博多(はかた)

はかた
noun (proper)
Hakata (district of Fukuoka City)
geographyproper-nounplace-name
1. Hakata (district of Fukuoka City)
The old merchant town of Fukuoka City in northern Kyushu, now a ward and the name of the city's main station. Known for tonkotsu ramen, spicy cod roe, and the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival.
博多(はかた)駅(えき)で新幹線(しんかんせん)を降(お)りた。
I got off the shinkansen at Hakata Station.
博多(はかた)ラーメンはとんこつスープが特徴(とくちょう)だ。
Hakata ramen is known for its pork-bone broth.
福岡市(ふくおかし)の博多(はかた)は、昔(むかし)から商人(しょうにん)の町(まち)として栄(さか)えてきた。
Hakata, in Fukuoka City, has thrived as a merchant town since long ago.

Common collocations

  • 博多(はかた)駅(えき): Hakata Station, the western end of the Sanyō Shinkansen
  • 博多(はかた)ラーメン: Hakata ramen
  • 博多(はかた)弁(べん): the Hakata dialect
  • 博多(はかた)祇園山笠(ぎおんやまかさ): the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival (July)

Cultural note

Fukuoka City grew from two towns on either side of the Naka River: the castle town of 福岡(ふくおか) and the merchant port of 博多(はかた). Many people still say 博多(はかた) for the whole city, and 明太子(めんたいこ) is sold as a Hakata specialty.

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