza – 博多 祇園 鉄なべ *Cash Only* 2-20 Gionmachi, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, 812-0038, Japan 8 minute walk from Hakata Station Hours (as of 2026/02): Monday-Saturday 5-10:30pm Order system: Menu Tetsunabe Gyoza is as the name suggests quite famous for their famous local Fukuoka favourite gyoza, and actually, they were the first…
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Must know Info: Motsu Nabe Ichifuji Hakata – もつ鍋 一藤 博多店 *Cash or Card* 2 Chome-4-16 Hakata Ekimae, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, 812-0011, Japan 3 minute walk from Hakata Station Hours (as of 2026/02): Sunday – Thursday 5-11pm, Friday and Saturday 5-11:30pm Order system: Menu/Set Course Booked Online Probably one of my favorite all time dishes…
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Must know Info: Jojoen – 叙々苑 *Cash or Card* Multiple locations nation-wide Hours (as of 2026/01): Check the specific shops page on google maps Order system: Menu Jojoen is probably the most famous and recognizable yakiniku place across Japan for being high end. Yakiniku is in plain terms where you are given raw meat to…
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Must know Info: Okinawa Soba Eibun – 浅草 つる次郎 HANARE *Cash or Card* Japan, 〒902-0065 Okinawa, Naha, Tsuboya, 1 Chome−5−14 ボーボー屋ビル 7 minute walk from Naha Kokusai Dori Shopping Street Hours (as of 2026/01): 11am-7:30pm everyday Order System: Menu I went there back on my first visit to Japan in 2023, and it still stands…
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Must know Info: Buta-Yama – ラーメン豚山 *Cash only, some locations take Card* Multiple locations nation-wide Hours (as of 2025/12): Check the specific shops page on google maps Order system: Ticket machine (electronic or non-electronic depending on shop) While this isn’t necessarily “local” in the sense that it is a chain restaurant and you can find…