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All Fired Up Arita’s Ceramics Festivals Turns 100!
All Fired Up Arita’s Ceramics Festivals Turns 100! Around this time each year, work-weary folk in Japan turn their thoughts to the upcoming Golden Week break. What to do? Whe...
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Where have all the (good) men gone?
It’s Saturday night at the neighborhood yakitori joint, and I’m having my seventh shochu and lime with three girlfriends. In walks “Brad” looking nothing li...
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Parkash
Bright New Indian Kitchen Parkash, Hindu for “bright”, is a perfect description of this distinctive new star in Fukuoka’s ethnic restaurant scene. At this tiny un...
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Nakasu Dining
Oasis within Nakasu “Nakasu, Fukuoka’s red light district, is home to many of Fukuoka’s finest restaurants and bars, but unfortunately, few foreigners will ever f...
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Moji In the Spring of Things
Are spring’s warm rays luring you outdoors, but not quite prompting a dip in the ocean? A visit to Moji could be just the right mix of sunshine and sea breeze. For Japanese, ...
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Fishy Fun in Fukuoka
Fukuoka Fishing Park Summer’s around the corner, so you may already be dieting or saving up for an air conditioner. But here’s a way to enjoy the fine weather now! This...
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Atom
Mmmmmm, Mmmmm, Maguro Fukuoka has one of the largest fish markets in the nation and is renowned for its delicious and inexpensive seafood. Mackerel, horse mackerel and mullet have ...
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Cheers for Imported Beers!
What? They’re raising taxes on low-malt beer by 10 yen? Cries of fury rang through the streets of Japan when the news hit, yet in May the day of reckoning finally came. But l...
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Cook Island
Island Foods & Bar “If you enjoy island foods, fashion and music, then you’re going to love this three-story tropical white beach house paradise located in a back ...
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Kumamoto Arao Area
Lured south by the Wow of Arao Been feeling the stress of a new job? Tired of those domestic routines? Instead of the usual cures pigging out on chocolate; slugging back the sake w...