Canal City Hakata

Canal City Hakata (キャナルシティ博多) is a large shopping and entertainment complex in Fukuoka, Japan.

The complex is built with a distinctive fanciful style, with many curving sculptures and fountains and the city of Fukuoka hardly visible, to create an atmosphere like an oasis away from the rest of the town.

[2] Canal City Hakata began construction on June 3, 1993, and opened for business on April 20, 1996.

The nearby food markets, in decline and seeing little business, began to rebuild and rehire shops because of the foot traffic from the mall.

In 2016, Canal City Hakata celebrated its 20th anniversary with Japan's largest 3D projection mapping and the "Aqua Panorama" fountain.