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Natural Cafe Vege Garden

Authentic macrobiotic dishes served in a bright and airy cafe near Takamiya Station. Thanks to the big green sign, it’s easy to find this bright and airy cafe located along T...

Wan Ochazuke Dining

A huge variety of ochazuke (Japanese rice soup) offered at lunch and in the evenings. For the uninitiated, ochazuke is a simple Japanese dish made by pouring green tea, dashi, or h...

Spring Report: Huis Ten Bosch

Huis Ten Bosch – Have you Been?You’ve probably heard of it, but have you experienced it? Huis Ten Bosch, a 152-hectare wide residential-style resort styled after a medi...

Kyushu Castle Cruising

  Fukuoka Now’s Guide to Four Fine Fortresses Grand fortresses overlooking the territory of past feudal lords, Japanese castles provide a way to look backwards in time t...

Fukuoka Castle – Behind The Walls

Fukuoka residents don’t think twice about it, but there are actually two names for Fukuoka City.

Farm

A supermarket for the health-conscious on the first floor and simple home-style Japanese lunches on the second. Somewhere between Keyaki-dori and Kegohon-dori, there stands a large...

Litti’s Avispa – Back to J-1!

  We caught up with Avispa Fukuoka manager – and three time world cup finalist – Pierre Littbarski ahead of a crucial J league game to get his thoughts on the 2008...

Cecilia Naomi Lipp

For such a young woman, Cecilia has an impressive resumé of working with NPOs, including an internship at a former leprosy colony in Hawaii and work at Amnesty International's offi...