I arrived in Fukuoka on a crisp September morning, the city waking slowly along its sparkling coastal edge. I felt tired from my exploits in Tokyo and Kyoto, and still slightly disoriented due to this ...

Fukuoka, Japan’s sixth largest city by population, has more open-air food stalls than the rest of the country combined. These stalls are called yatais, and they’re an indelible part of what makes ...