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Mar 27, 2014 Now Reports
Fukuoka Food Event and Media Tour
Fukuoka City is slowly but surely making a name for itself as culinary city. Many factors contribute to this including it’s location on the bountiful Sea of Japan, its temperate cl...
Mar 12, 2014 Now Reports
Congratulations to Austrian Baker Sailer
March 10 (Mon.) an event was held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Backerei & Konditorei Sailer in Fukuoka. For the unacquainted, Sailer is a truly remarkable Austrian ba...
Mar 12, 2014 Now Reports
Ohori Park’s Row Boats, Swans and Mini-Pontoon Boats
Cute Swan shaped paddle boats and old-school row boats are a familiar sight on Ohori Park’s pond. They are still there, but as of last week a new and decisively flashy kind of padd...
Feb 28, 2014 Now Reports
March 2014 Fukuoka Now
The warm spring weather encouraged FN to take two trips this month! The first is a short hike at Genko Borui in Imazu. Just minutes from Tenjin, this walking course is full of hist...
Feb 28, 2014 Now Reports
Super Sakura Spots: Nishi Park and Terumo Shrine
Located on a hill jutting into Hakata Bay, Nishi Park provides stunning views of the bay as well as Nokonoshima and Shikanoshima islands from its observation deck. Its wealth of na...
Feb 28, 2014 Now Reports
Kyle Ricks
When it comes to haute cuisine, New Yorker Kyle Ricks knows his onions. He has worked in top end NYC eateries, alongside famous fusion chefs such as David Bouley, and privately for...
Feb 28, 2014 Now Reports
Yanagibashi Market Report
Yanagibashi Market, or ‘Hakata’s kitchen’ as it is sometimes known, has been supplying Fukuoka’s restaurants and residents alike with the freshest fish, veg...
Feb 24, 2014 Now Reports
Beachside Horseback Riding in Itoshima
Fukuoka Now’s Nick & Emiko discover a unique beach activity not far from Fukuoka City. It was by chance while on a walk along the beach we spotted what thought were a few large...
Feb 19, 2014 Now Reports
Owl Cafe opens in Fukuoka
Cat cafes are so 2013! This year the trend is definitely owl cafes, and the Fukuoka’s first opened inside the Kawabata Arcade this January. After an explanation of rules and protoc...
Feb 3, 2014 Now Reports
February Grand Kabuki Report 2014
Hakataza kicks off its 15th year in 2014 with the February Grand Kabuki, and I had the pleasure of attending on opening day on Sunday, Jan. 2. As a newcomer to kabuki, I was not su...