Fun in Fukuoka?

I will be spending next weekend (May 28th-30th) in Fukuoka,
Japan and was wondering if anybody out there could suggest
some cool things to see or can't-miss attractions. How is
the night-life? Also, a relatively inexpensive place to
stay would be nice, although I'm preparing myself to expect
the worst. I've never been there and have no clue what to
expect so I would really appreciate any information you
could throw my way. Thanks.

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1. Fukuoka Added by: Rob-M
   [Timestamp: Thu 20 May, 18:41 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   Not exactly a hell of a lot in the way of "can't-miss
   attractions"......depends on what you like, of course. There
   are 2 fairly decent amusement parks, Space World near
   Kitakyushu and Mitsui Greenland near Omuta City (a one-
   hour trip by special express train from the Nishitetsu
   Tenjin Stn.)
   Daizaifu is one of the old capitals and has a few nice
   ruins and a quiet place to walk around; Ohori Park, Nishi
   Park and Fukuoka Castle Ruins are again a quiet, nice place
   to look around, Fukuoka Tower and Fukuoka Dome are
   interesting landmarks, but not much else. Noko No Shima is
   a nice quiet island in Hakata Bay with some good hiking,
   Shika No Shima is a peninsula that makes Hakata Bay and a
   nice place to walk around....
   At night there is downtown Fukuoka (Tenjin) with a lot of
   the usual bars, karaoke, etc, and for those on the company
   credit line is the red-light district Nakasu. Both puny by
   Tokyo or Osaka standards but if you haven't been to Japan
   before are worth a look.
   See Kyushu Central at http://kyushu.com/kcentral/
   index.shtml for some good info, also
   http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Japan/
   Prefectures/Fukuoka/
   and http://homepages.go.com/~hakata/fukpics.html
   for more good info.
   --Rob
   

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2. Coorection Added by: Rob-M
   [Timestamp: Thu 20 May, 18:47 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   Should be /fukpic.html on the last URL....
   

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3. Fuku-gas Added by: mr. monkey
   [Timestamp: Thu 20 May, 19:19 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   The gas museum (no joke) was amusing. The park down by the harbor with the ruins from fighting the
   Mongols was good for an afternoon. The zoo was passable. I can't remember much else. Do you have a
   place to stay? Hotel New Simple nearby oh damn, I can't remember the name Hakata? was cheap dorm style
   (cheap for Japan). Doing the Korean visa thing?

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