KLM to Fukuoka, experiences?

Hi,
Looking for people who have used KLM to go from Amsterdam to Fukuoka.

What are your experiences?

Did you fly directly or transfer at Amsterdam airport?

What kind of answers are you looking for? KLM is a major international airline, virtually indistinguishable from other major international airlines.

I have flown KLM on other routes and have always found their service to be below-average friendly.

I have only flown KLM once. The attendants are nothing to boast about. Compared to AirFrance, ANA, and other airlines it loses out in service. Meals wise there is not anything special too, though same could be said for most airlines.

Well, overall KLM on
http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards/world_airline_rating.html
comes out at #28, so not near the top of the pack...that said, they're way ahead of the US carriers for anything. KLM has been flying the route for just over 2 years now.
It has its advantages though - if you want to see southern Japan, it is a great way to enter the country. The airport has a subway station and it's just 5 minutes to Hakata Station, and a few minutes more to Tenjin which is the main downtown area. After flying across the globe, sitting on a train or bus for another hour to get into town can be just excruciating.
For Fukuoka, there are many open parks, shopping, seaside historical areas, and urban neon. See this site as a good guide:
http://www.thejapanfaq.com/fukpic.html
It's also not far from one of Japan's very best, yet almost completely unknown sights in the country - the Nanzoin Temple, and it is completely FREE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT4VQFmHFyM

Ohori, Maizuru, and Nishi Koen are all close to each other and offer some great strolls.
It also has many places not overrun with tourists. Yusentei is a delightful 18th century villa and pond with a serene atmosphere.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbsU4N99Qu4
Plus Fukuoka Tower and Odo Park have some beautiful ocean sunsets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5f-hxTFy_8
You can also see a lot of previews on the best there is to see here
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7LcPcmoSg-j4RLa6iC7ayvBAbOn8-0...
But it's also a gateway to a part of a Japan that has long been ignored by many tourists (which has a lot of benefits, definitely).
Nagasaki is gem of a place to visit, and has a whole range of places you can't see elsewhere in Japan.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7LcPcmoSg-gbw2yXNLK92siHyNqSNx...
There are some of Japan's best hot springs also, and several live volcanoes.

It also makes a great entrance to southern Honshu, which has many places that are overlooked.
Hagi is a jewel that few make it over to see. Its preserved area is like going back in time to a different era. The castle remains were also very nice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjw577xBinI
And Akiyoshido is one of Japan's finest natural places, a 300 million year old wonder with huge caverns and underground river running through it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjw577xBinI
Overall I'd say it benefits Europeans a lot to have such a route into Japan, and of course, it makes it easier for Japanese to go to Amsterdam and the rest of Europe.

I'm in the UK. Looked into flying KLM from London via A'dam to Fukuoka earlier this year.

We ended up going direct from London to Seoul on Korean Air (which was fine - although not quite as nice as ANA), having a stop off in Seoul for 3 days, and then using Korean Air to fly into Okayama and out of Fukuoka 2 weeks later (back to London via Seoul with no stop off and short transfer time).

The good points about this were that we kept all our ticketing with a single airline (so if a connection was missed, it was the airline's problem) and that Air Korea has a huge choice of flights between Seoul and lots of Japanese regional airports.

KLM is an average airline providing average service. The #28 ranking on the list is mostly based on a comparison of 1st class and business class cabins. So unless that is where you will be seated this list is not helpful to those travelling economy. Stating that KLM is way ahead of US airlines is an overstatement ;-)
Schiphol is a busy airport and when connecting to another flight you need to give yourself enough time to go from one gate to another. For international flights (outside of the EU) the security check is done at the gate and can be time consuming as they check one passenger at a time. They are going to change that, but I believe checks still take place at the gate as for now.
Don't know where you are flying from, but instead of changing planes in Europe you might consider flying on another/better airline than KLM to Tokyo from your home country (maybe on ANA or JAL?) and transfer to Fukuoka there or follow Winter Visitor's advice.