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Oct 24, 2011 Article
The Continuing Worldwide Kancho Scandal
by Nicholas Klar, author of “My mother is a Tractor” Kancho. The very mention sends English teachers scurrying to the nearest wall, their hands linked defiantly around ...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Love Earth Clean-up
June is "Clean-up Month" in Fukuoka Prefecture, with many environmental projects taking place. One of these is Love Earth Clean-up, an event which encourages members of the communi...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
One Love, CNN Anchor Sachi Koto
Jake at Mamma Mia in Momochi Hawaiian ukelele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro was in town this May to play a gig with famous violinist Taro Hakase. He found time to meet up with us to po...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
June 2007
Giga Tenjin – DVD DealsIn June, when it rains it pours! What better way to spend a drenched day than watching movies? The video store chain Giga, with a huge shop in Tenjin, ...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Murata
High-end soba restaurant located ideal for exploring the deeper side of soba. Noodles are a big part of the Japanese diet, but there are marked differences in taste and style aroun...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Satsuma
Explore over 100 varieties of shochu from Kagoshima with a light meal here. Thanks to the shochu boom that began earlier this decade, finding a decent choice of this traditional Ja...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Tetsunabe
Handmade Chinese dumplings served in a sizzling-hot iron skillet are delicious here. Forty years ago Nita-san began selling handmade fried gyoza (cabbage and pork dumplings) in his...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Hakatabei
Izakaya with an amazing view of the famous Kushida Shrine. Directly across from Kushida Shrine and almost next door to Hakata Machiya Folk Museum, Hakatabei is popular with locals ...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Esther Meeuwissen
Fascinated by African art and culture? Meet Esther Meeuwissen, who followed her Dutch husband to Fukuoka a decade ago as he took up a job in the UN-Habitat Fukuoka Office.
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Hakata-Te-Ippon
From the end of June, groups of men decked out in their finest Yamakasa happi start appearing around Hakata.
