Bandai's official Gundam model store, on the 1st floor of Canal City Hakata's South Building, with a build room and display zones. The store is open 10:00-21:00, and Canal City itself is open year-round.

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What the store sells and offers

Canal City Hakata describes the shop as the first flagship store in the Kyushu region built mainly around Gunpla, the plastic model kits of the Gundam series. It is the second domestic store after THE GUNDAM BASE TOKYO, and it carries a range of items including THE GUNDAM BASE exclusives, described as one of the largest selections in Japan.

Besides sales, the store has a build room, a workspace where customers can assemble the kits they bought, and zones that show the latest products and example builds by professional modelers. The complex lists the shop under character goods on the 1st floor of the South Building.

Entry tickets and access to Canal City

For safety and to ease crowding, the store may limit entry using advance-lottery entry tickets on certain dates. Details of the target dates and how to apply are published on the THE GUNDAM BASE official website, so check it before you go.

Canal City lists the nearest subway stop as Kushida-jinja-mae on the Nanakuma Line, about 3 minutes on foot. From JR Hakata Station or the Hakata subway station, the complex says it is roughly 10 minutes on foot. Canal City is open every day of the year, with shops from 10:00 to 21:00 and restaurants from 11:00 to 23:00, though some tenants differ.

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Getting there

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Trips that visit this place

The Naka River and the Nakasu district of Fukuoka, Fukuoka

1 day

Kyushu

Fukuoka in 1 Day: Hakata & Tenjin Official Anime Stores

Pokémon, Gundam, One Piece, Sazae-san

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Straight-line distance between the two sets of coordinates, not walking or transit time.

Sources3 official pages

THE GUNDAM BASE FUKUOKA, Canal City Hakata