"It's a bit tough, but give it a try!"
Let's head from Tenjin Station to Acros Fukuoka, where Tenjin Central Park is located. You can enjoy a walk in Acros Fukuoka, as the entire building is a garden.
Here is the entrance to the Step Garden. You can access it from the outside.
By the way, there were no vending machines, so be sure to buy a drink before you go in the middle of summer...!
I thought it would be relatively easy to reach the rooftop with this kind of step garden...
I was completely mistaken. There are stairs like this that go on and on. How far? The external stairs go up to the 14th floor of the building.
There are benches inside the Step Garden where you can rest in a space surrounded by greenery.
However, I couldn't reach the rooftop garden for a while, and I googled a lot on the bench to see if I was really going the right way...
I finally made it to the rooftop garden!!
I was worried about getting heatstroke. By the way, the rooftop garden is only open on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from 10:00 to 16:00. Be careful, as it would be quite sad if you went at the wrong time.
The sea is vast! Hakata Port Tower!
Is that right?
What kind of scenery can you see from this bench?
You can see Tenjin Central Park. This is the moat of Fukuoka Castle! It branches off from the Nakagawa River and joins it.
There are benches on the stairs on the way back, so let's take it easy.
It's like climbing a mountain. Then, welcome to Acros Mountain...!?
It seems it was selected as one of the "10 Most Beautiful Sky Gardens in the World" by CNN.com in 2015.
I was more tired than from the outer stairs of Tokyo Tower... Even though I'm a manager looking for rest areas, I'm exhausted.
So, why not use it as a resting place around Tenjin Minami Station?