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<\/div><\/div>A light-hearted metropolis<\/h3>\n\nKyushu\u2019s largest city,\u00a0Fukuoka<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the most likeable places in\u00a0Japan<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 indeed, despite the fact that it\u2019s not exactly a household name abroad, it regularly pops up on\u00a0global best-places-to-live lists<\/strong>.<\/p>\nWhile it boasts few actual sights, there\u2019s a certain\u00a0Kyushu-style\u00a0<\/strong>joie de vivre<\/em>\u00a0here, best exemplified at the umpteen\u00a0rustic street-side\u00a0yatai<\/em><\/strong>, where locals slurp happily away on their ramen while knocking back beer, sake or whatever takes their fancy. Until recently, the city was an industrial nonentity, notable only for its transport connections to Korea and the rest of the island, but its renaissance has been remarkable.
\nWhen you are cruising the Pacific Ocean with MSC Cruises you\u2019ll find that\u00a0Fukuoka<\/strong>\u00a0is a squeaky-clean metropolis; it deserves a day of any cruiser\u2019s time. Highlights here include one or two\u00a0excellent museums<\/strong>\u00a0and ranks of\u00a0eye-catching modern architecture<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 most notable in the latter category are\u00a0Canal City<\/strong>, a self-contained cinema, hotel and shopping complex built around a semi-circular strip of water, and\u00a0Hawks Town<\/strong>, which forms part of a\u00a0major seafront<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
A light-hearted metropolis<\/h3>\n\nKyushu\u2019s largest city,\u00a0Fukuoka<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the most likeable places in\u00a0Japan<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 indeed, despite the fact that it\u2019s not exactly a household name abroad, it regularly pops up on\u00a0global best-places-to-live lists<\/strong>.<\/p>\nWhile it boasts few actual sights, there\u2019s a certain\u00a0Kyushu-style\u00a0<\/strong>joie de vivre<\/em>\u00a0here, best exemplified at the umpteen\u00a0rustic street-side\u00a0yatai<\/em><\/strong>, where locals slurp happily away on their ramen while knocking back beer, sake or whatever takes their fancy. Until recently, the city was an industrial nonentity, notable only for its transport connections to Korea and the rest of the island, but its renaissance has been remarkable.
\nWhen you are cruising the Pacific Ocean with MSC Cruises you\u2019ll find that\u00a0Fukuoka<\/strong>\u00a0is a squeaky-clean metropolis; it deserves a day of any cruiser\u2019s time. Highlights here include one or two\u00a0excellent museums<\/strong>\u00a0and ranks of\u00a0eye-catching modern architecture<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 most notable in the latter category are\u00a0Canal City<\/strong>, a self-contained cinema, hotel and shopping complex built around a semi-circular strip of water, and\u00a0Hawks Town<\/strong>, which forms part of a\u00a0major seafront<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
Kyushu\u2019s largest city,\u00a0Fukuoka<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the most likeable places in\u00a0Japan<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 indeed, despite the fact that it\u2019s not exactly a household name abroad, it regularly pops up on\u00a0global best-places-to-live lists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n While it boasts few actual sights, there\u2019s a certain\u00a0Kyushu-style\u00a0<\/strong>joie de vivre<\/em>\u00a0here, best exemplified at the umpteen\u00a0rustic street-side\u00a0yatai<\/em><\/strong>, where locals slurp happily away on their ramen while knocking back beer, sake or whatever takes their fancy. Until recently, the city was an industrial nonentity, notable only for its transport connections to Korea and the rest of the island, but its renaissance has been remarkable.
\nWhen you are cruising the Pacific Ocean with MSC Cruises you\u2019ll find that\u00a0Fukuoka<\/strong>\u00a0is a squeaky-clean metropolis; it deserves a day of any cruiser\u2019s time. Highlights here include one or two\u00a0excellent museums<\/strong>\u00a0and ranks of\u00a0eye-catching modern architecture<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 most notable in the latter category are\u00a0Canal City<\/strong>, a self-contained cinema, hotel and shopping complex built around a semi-circular strip of water, and\u00a0Hawks Town<\/strong>, which forms part of a\u00a0major seafront<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>