Nishi-Nakasu 西中洲

Nakasu has been home to pleasure quarters since Hakata was a medieval port and Fukuoka was but an administrative castle town to the south. It is still today a nationally recognized adult-entertainment district, but the greater Nakasu-kawabata area is hardly all red-light. It’s also home to the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Hakata-za (a theater for […]