Photograph: Yokanavi, Fukuoka City's official tourism information . The original cover used its photograph of the renovated East Building's 2026 exterior, with AI edits to the title and composition.
Fukuoka's shopping route changed on September 4, 2026, when Canal City Hakata East Building reopened as a lifestyle wing with 16 stores after closing in May 2023. This was not completion of the new East Building announced in 2023: it renovated and reopened the existing structure. A new mixed-use redevelopment remained under medium- to long-term consideration without a fixed schedule.
JAPAN NOW · FUKUOKA NEW OPEN
Restarting after 3 years and 4 months16 shopping, food and animation venues
Floors 1–3 bring together LOWYA, announced as Japan's largest, and LAKOLE, GLOBAL WORK and coca, announced among their largest in Japan, plus 3COINS+plus, a Kyushu food shop, Hawaiian dining and the Zone8 anime experience. Close to Kushida-jinja-mae Station, it fits between Hakata and Tenjin, but tenant hours, tax-free procedures and content opening dates differ.
Owner Fukuoka Jisho announced a proposed new East Building in March 2023, combining retail, premium rental housing and serviced apartments. Its April 2026 announcement instead said the existing facilities would be used as fully as possible to restart trading first, with the timing and details of later redevelopment still under review. The accurate description is the renovated reopening of the existing East Building . The 2023 plan and the 2026 reopening decision show the change when read together.
The same building, refocused on lifestyle uses
It opened as Canal City Hakata's extension. Its official facility name remains Canal City Hakata East Building in this source.
A future new mixed-use facility was envisaged, but construction, completion and opening dates were not fixed.
It restarted as a Lifestyle Flagship & Experience building, combining shopping, dining and activities.
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The East Building sits on the Hakata Station side of Canal City's main complex.
Officially announced site area: around 8,800 m²; store area: around 12,000 m².
Visitor-facing shops occupy above-ground floors 1–3.
FJ eWorks
Owned by Fukuoka Jisho and operated by FJ Entertainment Works.
These dates, areas, structure and ownership/operation details use the facility outline in the operator's July 13, 2026 release. The 16-tenant announcement and original PDF also contain floor plans.
The 16 tenants by floor
a quick route
niko and ..., GEAR's JAM, JINS, 2nd STREET and OnTime, with Itoking's dorayaki café, W&B and Mister Donut.
Kyushu souvenirs
3COINS+plus, GOOD MARKET KYUSHU and Eggs 'n Things. Zone8's only entrance is also on the second floor.
flagships
LAKOLE, coca and GLOBAL WORK span 2 floors. All 3 were announced among the brands' largest Japanese locations.
Zone8
furniture/interiors retailer LOWYA and anime experience Zone8 each use 3 floors. Zone8's content has different dates.
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The brand's largest store, according to its announcement
Around 800 products across floors 1–3 suit visitors wanting to see furniture at full scale and compare room arrangements.
About 500 pyeong, using the source's area unit
Clothing, accessories, household goods and groceries share this second- and third-floor store, announced among the brand's largest.
everyday goods
On the second floor. Canal City's official tax-free list recorded it as a PIE VAT participant, making the same-day procedure something to check before relying on a saving.
in one place
This selected-food shop gathers producers from across Kyushu. The source's official Passport Campaign lists it as an East Building shop offering 5% off on passport presentation; current eligibility and conditions require checking.
Dorayaki café
A new café format from Itoking, known for Fukuoka Amaou strawberries. Alongside dorayaki, it introduced dorayaki pancakes.
W&B
The second floor adds Hawaiian breakfast, while the first introduces a format combining Fukuoka-brewed craft beer with wagyu.
LOWYA's area and product count were checked in the brand operator's announcement , and LAKOLE's area in Adastria's announcement . Product ranges and stock can differ on your visiting day.
Zone8 did not open identical content on every floor on September 4
A permanent information desk connected with Hita, Oita, hometown of creator Hajime Isayama. Zone8's only entrance is on the second floor.
Scheduled September 4–December 4, 2026, with a 60-minute limit. Elementary-school-age visitors and older require 1 ticket each. Admission is ¥3,850 ; the official notation is ¥3,500 plus tax.
Scheduled September 18, 2026–January 17, 2027, later than the building opening. Do not assume the first-floor experience also started September 4.
Official shop information directed visitors to buy Attack on Titan café tickets at the second-floor Zone8 merchandise checkout. Same-day tickets may sell out. A future switch to web reservations was planned without a date announced. Children from birth who are not yet kindergarten age are not admitted. Children from the first through final kindergarten years must be accompanied by a guardian aged at least 18, with up to 2 children per guardian. Before visiting, recheck Zone8's official page for the sales method.
Access, hours and tax-free checks for overseas visitors
These are Canal City's general hours. Tenant pages separately list, for example, Eggs 'n Things at 09:00–21:00 and Zone8 at 10:00–21:00. Check days off and last orders for your visit in facility and service information and individual shop pages. Official transport information sets out walking routes from Hakata and Kushida-jinja-mae stations.
In Canal City's official list checked September 6, 2026, 3COINS+plus is a PIE VAT participant. Travelers meeting official conditions such as short-stay status process that day's purchases at the 10:00–21:30 tax-free counter, subject to a minimum amount and product-combination rules. LOWYA, LAKOLE, GLOBAL WORK, niko and ..., JINS and GOOD MARKET KYUSHU were also listed under PIE VAT; GEAR's JAM, 2nd STREET and OnTime under individual-store tax-free handling. Not all 16 tenants are tax-free shops. Bring your passport and receipts and check the official tax-free conditions first.
The operator's release gave no common table of overseas-card brands accepted by East Building tenants or approval of individual Korean cards. Acceptance of Korean-issued cards at every shop is not guaranteed; the source suggests an alternative card brand and a yen payment method. Separately, Passport Campaign provides Korean information and lists GOOD MARKET KYUSHU's passport-presentation 5% offer. No end date was displayed, but terms may change and it cannot combine with other services, so show it before checkout.
Before visiting
- Search the current official name, Canal City Hakata East Building, rather than 'new East Building.'
- Blue Lock on Zone8's first floor starts September 18; check the second-floor entrance and each content's end date.
- Check the Attack on Titan café's 60-minute limit, on-site ticketing and child-age restrictions.
- For large household products, calculate baggage dimensions and whether transport home is possible first.
- For tax-free processing, bring a passport and same-day receipts and reach the counter well before 21:30.
- Compare Passport Campaign and shop discounts before paying, since they may not combine.
- Without a common overseas-card compatibility table, prepare a backup card and a yen payment method.
- Short opening events vary in dates and stock by store; check the official offers list on the day.
- FJ Entertainment Works / Fukuoka Jisho · July 13, 2026: September 4 reopening, 16 tenants and facility outline
- Fukuoka Jisho · March 24, 2023: proposed new redevelopment at that time
- Fukuoka Jisho · April 2, 2026: decision to reopen using the existing facility and continue considering future redevelopment
- Canal City Hakata · September 3, 2026: official reopening notice
- Canal City Hakata · Zone8 floor-by-floor content, periods, prices, ticketing and ages
- Canal City Hakata · Official access from Hakata and Kushida-jinja-mae stations
- Canal City Hakata · PIE VAT, individual-store tax-free conditions and participating East Building tenants
- Canal City Hakata · Overseas-visitor Passport Campaign and GOOD MARKET KYUSHU 5% offer
EDITOR'S NOTE · EVERYDAY TRIP
EVERYDAY TRIP Editorial Team's advice
The following itinerary suggestions interpret official operating information. They are not firsthand experiences or operator guarantees.
The second and third floors are available from September 4, but Blue Lock begins September 18. For the full range of anime experiences, later dates make sense. For the Attack on Titan café, first plan a date before December 4 and time to secure a same-day ticket.
LOWYA's large furniture is useful to compare in person, but shipping and baggage can limit taking it home. Start with portable goods and food at 3COINS+plus, LAKOLE and GOOD MARKET KYUSHU, and decide on large products only after checking delivery.
PIE VAT requires a separate same-day counter procedure after payment. Keep receipts together, check departure eligibility and product conditions first, then plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before the listed 21:30 closing time.
Although near Kushida-jinja-mae, visiting 3 large shops plus a meal can take much longer than expected. On departure day, limiting souvenirs and goods on floors 1–2 to 60–90 minutes and leaving Zone8 or dining for another day can reduce baggage and airport-transfer complications.