Been here probably close to ten times for about a month at a time minimum. My mom was born and raised in Fukuoka and I love it! The Kyushu area is an amazing place to visit. A mix of cities and traditional Japan. It is a pretty big city, but is not out of control like Tokyo. It is big enought to keep you busy, but small enough to get to know it. Taking the shinkansen to Dazai-fu and “buroughs” of Fukuoka, you wont be disappointed.