I just loved how the boxes were so prettily made up, I could honestly have settled to take them home as souvenirs, if they weren't too bulky. The Japanese made everything an art form. Not just in presenting their food, but also the takeaway boxes that came with it! Pretty printed cherry blossoms or flowers... with a little pocket on the inside for the chopsticks.

Besides sushi, I eyed Fukuoka's specialty dish - the Pork Ramen. Tomoko had told me before our arrival that this dish was found throughout the city in little sidewalk stalls. I could only imagine how drastically different, and utterly clean their stalls would be in contrast to KL's.

Indeed they were. The stalls all over the city are also akin to little bars, where after-office hours patrons sit and chat away with the stall owner about their day's stress or about current issues, while downing their favourite food with kirin or sake.

I heart Fukuoka's famous pork ramen.

And these delicious pork yakitori too!