Hotel Okura Fukuoka (264) - Riverside Hakata Elegance

Eight banquet halls (largest 1,200 m²) sit steps from the riverside yatai food-stall district; an in-house brewery pours Hakata-style weizen for networking breaks. Subway station under the porte-cochère delivers airport arrivals in ten minutes, while local taiko troupes and tea masters remain on call via the hotel’s cultural desk.

Granite columns and kumiko latticework greet guests before they sweep into Pearl Hall for shōji-lit dinners. Between sessions they can tour the hotel’s micro-brewery, attempt washi-lantern craft, then stroll to Kushida Shrine for a private Gion-yamakasa float viewing—immersing attendees in 800 years of Hakata festival spirit without ever boarding a coach.