20 April 2025
Coco redeemed itself
Hakata station area and walk to Yakuin
It is very quiet in the Fukuoka on a Sunday night after a rainy day. Some of my photos almost look like the zombie apocalypse has occurred.
At first I wandered around the outside of the main station at Hakata, but I quickly decided it would not hold my interest for the evening, and so set off in a random direction. Hunger struck suddenly, and Coco curry had no line. My last 2 trips I have been a bit disappointed with their product, but tonight they redeemed themselves.
Following satiation, I had a renewed burst of energy and headed east, although I was too far north of the main area and ended up at Yakuin - that is the name on the map, and probably what it is mainly known for.
Then there was a bit of canal appreciation and I was back at my hotel.
Behold, most of the Hakata station, there are big joined on shopping buildings off of both edges of this photo.
The Hakata station forecourt area had a food truck and art market thing, but it was already packing up at 6pm.
Here is my Coco curry and it was great. Half veg curry with added spinach and mushroom with 2 x crumbed chicken thighs, I got the very spicy number on their ever changing scale, and it was wonderfully spicy.
Where are the people? Note that the cloud had gone briefly.
An always open self serve butcher shop, because at 3am you might need some wagyu and optionally pay for it.
Tonight's canal. There will be more canals.
And finally, here is tonight's surprise shotengai, short and pathetic, but surprisingly with open shops in it.
Tomorrow is not a hiking day, and I have no plan, I think this is the first 'I have no plan' day of this trip other than perhaps the morning after I arrived in Hong Kong.