Hakata Port Tower

Overview

Hakata Port Tower is a 103-metre lattice tower standing at Bayside Place Hakata Wharf in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka. Opened in 1964, it offers an observation deck at a height of 73.5 metres with sweeping views over Hakata Bay, the passing ferries and the city skyline. It makes an easy stop while strolling along Fukuoka's waterfront.

Highlights

• ●360-degree panorama of Hakata Bay from the 73.5-metre observation deck
• ●The 103-metre red steel tower designed by Tachu Naito
• ●A lattice-frame silhouette in the “Six Tower Brothers” lineage
• ●Waterfront strolling around Bayside Place Hakata Wharf

History

Hakata Port Tower opened on 17 October 1964. It was designed by Tachu Naito, the structural engineer known as the “doctor of towers” who also created Tokyo Tower and Tsutenkaku. Its red steel lattice frame belongs to the family of Naito-designed structures nicknamed the “Six Tower Brothers,” and it has served as a landmark of the wharf ever since.

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Arrive at Bayside Place Hakata Wharf and take in the harbour atmosphere
2. 2Ride up to the observation deck for a full view of Hakata Bay
3. 3Spend time by the sea near the wharf's ferry terminals
4. 4Stay for sunset to watch the view turn from dusk to night

Did you know?

💡 Designer Tachu Naito was celebrated as the “doctor of towers,” and the towers he engineered around Japan are collectively called the “Six Tower Brothers.” Hakata Port Tower is one of them, and its steel-lattice silhouette echoes the design language of Tokyo Tower.

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