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Oct 24, 2011 Article
Fukuoka Canada Day 2011
Very pleased with the huge turn out to our Canada Day Party last Friday night. Wow! – 711 friends and fans of Canada helped celebrate Canada’s 144th anniversary as a nation. ...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
New Smile
If you spent your childhood in Japan during the 70’s ~ 90’s, the classic food replicas in New Smile’s front window will bring back memories. Such replicas were once a f...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Around Town: Taihaku-dori
Many wealthy merchants flourished in Hakata during the Sengoku period (approx. 1467–1568), but the fortunes they amassed made the area a military target and repeated ...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Fukuoka City Bulletin
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka City’s Shisei Dayori Autumn Walking Tours The Fukuoka Fukutabi Program allows participants to enjoy local autumn fest...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Fukuoka Topics
Every autumn brings a blizzard of events to the Hakata area. One of them is the Hakata Meguri, in which a guide takes visitors to see well-known local sites of historical or cultur...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
“Gaikokujin Star Tanjo” 2011
Showcasing Kyushu’s most talented foreigners! Fukuoka Now proudly presents our second annual “Gaikokujin Star Tanjo” event (formerly “Gaijin Idol”) Who are this year’s most ...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
The Real Thing
Autumn menus have been introduced at ELLE CAFÉ this month and you are sure to welcome the seasonal shift with the delicious selection on offer. Before we go into any more de...
Jul 1, 2010 Article
Hakata’s Special Summer Sweet
Fukuoka is reputed to be the birthplace of manju in Japan. Shoichi Kokushi, the founder of the Shoten-ji Buddhist Temple near Hakata Station, studied in China during the Sung Dynas...