Starbucks, located on Omotesando of Tenmangu Shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, was made by architect Kengo Kuma in 2011 by interweaving 2,000 cedar woods without any iron nails. Since then, it has become another famous attraction next to Tenmangu Shrine in Dazaifu. A coffee shop specially visited by travelers who love this brand.
How to get to Dazaifu Starbucks (Starbucks)?
This Starbucks is about 270 meters and 3 minutes away from Dazaifu Station, so whether you are coming from Fukuoka city center or other prefectures and cities, as long as you arrive at the station, go out of the station and walk to the right.How to get to Dazaifu Station?It can be divided into the following two traffic routes:
‧ Take the West Rail
From Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station (next to Tenjin Subway Station), take the Tenjin Omuta Line, and after arriving at Nishitetsu Nikaichi Station, transfer to the Dazaifu Line to reach Dazaifu Station.
‧ Take JR
From JR Hakata Station, take the JR Kagoshima Line to JR Nikkaichi Station. After exiting the station, walk for 15 minutes to Nishitetsu Nikkaichi Station, and then transfer to the Nishitetsu Dazaifu Line to Dazaifu Station.
Brief introduction and experience of Dazaifu Starbucks.
When many architectural and travel websites report on Dazai Starbucks, they have detailed backgrounds, construction methods, design highlights, etc. The only point is that "the concept is extracted from the traditional Japanese wooden toy Cidori", and more than a thousand wooden sticks are woven diagonally. It made me wonder what is "Cidori"?
"Cidori" mainly interprets the state of thousands of flying birds flying in the sky, and it has been extended to become the "Cidori structure". The grid will not rely on nails and hardware by then. This structure is strong but can be easily disassembled.For more detailed reports on architectural design, I recommend you to read the following two articles.
Recommended reading:
‧ Kengo Kuma's new architectural decoration at Fukuoka Starbucks.
‧ The architectural master Kengo Kuma – Cidori concept furniture has a pure beauty of wood structure.
Returning to store operations, there will be all kinds of accompanying cups, mugs or city cups worth collecting in the front. In the early days, there was the Fukuoka Ukiyo-e City Cup, but last year it celebrated the 20th anniversary of Starbucks in Japan, and all of them have replaced the new generation. The city mug, the Fukuoka series is represented by the deep cyan color of Hakata weaving, depicting people carrying mikoshi and huts eating and drinking.
Conclusion.
We ordered a drink and took a short rest here. If you come to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, the plum cakes, Starbucks and souvenir shops on Omotesando are all worth strolling slowly. About half a day itinerary is about the same.Want to know which Fukuoka attractions, food, drinks and shopping were also arranged at the time?You can take a look at the following article as a reference.
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◎ Dazaifu Starbucks (Starbucks)
– 地址：818-0117 福冈県太宰府市宰府3-2-43
– Phone: 092-919-5690
– Business hours: 08:00～20:00
– Official website: http://www.starbucks.co.jp/store/search/detail.php?id=1058
