Food Culture

UPDATE May 23,2025

No chicken, No life...almost?

－Expenditure on Chicken, Purchase Quantity, and Number of Yakitori Restaurants－
UPDATE May 23,2025

Mentaiko (spicy cod roe), popular for dinner as well as a great souvenir for tourists

－Expenditure on cod roe, and number of Mentaiko shops－
UPDATE January 30,2025

Where are the cities of cuisine?

－Ranking of the best cities for food in Japan－
UPDATE January 30,2025

Delicious food goes all over the world from Fukuoka!

－Value of exports by port－
UPDATE December 10,2024

Get safe and fresh fruit and vegetables at "Vege-Fru Stadium".

－Volume of fruit and vegetables sold at central wholesale markets－
UPDATE August 4,2023

A city on par with other megacities!

－Number of restaurants－
UPDATE August 4,2023

Special local dishes in Fukuoka!

－Number of Ramen, Motsunabe and Gyoza restaurants－
UPDATE November 6,2019

Fukuoka cuisine recognized around the world

－The number of restaurants with Michelin Guide stars－
UPDATE September 30,2019

Enjoy your evening with a glass of wine!

－Number of French restaurants and wine bars－
UPADTE April 26,2019

Enjoy wine in the comfort of your own home

－Volume of wine purchased annually and Number of wine retailers－
UPDATE January.11,2019

Fukuoka food is not just about ramen and motsunabe!

－We have a lot of seafood restaurants , too－
UPDATE Aug.15,2017

Four years in a row! The No. 1 port for marine produce

－Sales of major wholesale fish markets at ports around Japan (2016)－
UP：2014.8.11

Being the birthplace of Udon and Soba noodles that explains it all.

－Number of employees in udon and soba restaurants－
UP：2014.2.28

Fifty Oyster Meisters rave about Fukuoka

－Fukuoka's performance in the Oyster Competition of Japan－

Fukuoka FactsData about the
Best of Fukuoka

Food CultureFukuokaFacts

No chicken, No life...almost?

－Expenditure on Chicken, Purchase Quantity, and Number of Yakitori Restaurants－

Mentaiko (spicy cod roe), popular for dinner as well as a great souvenir for tourists

－Expenditure on cod roe, and number of Mentaiko shops－

Where are the cities of cuisine?

－Ranking of the best cities for food in Japan－

Delicious food goes all over the world from Fukuoka!

－Value of exports by port－

Get safe and fresh fruit and vegetables at "Vege-Fru Stadium".

－Volume of fruit and vegetables sold at central wholesale markets－

A city on par with other megacities!

－Number of restaurants－

Special local dishes in Fukuoka!

－Number of Ramen, Motsunabe and Gyoza restaurants－

Fukuoka cuisine recognized around the world

－The number of restaurants with Michelin Guide stars－

Enjoy your evening with a glass of wine!

－Number of French restaurants and wine bars－

Enjoy wine in the comfort of your own home

－Volume of wine purchased annually and Number of wine retailers－

Fukuoka food is not just about ramen and motsunabe!

－We have a lot of seafood restaurants , too－

Four years in a row! The No. 1 port for marine produce

－Sales of major wholesale fish markets at ports around Japan (2016)－

Being the birthplace of Udon and Soba noodles that explains it all.

－Number of employees in udon and soba restaurants－

Fifty Oyster Meisters rave about Fukuoka

－Fukuoka's performance in the Oyster Competition of Japan－

Fukuoka FactsData about theBest of Fukuoka

Food Culture

Food CultureFukuokaFacts

No chicken, No life...almost?

－Expenditure on Chicken, Purchase Quantity, and Number of Yakitori Restaurants－

Mentaiko (spicy cod roe), popular for dinner as well as a great souvenir for tourists

－Expenditure on cod roe, and number of Mentaiko shops－

Where are the cities of cuisine?

－Ranking of the best cities for food in Japan－

Delicious food goes all over the world from Fukuoka!

－Value of exports by port－

Get safe and fresh fruit and vegetables at "Vege-Fru Stadium".

－Volume of fruit and vegetables sold at central wholesale markets－

A city on par with other megacities!

－Number of restaurants－

Special local dishes in Fukuoka!

－Number of Ramen, Motsunabe and Gyoza restaurants－

Fukuoka cuisine recognized around the world

－The number of restaurants with Michelin Guide stars－

Enjoy your evening with a glass of wine!

－Number of French restaurants and wine bars－

Enjoy wine in the comfort of your own home

－Volume of wine purchased annually and Number of wine retailers－

Fukuoka food is not just about ramen and motsunabe!

－We have a lot of seafood restaurants , too－

Four years in a row! The No. 1 port for marine produce

－Sales of major wholesale fish markets at ports around Japan (2016)－

Being the birthplace of Udon and Soba noodles that explains it all.

－Number of employees in udon and soba restaurants－

Fifty Oyster Meisters rave about Fukuoka

－Fukuoka's performance in the Oyster Competition of Japan－

Fukuoka FactsData about the
Best of Fukuoka