Articles

John Neumann

Fukuoka's professional basketball team, "Rizing Fukuoka," debuts this month with Head Coach and former NBA player John Neumann at the helm.

Dalahast Cafe

Scandinavian dishes served in lovely cafe with goods and art on display and for sale. During a trip through Europe five years ago café manager Yoshimizu discovered, and fell in lov...

Omoshiroi Oyafuko

Around Town By the time you read this, we will have moved the Fukuoka Now office from Oyafuko-dori to our modern and shiny new digs in Akasaka. Oyafuko-dori has been Fukuoka Now...

O-mame Cafe

Health home-style Japanese meals served in funky cafe with view of river in Kiyokawa. Located in the Lassic Project of Kiyokawa, a former ryokan that was divided into cafes, restau...

Menchanko-tei

Sumo wrestler favorite hot pot meal with noodles mixed in. Affordable, tasty and filling. In the seventies Yonehama-san operated an udon shop. He was also an avid sumo fan and ofte...

A Local Legend

Have you heard of Otojiro Kawakami? Recently there has been a surge of interest in him. Born in the Tsumashoji district of Hakata Ward in 1864, at the end of the Shogunate, Kawakam...

Honey Coffee

Importer, roaster and reseller of top-quality coffee from around the world. Take-out OK! Owner Izaki was well-satisfied with his daily coffee, until Starbucks invaded the market wi...

Friends Around Town

Flashback Fraser!After a year in Osaka, Fraser just couldn’t stand being away from Fukuoka. So he’s back and behind the bar at the recently renovated “Sam & ...