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Thunder Bar

Tegetege Shochu Bar “The shochu (Japanese spirits) boom may still be widening around Japan but that has nothing to do with Taniyama-san’s opening of his semi-secret sho...

Dodesho?

Oyafuko-dori, loosely translated as ﾒstreet of the wayward child,ﾓ earned its name long before I ever started working in Fukuoka back in 1997.

Manta

Premium Pork As literally everything on the menu here involves Kagoshima Kurobuta in one way or another, let’s begin with a clear explanation. It’s premium pork, relate...

Hakata Ori

Hakata’s Handicraft eople around the globe are now familiar with Japanese culture. You can find Japanese food anywhere you go. The world is smitten with Japanese interior dec...

Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Fukuoka, where history, natural beauty and urban excitement collide Nishi-ku ﾐ An area of multifarious pleasuresFeel like getting out of the city and experiencing both the mountain...

Ibo Spice

Maybe you didn't notice, but the Jamaican population in Fukuoka doubled.

Fashion Producer

Noriko Okura Many in the fashion industry recognize Fukuoka as one of Japan’s best-dressed cities. This is attributed to the fact that more single women live at home here com...

Yasubei

Old School Oden To many foreigners oden means a collection of smelly, luke-warm, soft, brown objects soaking in pot next to a cash register at a convenience store. And unfortunatel...