Articles

Love Hotel

Japan’s No-Tell Motels The words “love hotel” makes some blush in shame and others give thanks and praise; the notions people entertain about these establishments...

Mike Kontas

For the last thirteen years Mike has been studying and practicing a discipline of Japanese swordsmanship known as Shin Kage Ryu (New Shadow Style).

2 Brits, a car, & 12 hours

12 Hours East of Fukuoka Spring has sprung and this has Anne and Jon (British foreign students) itching to check-out somewhere new. Neither of them owns a car so they were pleasant...

Kinenan

Genki Porridge After years of preparing Chinese food in one of Fukuoka’s top international hotels, Sasaki-san, this native of Dalian recently opened her own restaurant on Keg...

Dodesho?

Think English teaching is a cushy job? For some it still is, but if you are unlucky enough to be a non-JET ALT (Assistant Language Teacher), be prepared to be the meat in a sandwic...

Salt Man

Shuichi Hirakawa For a man just embarking on his thirties, Hirakawa has already accumulated a wealth of experience. In pursuit of his dream of becoming a log house builder, he head...

Hakata Medeta-ya

Kool & Kitsch “During his many years of living and working in other cities around Japan, Kajimoto sadly noticed how his hometown Fukuoka, has retained so few of its old ...

Akaike-machi, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture

A pottery village at the base of Fukuchi Mountain Akaike-machi combines beautiful natural settings with a craft that goes back 400 yearsSpreading out at the base of Mt. Fukuchi in ...