Fukuoka voted best city in world for shopping

Wednesday 25th June, 01:05 PM JST

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Xennon at 05:39 PM JST - 25th June

Westurn,

I love your bandwagoning attempts.

Got any proof?
westurn at 01:22 AM JST - 26th June

"Got any proof?"

Ever hear of the internet ? Google it up homz !
Xennon at 02:45 AM JST - 26th June

Westurn,

Sorry lil' guy. I did my research for the day to make my proof. Why don't you do the same to refute me? I will be glad to step down after you have done so. Until then, everybody knows you are just spreading lies (note the bandwagoning which you are so good at buddy). /wink
Sarge at 10:50 AM JST - 26th June

These people have obviously never been to Boise, Idaho, USA!
LFRAgain at 04:58 PM JST - 26th June

Westurn,

"Homz" "Mate" You're a walking poster for globalization. But seriously, yan, you need to to get out of the house a bit if you think Fukuoka is a dump. Fukuoka beats out almost every "top" city in the US in terms of liveability, from ease of getting around town, to shopping, to safety. You speak of what you do not know, clearly.
Sarge at 05:42 PM JST - 26th June

Fukuoka's definitely the best city for yatai, but for living, it can't touch Boise, Idaho!
rurika at 07:06 PM JST - 26th June

These surveys don't reflect what it's like to live somewhere as a non-local or a second & third generation immigrant. If you look at the european cities with high scores, a caucasian person may have a great quality of life compared to an african or middle-eastern immigrant. A city may have a great public transport system, but what if people insult you or spit on you when you use it? Sadly I've seen it happen.

It's the same with Japan. Unless they measure something like 'how are foreigners and immigrants treated', livability doesn't mean much.

Fukuoka is a lovely place but I still prefer Osaka, which is the most foreigner-friendly city in Japan IMO.
westurn at 01:04 AM JST - 27th June

Actually Sarge you are close..."for living, it can't touch Boise, Idaho!"

Boise is a beautiful city and recently ranked #2 in the US just behind Portland Oregon, both of which, btw, blow the dirt, grime, and stench of Fukuoka completely out of the water ! Xennon... you need to get off this crappy little island and expand your horizons ! Since when has Fukuoka been seriously considered to be one of the worlds great cities ??? Cause some Euro rag says so ? Bwahaha !

And lfragain... getting around town ? Some US cities have great "light rail" systems ! Get educated fer cripes sake ! Shopping ? I'll take the Woodburn outlet malls over "anything" Fukuoka has to offer ! Safety ??? Isn't Fukuoka a hot bed for organized crime, notorious for it's P.O.W. camps and wasn't the place just in the news for 4 guys stealing a police officers badge ? I can honestly say my US residence has never seen such lawlessness. No murders, no rapes, no burglaries ! Just the ocassional wildfire (lightning) and automobile hits deer story ! LFRAgain... get out of the house more often. There are thusands of places around the planet with lower crime rates that Japan and especially Fukuoka ! BTW... what's the price of butter in Fukuoka ? Bwahahaha !
rajakumar at 02:15 AM JST - 27th June

Way to go Fukuoka/japan.
pizzaboy at 10:11 PM JST - 27th June

westurn is showing the typically american bravado, ignorance, chest thumping etc, and the hilarious thing is that they aren't even aware of it. Canadian cities destroy american ones, and that's not opinion, it's fact, look dat up homz!
knucklerap at 05:07 PM JST - 28th June

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Are you kidding me? Fukuoka is a DUMP! Once the lights go on at night, the true dregs of society start crawling out of the woodwork!

Yes, remember when those 25-30 scooter riders in baggy pants beat those Marines up in Tenjin. It's also certainly the double-parking capital of the world.

As for the shops, nothing but Starbucks everywhere, overpriced Japanese style clothing shops, pretentious people walking around as if the world revolves around them, and not a damn thing worth buying in any of the stores!!

Some of my students go to Starbucks twice a day to be seen. It is a fashion-conscious town. The "wannabe catwalk models" walk around with their noses up in the air, but most dress like horse's ass#s. I never buy anything in the shops. Internet shopping is the way to go.
knucklerap at 05:13 PM JST - 28th June

It can't touch Boise, Idaho

I hear Boise is heaven on earth and I can imagine the home prices are very reasonable.

I also hear Vancouver makes Seattle look like a podunk town. Wouldn't mind going there someday if it weren't for the people.

Minneapolis is the place to go if you are a golfer. More courses per capita than any place in the world.

For Japan, Fukuoka is okay, but I would prefer a place having four seasons. Now that winters are getting shorter, expect more and more to pack their bags for Sapporo.
westurn at 12:30 PM JST - 2nd July

"I also hear Vancouver makes Seattle look like a podunk town. Wouldn't mind going there someday if it weren't for the people."

Ouch !

Not only the people though knucklerap. Vancouver is so dark and gloomy most of the year that it has suicide rates that elevate the nation of Canada to the 40th position of the worlds highest suicides... the USA at 43. (World Health Organization) Must be all that chest thumping, ignorance and bravado many of us witness here at JT. Sorry, but Fukuoka remains just another big dirty city in Japan as I mentioned before. Consumer products are so outlandishly overpriced that the average visitor from overseas just laughs and moves on... usually to Thailand or some other more "reasonable and enjoyable" nation where the people smile and enjoy their life. Japan is gloomy and full of mental angst, not really the combination of traits outsiders look for when planning their next vacation.
LFRAgain at 04:16 PM JST - 2nd July

As for the shops, nothing but Starbucks everywhere, overpriced Japanese style clothing shops, pretentious people walking around as if the world revolves around them, and not a damn thing worth buying in any of the stores!!

No kidding! People have been saying this about Seattle for years. You'd think they'd take it to heart by now. Must be all the rain.

Consumer products are so outlandishly overpriced that the average visitor from overseas just laughs and moves on... usually to Thailand or some other more "reasonable and enjoyable" nation

If by "reasonable and enjoyable" you mean "manufactured with child labor, at below-poverty wages, in abysmal squalor" then yeah, I suppose Thailand is simply a swell place. In the meantime, those "outlandishly overpriced" goods you whine about aren't that far removed from the prices you'll find in any major mall in America AND help sustain an employment rate of 3.9% that surpasses that of most major industrial nations, including the US (4.6%). WITH liveable salaries to boot.

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westurn at 05:03 PM JST - 2nd July

LFRAgain... get real !

"If by "reasonable and enjoyable" you mean "manufactured with child labor, at below-poverty wages, in abysmal squalor" then yeah, I suppose..."

Japan is the home of the "working poor, Freetas, and volunteer overtimers" my friend.

"In the meantime, those "outlandishly overpriced" goods you whine about aren't that far removed from the prices you'll find in any major mall in America"

Hogwash ! I was just there ! Business slacks, suits, neckties, shoes etc are at prices lower than what I paid in the 1980's ! Computers ? I don't see Nippon advertising anything under $1,000 US ! I could pick up 2 computers for that price in the states ! Sporting equipment, recreational goods ? Movie tickets ? All at 1/2 the price you find in Japan. Yo, check out the latest NFL magazine season guides... almost $20 !!! Shocking !

Sorry, Fukuoka remains at the bottom of my itinerary list of places to see. I'd rather go to Shanghai... and get an ice cold beer for 75% less than what you'd pay in some snooty joint in "upscale" Fukuoka ! Bwahaha !