With brilliant weather today, we headed out to the neighbouring towns of Fukuoka. In Kokura we checked out a castle, but the real highlight was definitely the toilet museum run by Tōtō, Japan’s biggest toilet manufacturer. The whole topic of ceramic bowls is definitely worth its own article.

In the other direction is Dazaifu. The most famous spots there are the Tenman-gu shrine and the ruins of a former administration building (up to the end of the 12th century). At the little Chikuzen-Kokubun-ji temple, we got to take a quick peek into an area usually only accessible to priests, and outside of opening hours too.