Originally Posted by Awesom Andy

I'm staying next to Hakata so it's actually quicker for me this way. There's a rapid (departure ~15 mins earlier than at Tenjin) that I can catch which will have me arriving Nishitetsu Futsukaichi pretty much the same time as the main group so if anyone wants to take this alternative route as well, we can form a "thrifty" sub-group.