With only a few hours left in our Kyushu vacation, we spent our remaining time in Fukuoka shopping at Hakata Station. We went inside Tokyu Hands and Amu Plaza for most of the morning to browse through the shops. Afterward we ate lunch at a restaurant which serves basashi. I was actually super full from breakfast still, so I barely had enough space for another meal. But since my uncle really wanted to try it, we had no choice but to oblige. (And he did pay for it, so no complaints there. LOL.)
 
It was my first time eating horse meat. I can’t really describe it too well, but it does have the same texture as beef. I enjoyed eating the sashimi meat, but I really didn’t like the fat very much. My sister and I ordered the ladies set, which was limited to 10 servings a day. I had no idea why it was even called a ladies set, because the portions were enormous. I ate what I could but I was really too full to finish everything.

 
We ended up back at the hotel to collect our luggage and then we were off to the airport. Our day in Fukuoka was short, but it was a lovely week all around. We made the most of our time and I’m glad we got out to do all our side trips. I hope next time I’ll have a chance to visit southern Kyushu and stop by Kagoshima and Kumamoto. =)