Japan · Immersive journey · FR / EN

7 days in Fukuoka

L’Été Bleu

Japan already draws you in.
This time, take part in the journey.

Mei has prepared a seven-day stay for you in southern Japan. Discover Fukuoka differently: make your own choices, use Japanese in context, and understand the culture through the situations you live.

The first day is free to experience.

Japan, differently

You may already know Japan.

You have watched films, listened to the language, saved places to visit. Perhaps you have even learnt a few words.

But looking at Japan and taking part in it are two different things.
A warmly lit street in Fukuoka at night
This time, you are there

Imagine opening your eyes in Hakata. Looking around. Receiving a message from Mei. Finding a place, meeting someone, trying a few words.

And seeing where your choices take you.

Your journey starts in Fukuoka

One week to discover several faces of southern Japan.

Hakata, Nakasu, Itoshima, Tenjin… You move from neighbourhoods to coast, without knowing everything in advance.

Summer view from L’Été Bleu
Arrival

Hakata

Your first bearings, Kukuru, and gestures that slowly become familiar.

Yatai at night in Nakasu
The city at night

Nakasu

A counter, a few words, a conversation that may begin without warning.

Itoshima coastline
Towards the coast

Itoshima

Take the road, manage your time and move with a little less help.

Night festival in Fukuoka
A summer evening

Tenjin

Watch the festival come alive, then decide how you want to take part.

And other stops the journey would rather let you discover once you are there.

Do not stay a spectator

Looking at Japan is one thing.
Finding yourself in the situation is another.

In L’Été Bleu, you do not simply follow a story. You take part in your journey: what you notice, what you try and the choices you make travel with you through the rest of your stay.

You observe.You interact.You choose.You try.You move forward.
A stay that reveals itself day by day

Mei prepared the journey.
But you are the one who lives it.

You begin with day one. Then, as your stay continues, a new day opens. The journey keeps its own rhythm: you can take your time, come back later and pick up where you left off.

Seven days to live, one after another. Discover what comes next along the way.

Understand through context

Language and culture make more sense when they arrive at the right moment.

Yatai counter in Nakasu
Japanese in context

Not a vocabulary list before you leave.

Order. Reply. Understand a sign. Recognise an expression. Dare to try. Japanese appears where you may actually need it.

Language becomes part of the journey.
Matsuri atmosphere in Fukuoka
Culture in everyday life

The codes are not placed beside the story.

At the table, on transport, at a shrine, in someone’s home or during an encounter, you understand habits and gestures because you meet them in context.

Little by little, some things begin to feel natural.
Mei, your companion in L’Été Bleu
Mei travels with you

She knows your journey.
She does not live it for you.

At first, Mei gives you more cues. She can help you understand a situation, draw your attention to a detail or reassure you while everything is still new.

Then she gradually steps back. The point is not to guide every move, but to let you gain confidence inside your own stay.

A few people you will meet

A journey is also remembered by the faces you crossed.

Mrs Sato
Kukuru · Hakata

Mrs Sato

The person who welcomes you when you arrive and gives you time to settle into the first gestures.

Aoi
An encounter

Aoi

A meeting that may remain a moment… or take a little more space in your journey.

Yuki
Someone you’ll meet in Fukuoka

Yuki

You’ll get to know her as your stay unfolds.

Your DOBOX passport

Seven days, seven traces.

As your stay unfolds, each day leaves a stamp in your passport. Here’s a glimpse; the others await you during the journey.

Hakata stamp impressionKushida stamp impressionThe rest awaits you on the journey.
DOBOX Asia travel notebook
What you take with you

The journey leaves more than a memory on a screen.

Reference pointsHabits, gestures and situations that become more familiar.
Japanese in contextNot just seen or memorised: encountered at the moment it made sense.
Your own pathYour choices, encounters and some memories are not exactly those of another traveller.
Your passport and notebookThe trace of your seven days in Fukuoka, with the elements your journey actually left behind.
A few things before you leave

You do not need to know everything before you begin.

That is exactly what the first day is for: entering the journey.

LanguagesInterface in French or English. Japanese appears naturally inside situations.
DevicesPhone, tablet or computer.
Your paceCome back later and find your journey again through your DOBOX passport.
To beginThe first day is free to experience.
7 days to discover

You do not need to know everything before you leave.
Begin with day one.

Start for free
L’Été Bleu — full journey€23.20Launch price · €29 usual price · one-time payment · FR / EN