Japan/Fukuoka

Must-Buy Souvenirs

Real product names, brands, and prices for the souvenirs worth bringing home — plus exactly where to buy them.

Hakata Torimon (8-piece box)

明月堂 (Meigetsudo)

A soft white-bean-paste bun with a milky, faintly Western aroma, named after the costumed paraders of the Hakata Dontaku festival — Fukuoka's best-selling souvenir sweet.

📍 Meigetsudo, Hakata Station / Fukuoka Airport

¥981

Karashi Mentaiko (spicy cod roe)

ふくや (Fukuya)

Chili-marinated pollock roe, invented by this Fukuoka shop in 1949 and now Hakata's single most identity-defining specialty — sold chilled or vacuum-packed for travel.

📍 Fukuya main store, Hakata / Fukuoka Airport

¥2,000