Funky Place Friday on the road! Today, I want to tell you about a rice store in Omuta. It gets its funky place status because going there, if you pay 2400 yen, you can park your car there all day and receive a Nishitetsu Rail pass to go into Fukuoka. I love going to Fukuoka, but with parking, expressway toll and gas, it gets a bit pricey. So instead, go to Omuta, leave your car there and spend the day in Fukuoka. The train trip is 1 hour and leaves every 30 minutes, so it gives you a lot more flexibility. The first train leaves from Nishitetsu Omuta at 5:11 am (!) and the last train returns from Tenjin at 10:56 pm. It is not enormous savings, but it’s so much nicer to take the train to get out of the city. It’s especially good for anyone living over by the west side of the city.
The map of funky place friday posts is at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qUH94Bac7Hr939b7_8gtvebaJZffGRsX&usp=sharing