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Jun 17, 2016 Food & Drinks
Tokado Coffee
Tokado Coffee, owned by world champion coffee roaster Naoki Goto, has nine varieties of carefully selected beans on hand at any given time. You can choose your brew based on its pr...
Jun 17, 2016 Food & Drinks
Saison d’Or
Last year, local gourmands were abuzz when they heard that Saison d’Or was moving to Fukuoka. For 14 years, people considered the French restaurant, located in Yobuko (Karatsu City...
Jun 17, 2016 Now Reports
This Month in Fukuoka – July 2016
Welcome to Fukuoka Now! Since 1998 our team of local experts have been introducing the best of Fukuoka to the world. Enjoy...
Jun 16, 2016 Now Reports
Fukuoka is Saba City!
Located on Hakata Bay facing the Genkai Sea, the city of Fukuoka is known throughout Japan for its delicious fish. One of the most loved fishes of local Fukuokans is saba, or macke...
Jun 10, 2016 Now Reports
Hakozakigu Shrine Ajisai Festival – Report
As a new intern at Fukuoka Now, I was assigned my first report: exploring the ajisai (hydrangea) festival in the grounds of Hakozakigu Shrine. June to early July mark the rainy sea...
Jun 6, 2016 Now Reports
Sayonara Spring: The Hawks’ Spring Progress
Spring always seems short to me. One minute I’m calculating the thickness of jacket I’ll need for my daily bike ride to work, then there’s the week when the cherry blossoms erupt i...
May 31, 2016 Now Reports
U-houseing: Made-in-Japan Solid Wood Furniture and Wooden Items
Ikea has a lot to answer for. And we’re not just talking about the hours lost fiddling about with an Allen key. So ubiquitous have the Swedish mega-maker’s pale-blond designs becom...
May 27, 2016 Now Reports
June 2016 Fukuoka Now
In Fukuoka, June means rain - but don’t let rain prevent you from making the most of our city! There are lots of great indoor events happening this June: watch traditional kabuki a...
May 27, 2016 Food & Drinks
Ariyoshi Shoten: The Origin of Hakata Tantanmen
Located on a backstreet off Watanabe-dori, Ariyoshi Shoten is popular for Hakata Tantanmen - an original twist on the spicy noodle dish from China. Instead of a clear chicken-based...
May 27, 2016 Food & Drinks
Original Pancake House
Founded in Portland, Oregon in 1953, the Original Pancake House’s latest franchise has opened in Fukuoka. The company, which set itself apart by offering German-style oven-baked pa...