| 1USD | 91.2JPY |
| 100JPY | 8.3CNY |
| 100JPY | 2105.3KRW |
| 100JPY | 43.1TWD |
The exchange rates listed here are based on the purchasing rate of foreign currency (cash) presented on the website of Fukuoka bank.
The exchange rates are subject to change even after they are publicized, depending on the market condition.
These exchange rates are only rough guide. Please make an inquiry with the bank for more details.
If trouble arises while traveling
Information Guide
There are several tourist information centers available for everyone in Fukuoka. You can ask "where is the nearest tourist spot from your present location" or "how to get places", etc. These centers offer lots of latest local information which is hard to get and tourist pamphlets. Please stop by anytime if you need help.
If you want to get transportation info, please contact to each transit information center directly. You can ask all kinds of information you wish to know such as bus schedules, fares, bus stop locations and lost articles. Moreover, international tourist information center at Fukuoka airport is providing information for foreign visitors. Once you arrived in Fukuoka, please make a visit there.
Have you thought of visiting other prefectures in Kyushu since you have came to Fukuoka all the way from other regions? If you have, let's contact to the tourist information offices of each prefecture situated in Fukuoka. You can get latest local information with details while staying in Fukuoka so there is no need to purchase any guide book.
This information center is for foreigners. "Rainbow Plaza" especially offers the information based on living in Fukuoka, also introducing home stay families.
There are various types of accommodations such as resort hotels, business hotels, city hotels, Japanese-style inns and youth hostels in Fukuoka city. Please feel free to contact to the information centers where help you find the best accommodation within the town or outside the town to meet your request of location and budget.
"YokaNavi touch" is a touch panel which you can get lots of tourist information. You can check it out on the spot but also from your mobile phone as far as recognizing QR code on the panel screen with your phone. You can also print out the information by asking to the staff.
Volunteer tour guides take you around the city by walking. You can learn about the history of Fukuoka which is not written in the guide book.
Bus stop with QR Code
"YokaNavi mobile" is a system which you can check out the bus schedule, fare and current location of the bus running within downtown from your mobile phone. You can practice this only by accessing to QR code inserted in the middle of the map which is posted on each bus stop of Nishitetsu bus. You can also get some vicinity information.
Please check out the information board first when you arrived in Fukuoka. The board is located in major transit hub in Fukuoka such as airport, Tenjin, Hakata and Hakata port. It describes details of sightseeing spots with a map and offering a route map and their contact addresses. (The board is written in 4 languages and legend inside is in 11 different languages.) At the information corner, you can access to the information of the season which are updated every month. In addition, there is a district map of each area such as one in Tenjin and Hakata Station. And there is a tourist map across Fukuoka in the Fukuoka airport.
This guide book includes lots of information of both inner-city and suburb area of Fukuoka. It is very handy if you have one because there is information of not only a guide of entire Fukuoka but also Dazaifu and Kurume which are located near Fukuoka city. You can get it at designated places.
