[2025 Kitakyushu Shopping Mall] Travel Guide for Riverwalk Kitakyushu (Updated May)

If you have been to Kokura, you will definitely be curious about the NHK building. It combines Asahi Shimbun, NHK, Kitakyushu Art Theater, galleries, department stores and markets. It was planned as a large shopping mall in 2003 to revitalize Kokura's economy. On the day of our visit, a youth street dance competition was being held in the atrium. The crowds, music, and cheers could be heard all the way to Kokura Castle. The first floor is like an extension of the shopping street, with stalls set up by local farmers, sundries and small items, and newly opened nostalgic snack shops, attracting a large number of people. The entire building uses five colors, red, yellow, white, black and brown, and combines arcs, curves and square shapes to create images of the earth, harvest and Japanese lacquerware. One of the architects is Michael Graves, a well-known American architect who also participated in the construction of Orlando Disney and won the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects. Taiwan's Museum of Prehistory was also designed by him. Kokura hopes to create another "Kitakyushu Renaissance" next to Kokura Castle through this center that combines shopping, dining, culture, education, and media. 📍Address: Muromachi, Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture 803-0812 Japan 🚗10 minutes walk from JR Kokura Station; 3 minutes walk from JR Nishi-Kokura Station #MarchGoodPlaces2025

#CherryBlossomTravel It's my first time seeing cherry blossoms in Japan.. 💗 I went to Kitakyushu with the thought that I would be able to see cherry blossoms in Japan someday. The cherry blossoms bloomed earlier than I expected, so I had an unexpectedly great success in viewing them! There's a long overpass across the Riverwalk Shopping Center building at Kokura Station, and they're all cherry blossom trees, so I think it'll be even prettier when the weather is warm and they're in full bloom. If you cross the street from Riverwalk, there's a side road that leads down to the riverbank(?), and there's a huge cherry blossom tree there. That's the photo zone. There wasn't a single person there.. Be sure to take a leisurely picture there📸 . . 📍Across from Riverwalk Kitakyushu 1 Chome-1-1 Muromachi, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 803-0812 Japan #OverseasTravel

Lunch near Kitakyushu Riverwalk. I was having a hard time choosing from the many delicious-looking menu items, but I chose the Chicken Nanban set meal. The homemade tartar sauce was very delicious. My friend ordered the homemade croquette and fried chicken set meal, which was today's recommendation. When I asked the manager, he told me that the sauce was homemade. My friend was very satisfied with the croquette, which went well with rice. It's located between Riverwalk and Yamada Denki. Lunch is open almost every day of the year. Open only on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. 🕰️Business hours: Lunch 11:00-14:00 Dinner 18:00-closing 📍Address: 2-7-18 Muromachi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 803-0812 #KitakyushuGourmet #KokuraLunch

Continued cafe reviews. Since the weather is cold, I need to find something hot to drink. Tully's Coffee is located right on the river, right on the river. It's a small shop on the corner before going up the bridge across the river. It's similar to a Thai Amazon. The interior of the shop is decorated normally like any other shop. But what I like is that the seats in the shop are by the river, and they're very private. And when I went, it was snowing. It was so atmospheric and great. Hot coffee and snowing was awesome. It's like in a Korean movie. 555555 #TravelAbroad #CoffeeShop #GoToAChicCafe #RecommendDeliciousRestaurant #TravelJapan