Fukuoka 3-28-26

​Today we docked in Fukuoka, our first stop in Japan.  We took a shuttle bus into downtown Fukuoka and went exploring. 

I’m a sucker for sweets, so this young lady making a connection in a department store food floor caught my eye. It’s a ball of sweet red beam paste with whipped cream wrapped in a small pancake.

I bought one and they put it in a bag along with 2 cold packs.  It was really good!

We spent time & $ in our favorite Japanese store, Uniglo.

Tonight’s dinner on the ship was at a restaurant with the menu designed by Nobu Matsuhisa. 

Here are photos of most of the dishes:

Grilled eggplant:

Eel sushi:

Assorted sushi:

Vegetable tempura:

I thought it was a good meal, but not extraordinary as one would think a Nobu restaurant would be.