{"id":6688,"date":"2016-04-04T13:24:12","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T04:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=6688"},"modified":"2020-03-27T11:35:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T02:35:56","slug":"shopping-cultural-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shopping-cultural-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade in Fukuoka &#8211; Shopping with a cultural background!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade was opened in 1971 and is about 400 metres long. It connects the department stores River Rain (on the north side) and Canal City (on the south side). Its ideal location means easy access as well as a great way to get around the area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6694 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1299-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"Shops closed at night at Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1299-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1299-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1299.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade is designed like many of Japan&#8217;s traditional shopping arcades. The arcade has more connections with the local area and its history. While shopping malls like Canal City are well known, the Kamikawabata Arcade is perhaps not so popular or known among tourists.<\/p>\n<p>The arcade is also connected to the culture of the area. During the famous Hakata Gion Yamakasa, the floats for the parades are stored here when not in use. Other local festivals like the Hakata Dontaku go through this arcade.<\/p>\n<p>With around 100 shops, there is plenty to see. The arcade has everything from clothes to cafes, as well as hair salons and even clinics. There are modern as well as traditional shops, with a variety of price ranges. There are some local restaurants as well as chains like Italian Tomato. You can find some unique and more expensive cuisine, or more affordable food including 290 yen ramen.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6689 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1300-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"A restaurant in Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1300-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1300-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1300.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">One of the several izkayas in the arcade.<\/p>\n<p>Kamikawabata Arcade even has its own famous speciality, \u201cKawabata Zenzai.\u201d Zenzai is a kind of Japanese dessert with hot sweet bean soup and dumplings. This is available all year on weekends and holidays.<\/p>\n<p>The shops close at varying times but the arcade itself is always open.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6690 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1294-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"ceiling of Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1294-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1294-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1294.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Decorations in the overhead area.<\/p>\n<p>The arcade can be accessed from Nakasu-Kawabata Station, and is also close to popular sites like Kushida Shrine and Canal City. For a shopping trip with a cultural background and traditional atmosphere, stop by the Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade!<\/p>\n[cft format=0]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade, with over 100 shops and restaurants, was opened in 1971 and is about 400 metres long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":6694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_meta":"","_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,26,21,1415,25,23],"tags":[1313,1296],"class_list":{"0":"post-6688","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-activities","8":"category-culture","9":"category-food","10":"category-kyushu","11":"category-shopping","12":"category-sightseeing","13":"tag-fashion","14":"tag-fukuoka"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade in Fukuoka - Shopping with a cultural background!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade, with over 100 shops and restaurants, was opened in 1971 and is about 400 metres long.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shopping-cultural-background\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade in Fukuoka - Shopping with a cultural background!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade, with over 100 shops and restaurants, was opened in 1971 and is about 400 metres long.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shopping-cultural-background\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"VOYAPON\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-04-04T04:24:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-03-27T02:35:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1299.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1536\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lauren Lewis\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lauren Lewis\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shopping-cultural-background\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shopping-cultural-background\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lauren Lewis\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#\/schema\/person\/c83b1faf972133bdd6ccfb83b9047003\"},\"headline\":\"Kamikawabata Shopping Arcade in Fukuoka &#8211; 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