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Ukiha-machi, Fukuoka Prefecture
An Ukiha Harvest–Persimmon Picking Ukiha-machi is located in southeastern Fukuoka Prefecture near the Chikugo River. Blessed with extremely fertile soil, it has become a verd...
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Browny
All that Jazz… “Jazz music has always been on the fringe of things, so when Akira Nakatomi was looking for a place to open his Jazz caf?E& bar twenty-one years ago...
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Halloween 2004
What’s on and where! This year Halloween falls on a weekend – so it’s going to be MONSTROUS. No costume ﾐ no excuse! Read on for tips on where to score… Get...
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Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
A Quiet Temple of Red Leaves To Forget Time and Feel the Season Dazaifu City is home to several historical sites that attract tourists year-round, including Dazaifu Tenmangu, a lar...
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Rugby Champ
Deon Muir In 1986 Fukuoka and Auckland formally signed their sister city agreement. Since then, sports such as yachting and rugby, have played an increasingly important role in lin...
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Taco-yaki Sake Akatan
Taco-yaki and Shochu “Like his father before him, day in and day out, Nishiyama-san earn his living by spinning balls of batter-coated chunks of boiled taco (octopus). Unlike...
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Iwatoya
Hot-Pot Hot-Spot Kyushu may be famous for its fresh fish but in reality it’s chicken that we eat the most. The people of Fukuoka enjoy more chicken per head than anywhere els...
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Fukuoka Volunteer
’tis the Season to Give. Parties, lights, decorations and, of course, presents–all are images brought forth by the mention of Christmas, and in previous years the Fukuo...
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Dodesho?
The Fukuoka City Smell-a-thon When it comes to running, I admit, I’m just a rookie. In fact, I ran my first half-marathon just this August: The Goto Yuyake Marathon held on t...
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Top Model
Hazuki Our regular readers might remember that it was last January when we began doing cover stories introducing people who are “making a difference” in Fukuoka. The fe...