Yanagawa Hina Festival 2020

Every year on Mar. 3, Hina (Doll) Festivals are held to pray for the health of young girls. The day is known as Momo no Sekku, a date that traditionally marked the coming of spring. The custom is said to have begun in...

Frog Spotting

It has been nine years since JR Hakata City opened its doors to the public. Since then, frogs there have been sightings of “golden frogs” on the walls of the station building. Frogs are considered as...

Karatsu – Surf, Sand, and Pines!

Now spring is here, it’s time to get outdoors. Karatsu is nearby and makes for a refreshing day trip. Here’s a few spots we think are well worth checking out. And remember, Karatsu is nearby. By train (Tenjin to Karatsu) can take as little as 61 minutes!

Shirouzu Coffee Roaster

Open from morning till midnight, Shirouzu Coffee, on Kego Hondori, is a shop on the vanguard of the local coffee scene that offers coffee roasted in house. The carefully selected beans are roasted at...

Andrew McDaniel, Keya Golf Club

It was an internship gig back in 2001 that put Andrew on his first-ever airplane ride and brought him to Japan. He’d studied to be a greenkeeper, but had no idea that one day he’d become the only...