CNN —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 Fukuoka’s food scene so special.
A vendor prepares local Hakata-style pork broth ramen at a Fukuoka yatai.
Hemis/Alamy Stock Photo“Yatai is the best place to make friends,” says Nick Szasz, a Canadian-born longtime resident of Japan who runs the English-language website Fukuoka Now.
Though the city has always been dotted with these food carts, Takashima’s administration set up a committee to regulate them and make sure they’d remain a vital part of the city.
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