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Aug 27, 2015 Now Reports
This Month in Fukuoka – September
Welcome to Fukuoka Now! Since 1998 our team of local experts have been introducing the best of Fukuoka to the world. Enjoy!
Aug 26, 2015 Now Reports
Zombie Night Marathon – Report
On Saturday (8/22), Fukuoka Now had the opportunity to report on the Zombie Night Athletic Relay Marathon, an event that attracted nearly 600 runners/zombie-philes. At Hiraodai Par...
Aug 26, 2015 Now Reports
Morimoto Nohbutai – A Noh Experience
Fukuoka Now recently attended the trial run of a new Noh experience, one which is designed to help foreigners appreciate this complex art form. The venue was, to our surprise, a ho...
Aug 10, 2015 Now Reports
Attack the Castle – August 2015
Over 70 Japanese-language students and foreign residents braved the fierce August heat to transform into ninjas and join the attack on Fukuoka Castle. The event is designed to teac...
Aug 9, 2015 Now Reports
Isla de Salsa 2015 – Saturday Report
Fukuoka Now’s new Editor and dance enthusiast, Jess McHugh, shook her hips to the international beats of Isla de Salsa yesterday. Here’s her insider’s guide: Salsa, tango, bellydan...
Aug 7, 2015 Now Reports
Teriha Spa Resort – Largest Spa in Kyushu
Onsen are great (once you get past the nakedness of it all), a wonderful tradition to experience; but there is another aspect of the Japanese bathing world which less tourists are ...
Aug 4, 2015 Now Reports
Fukuoka International Ballet Festival 2016 – First Report
Those who love pliés and pirouettes will be happy to hear that something very special is in the works. Last week, internationally seasoned ballet professionals Frank van Tongeren a...
Aug 3, 2015 Now Reports
Premium Shochu: Drinking the New with the Old
“I find it very difficult to choose which traditions to keep and which to drop,” says Shinichiro Watanabe, the President of Miyazaki’s Kyoya Shochu Distillery. This is ...
Aug 1, 2015 Food & Drinks
San-sui Mizudashi Coffee
Finding a great cup of coffee in Fukuoka is not hard, but have you tried mizudashi coffee (Dutch coffee)? Water collected daily from the Wakasugi mountain spring is dripped...
