Motsunabe Rakutenchi Tenjin So-Honten is a japanese restaurant in Imaizumi, Fukuoka.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Private tour · 4 hours
Discover the flavors of Fukuoka on a private food tour with a licensed guide. Taste iconic Hakata ramen and hearty motsunabe while exploring the vibrant local food scene.
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Private tour · 4 hours
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Address: Rakutenchi Building 2F, 1-19-18 Imaizumi, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0021
Mizutaki built from the Hanamidori chicken brand, raised on seaweed and herb feed in northern Kyushu and simmered six hours into a milky-white broth.
OrderMizutaki course with the zosui rice-porridge close. Add the yakitori starter platter.
TipLunch weekends and holidays only. Dinner 17:00-23:00 weekdays; reserve a day ahead.
Mizutaki built from the Hanamidori chicken brand, raised on seaweed and herb feed in northern Kyushu and simmered six hours into a milky-white broth.
OrderMizutaki course with the zosui rice-porridge close. Add the yakitori starter platter.
TipLunch weekends and holidays only. Dinner 17:00-23:00 weekdays; reserve a day ahead.
Toriden simmers a home-bred chicken six to seven hours with water and salt; the collagen breaks down into a creamy yellow mizutaki that defines Hakata.
OrderThe TENJIN course at 6,600 yen per person: appetisers, goma saba, mizutaki, zosui, dessert.
TipReservations essential, especially weekends. The Yakuin branch is quieter; same kitchen.
Mako grills Kuro Satsuma chicken from Kagoshima, raised 120 days. Listed in Tabelog Yakitori Top 100 in 2024. Eight counter seats, charcoal smoke.
OrderOmakase yakitori course with the Kuro Satsuma flight.
TipReserve four to six weeks ahead through TableCheck. Closed Sundays. No walk-ins.
Torikami opened in Daimyo Garden City from Tokyo Torishiki lineage. Strong-heat close-flame yakitori across 21 dishes, three minutes from Tenjin.
OrderThe 21-piece omakase course; the chef sets the pace and pairs sake if you ask.
TipCounter only, two seatings per night. Reserve ahead through TableCheck.
The original Hakata iron-pan gyoza shop. Bite-sized dumplings packed in a circular cast-iron pan and pan-fried crisp on every side, near Gion subway.
OrderTwo pans of tetsunabe gyoza minimum, with a Kirin draught.
TipOpen 17:00-22:30. Closed Sundays and national holidays. Queue from 17:00.
Shigemi Kawahara opened the original Ippudo in a Daimyo back alley in 1985 and built the brand that exports Hakata tonkotsu worldwide. Refurbished 2018.
OrderShiromaru classic at lunch, akamaru with the spicy miso ball at dinner.
TipOpen 11:00-23:00 most days. Queues are shortest before noon and after 21:00.
