Fukuoka · Hakata Station
PLAZA Hakata
Beside Hakata Station. The operator publishes English and Korean store pages and an English beginner guide; business media and a job advert point to Korean-language guidance and Korean-speaking staff. In-hall English help is not confirmed.
Verified (limited) Some foreign-language support is documented (for example printed manuals), but staff help is not confirmed.
🇬🇧 English support · medium evidence
Official English store page and English beginner guide. In-hall English staff are not confirmed; the stronger evidence is for Korean.
Evidence: Official English page – s-plaza.co.jp · Official Korean page – s-plaza.co.jp · Official English beginner guide – s-plaza.co.jp · Trade press: Korean customers – pachinko-nippo.com · Business media: Korean signage – data-max.co.jp · Business media – data-max.co.jp · Last verified 4 October 2026
- Japanese name
- プラザ博多
- Address
- CLIO COURT HAKATA, 5-3 Hakataekichuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
福岡市博多区博多駅中央街5-3 - Opening hours
- 10:00–22:45 (official English store page).
Source: s-plaza.co.jp English store page (checked 4 Oct 2026) - Languages
- Korean / English
- Guide material
- Yes (documented)
- Staff help
- Not confirmed
- Translation device
- Not confirmed
- Plays
- Pachinko / Pachislot
- Machines
- 946 (operator figure)
- Official site
- www.s-plaza.co.jp ↗
- Last verified
- 4 October 2026
- How we checked
- Desk check of the operator's English and Korean pages, business media and a job advert, for the PachiPass English-support research (4 Oct 2026). Not yet visited.
What’s documented
- Official English and Korean store pages with address and hours, and an English beginner guide on the chain site (English page, Korean page, beginner guide).
- Korean-language guidance in the hall, noted by business media in 2019 and December 2023 (NetIB-News 2019, NetIB-News 2023).
- A 2026 job advert seeking Korean speakers to serve Korean customers (job ad, Japanese).
- Trade press (December 2025) names PLAZA Hakata as one of Fukuoka’s inbound success stories (Pachinko Nippo).
The official page lists 576 pachinko and 370 pachislot machines, open 10:00–22:45.
Not confirmed
English-speaking staff. The documented in-hall help is in Korean.
Sources
- Official English page – s-plaza.co.jp
- Official Korean page – s-plaza.co.jp
- Official English beginner guide – s-plaza.co.jp
- Trade press: Korean customers – pachinko-nippo.com
- Business media: Korean signage – data-max.co.jp
- Business media – data-max.co.jp
- Job advert: Korean-speaking staff – arubaito-ex.jp
- Third-party guide – japanese-slot-guide.com
Facts on this page were last checked against these sources on 4 October 2026. Rules, prices and venues change, so always follow the signs and staff at the venue.