Fukuoka DOOH · Tenjin · Hakata · Nakasu · Canal City · June 2026

Billboards in the gateway to Kyushu

Kyushu's largest city with a metro near 2.6 million, from the Tenjin shopping core to Hakata Station to the Nakasu nightlife island, bookable by the hour, priced per play, matched to how Fukuoka actually moves.

Updated June 15, 2026By Blindspot · location intelligence

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puts you on a Fukuoka screen via Blindspot

Fukuoka, large-format DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
The 234 metre Fukuoka Tower glowing at dusk over the Momochi seaside with the Tenjin skyline beyond · JCDecauxBooked by the hour
The short answer● Quotable

Fukuoka billboard and DOOH (digital out-of-home) costs span from a few cents per play on urban panels to premium Tenjin, Canal City Hakata and landmark networks. On Blindspot, Fukuoka screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays start around $0.32, with no contracts or minimums.

The smart Fukuoka play isn't one screen for a month. It's the right screens at the right hours: the arteries at commute peak, the malls through the afternoon, the nightlife and tourist cores after dark.

BookingBy the hour
PricingPer play · upfront
MinimumsNone
Go liveWithin hours
DeliveryVerified play logs

Billboard ranking points

Fukuoka's billboard spots, ranked

Scored by Blindspot's location intelligence on visibility, dwell time, and footfall (directional, 1–10). Every one is bookable by the hour on the platform.

01

Tenjin

Best for: Shopping core · Fashion · Footfall

The largest downtown in Kyushu, dense with department stores, fashion blocks and offices, and the strongest place to reach a peak-hour shopping crowd.

Visibility9
Dwell time8
Footfall10
02

Hakata Station

Best for: Commuter hub · Bullet train · Daily reach

The bullet-train and commuter gateway with the JR Hakata City complex above it, moving the heaviest daily transport flow in the city.

Visibility9
Dwell time7
Footfall10
03

Nakasu

Best for: Nightlife · Yatai stalls · Neon reach

The neon island between the Naka and Hakata rivers, packed with bars, clubs and yatai food stalls, and the city's prime after-dark stage.

Visibility9
Dwell time9
Footfall8
04

Canal City Hakata

Best for: Mall footfall · Entertainment · All-weather

The landmark canal-themed shopping and entertainment complex carrying heavy indoor and roadside retail traffic through every season.

Visibility8
Dwell time8
Footfall8
05

Daimyo & Imaizumi

Best for: Boutique retail · Cafes · Youth crowd

The boutique, cafe and bar quarter just west of Tenjin, a quieter way to reach a fashion-led younger audience with strong dwell.

Visibility8
Dwell time8
Footfall7
06

Momochi & Fukuoka Tower

Best for: Seaside leisure · Landmark · Events

The Momochi seaside district under the 234 metre Fukuoka Tower, with the dome stadium and beach park drawing leisure and event crowds.

Visibility8
Dwell time7
Footfall7

The media estate · operator partners

Fukuoka screens, in the wild

Blindspot puts digital out-of-home (DOOH) and classic out-of-home from Fukuoka's media owners, LIVE BOARD, MCDecaux (JCDecaux Japan), Nishitetsu Agency among them, onto one map, bookable by the hour. Below: real partner screens across the city's prime zones.

Fukuoka, Tenjin · shopping-core large-format digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Tenjin · shopping-core large-format digitalJCDecaux
Fukuoka, Hakata Station · transport-hub digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Hakata Station · transport-hub digitalJCDecaux
Fukuoka, Nakasu · nightlife-island digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Nakasu · nightlife-island digitalJCDecaux
Fukuoka, Canal City · entertainment-complex digital, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Canal City · entertainment-complex digitalJCDecaux
Fukuoka, Momochi · seaside-landmark bulletin, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Momochi · seaside-landmark bulletinJCDecaux
Fukuoka, Subway · station and Nishitetsu bus screen, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Subway · station and Nishitetsu bus screenJCDecaux

Imagery from media-owner/operator partners. Locations indicative; live availability and per-screen pricing show in the platform.

Formats

Every Fukuoka format, one map

From a highway bulletin to a single mall screen, Blindspot puts Fukuoka's digital out-of-home and classic OOH formats on one map, each priced per play and bookable by the hour. The formats that matter here:

Digital billboards & LED

Large-format LED on highways, bridges and boulevards, motion, dayparting and dynamic triggers.

Street-level & urban panels

Pedestrian-scale panels and citylights in high-footfall retail and downtown corridors.

Bulletins & roadside

Highway and arterial bulletins built for commuter frequency on the busiest routes.

Mall & retail screens

High-intent shoppers from midday to evening across the city's retail destinations.

Transit & place-based

Fukuoka City Subway and Nishitetsu bus station screens plus stations and place-based screens with captive dwell.

Iconic & landmark

Landmark and spectacular placements for brand statements in the city's signature locations.

Location insights

Where Fukuoka moves

Fukuoka is the largest city in Kyushu and one of the fastest-growing in Japan, a compact port capital where the airport sits minutes from downtown. Tenjin is the shopping, fashion and department-store heart west of the Naka River, while Hakata Station anchors the bullet-train and commuter flow on the east. The Nakasu island packs the city's neon nightlife and yatai food stalls along the water, Canal City draws steady mall footfall, and Ohori Park and the Momochi seaside under Fukuoka Tower hold the leisure crowd. Buy the Hakata morning commute and the Tenjin evening peak.

Fukuoka footfall heatmap · typical weekday● Stylized
Tenjin
Hakata Station
Nakasu
Canal City
Daimyo
Momochi
Tenjin
Hakata Station
Nakasu
Canal City
Daimyo
Momochi
Ohori Park
Ohashi
Nishijin
Yakuin
QuietPeak flow
Fukuoka · DOOH coverage map · stylized● per-play pricing
Stylized map of Blindspot DOOH screen locations across Fukuoka Per-play price pins across prime Fukuoka advertising zones over a footfall density wash. Stylized; live availability and per-screen pricing are shown in the Blindspot platform. Fukuoka Tower ◊ Tenjin 60+ $0.50$0.46$0.42$0.38$0.34 $0.52 Hakata StationNakasuCanal CityDaimyoMomochiTenjin
FootfallPeak

Footfall rhythm · by hour

Commuterspeaks 7:30–10 AM & 5–8 PM
Shoppers & mallspeaks 12–8 PM
Nightlife & diningpeaks 8 PM–1 AM
12AM6AM12PM6PM11PM
Commuter tide, twice a day

Hakata Station and the main arteries surge 7:30–10 AM and 5–8 PM. Book exactly those hours and your frequency climbs for the same budget.

Retail plateau, all afternoon

Canal City Hakata and the city's malls hold heavy footfall from noon to evening, long windows where dwell and shopping intent, not rush, do the work.

Evenings change the audience

Tenjin shifts from daytime to social and tourism after dark. Different audience, same screens, swap the creative, not the location.

Location intelligence summary

One city, several audiences a day

Fukuoka doesn't have one rush hour; it has rotating audiences sharing the same streets. The only buying model that matches that is hourly: pay for the windows when your audience owns the city, skip the ones when it doesn't.

ObjectiveBook these zonesBest hours
Brand launchTenjin + Hakata Station6–11 PM
Commuter frequencyNakasu, Hakata Station7:30–10 AM · 5–8 PM
Retail foot trafficCanal City Hakata, Tenjin12–8 PM
B2B / decision-makersDaimyo, Hakata StationWeekdays 9 AM–6 PM
Tourism & eventsTenjin, Momochi10 AM–8 PM
Match the tide, not the calendar

A month-long 24/7 rotation pays for 3 AM plays nobody sees. Hourly booking concentrates the same budget into Fukuoka’s proven peak windows, and typically saves 30%+ versus a flat four-week flight.

Creative by daypart

Morning commuters read in 2 seconds; evening crowds dwell for minutes. Run different creative by hour on the same screens, even trigger swaps on weather or live data.

Proof, not vibes

Every play is logged. Blindspot campaigns report verified plays and attribution, measured against control groups, not estimated reach.

Book Fukuoka by the hour

Cite this

Key facts at a glance

Quotable, self-contained, sourced, Blindspot, June 2026

  • Fukuoka is home to about 1.6 million residents in the city and roughly 2.6 million across the metropolitan area, making it the largest city in Kyushu and one of the fastest-growing in Japan.
  • Fukuoka Airport (FUK) handled a record 26.8 million passengers in 2024, including about 8.5 million international travellers, and sits only minutes by subway from downtown Hakata.
  • Fukuoka Tower on the Momochi seaside stands 234 metres tall, the highest seaside tower in Japan, with sweeping views over Hakata Bay and the city.
  • Tenjin is the largest downtown in Kyushu, a dense run of department stores, fashion blocks and offices, while the Nakasu island is famed for its riverside yatai food stalls.
  • Fukuoka hosts the Hakata Gion Yamakasa float festival each July and is celebrated as the home of Hakata tonkotsu ramen, drawing strong domestic and inbound tourism.
  • On Blindspot, Fukuoka screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays from ~$0.32, no contracts or minimums.

Pricing · updated June 2026

Fukuoka billboards: priced honestly

Per-play prices, not CPM mysteries. Live per-screen pricing and real-time availability are on every card in the platform; the ranges below reflect typical Blindspot pricing as of June 2026.

FormatPrice per playTypical presenceWhy it works
Roadside & arterial digitalfrom ~$0.32 per play$100 buys hourly bursts on the city arterialsdrive-time commuter reach
Tenjin shopping-core digitalfrom ~$0.52 per playthe department-store and fashion blockspeak-hour shopper footfall
Hakata Station hub digitalfrom ~$0.50 per playthe bullet-train and commuter gatewayall-day daily reach
Nakasu nightlife digitalfrom ~$0.46 per playthe neon island and yatai blocksafter-dark dining and going-out crowd
Subway & Nishitetsu transit screensfrom ~$0.36 per playthe station and bus networkwalk-up urban commuters

No minimums · no contracts · pay per verified play · hourly scheduling per screen

What a campaign costs

Fukuoka budgets, three ways

Because pricing is per play and hourly, there's no minimum, but here's what budgets realistically buy. Live numbers per screen are in the platform.

Commute test

$500-$1,500

A week of morning and evening bursts around the Hakata Station hub.

Multi-zone Fukuoka push

$6,000-$18,000

Tenjin, Hakata Station and Nakasu running together across peak dayparts.

Citywide flagship

$30,000+

Full Tenjin and Hakata saturation timed to the Hakata Gion Yamakasa or a tourism season.

FAQ

Fukuoka billboard FAQs

How much does a billboard cost in Fukuoka?

From a few cents per play on urban panels to premium boulevard, transit and landmark networks. On Blindspot, Fukuoka screens are priced per play and booked by the hour, entry plays start around $0.32, with no contracts or minimums.

What is the best billboard location in Fukuoka?

Tenjin ranks #1 for reach and dwell. For premium and B2B audiences, Hakata Station leads; for retail intent, Canal City Hakata; for mass commuter frequency, the city's busiest transit arteries.

Can I book a Fukuoka billboard for just a few hours?

Yes, on Blindspot every Fukuoka screen is bookable by the hour with no minimum contract, so you can buy only the commute peaks, shopping afternoons, or evening windows that match your audience.

Which DOOH networks can I reach in Fukuoka?

Blindspot aggregates digital out-of-home inventory across Fukuoka onto one map, roadside and boulevard screens, transit, mall and place-based panels, bookable per play. The wider OOH supply is run by operators such as LIVE BOARD, MCDecaux (JCDecaux Japan), Nishitetsu Agency.

How fast can my ad go live in Fukuoka?

Often within hours: upload, pass creative pre-check, and digital screens need no printing or installation. Content approval typically averages around two business days across networks.

What can I get in Fukuoka for $500?

A multi-day hourly presence on a high-traffic Hakata Station corridor, a concentrated burst across the busiest transit and retail screens at peak hours, or thousands of plays on central urban panels.

Is there a minimum spend for Fukuoka billboards?

No. Blindspot has no minimums, retainers or platform fees; you can run a focused hourly burst on a single screen or a full multi-zone Fukuoka campaign.

How to book

Live on a Fukuoka screen in three steps

No sales calls, no contracts, self-serve from the map to live creative.

01

Pick screens & hours

Open the map, filter Fukuoka by zone and format, and select the exact screens and the exact hours your audience is out.

02

See the per-play price

Every screen shows its price per play and real-time availability before you commit. Build the plan; the running total is always visible.

03

Upload & go live

Upload creative, pass pre-check, and go live, often within hours. Track verified plays and attribution as the campaign runs.

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