Visit Fukuoka Tower and it's seaside park for a beautiful view of the city and Ohori Park, a pleasant park in central Fukuoka with a large pond at its center. Ohori is Japanese for moat, and the park's pond once served as part of the moat system of the neighboring Fukuoka Castle. The park was constructed between 1926 and 1929 and designed after the classical garden style of the West Lake in China. There are three islands in the middle of the pond that are connected to the mainland and each other by elegant stone bridges. Inside the park you can find Ohori Park Japanese Garden which - in contrast to the rest of the park - requires a small entrance fee. Here visitors can see typical features of Japanese gardens like dry landscapes and tea houses. The Gokoku Shrine is located across the street about 150 meters to the southeast. The path to the shrine leads under a massive torii gate and the main shrine building is a unique gold structure situated in front of a spacious yard.