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Jul 1, 2015 Now Reports
Canezees Doughnut Hakata
Less than 10 minutes by foot south of Hakata Station is Canezees Doughnuts, Fukuoka’s first indie doughnut shop. Years ago, when Kenji (who previously owned the popular izakaya “Ke...
Jul 1, 2015 Now Reports
This Month in Fukuoka – July
Welcome to Fukuoka Now! Since 1998 our team of local experts have been introducing the best of Fukuoka to the world.
Jul 1, 2015 Now Reports
Fukuoka’s National Judo and Kendo Tournaments
Martial arts clubs have always been a mainstay of Japanese high schools, and two of the more popular ones are judo and kendo. Many children learn judo and kendo at small training c...
Jun 30, 2015 Now Reports
Walker Juice – Opens in Tenjin
Cold press juice shops are still an uncommon breed in Fukuoka, despite their popularity in the West, but Walker Juice is stepping up to bring the first boutique version of this hea...
Jun 15, 2015 Now Reports
JR Kyushu Foreign Student Pass 5th Anniversary Competition
JR Kyushu & Fukuoka Now – JR Kyushu Foreign Student Pass 5th anniversary competition (for foreign students in Japan only) ★PRIZE★ The winner will be given a pair of JR-Ky...
Jun 11, 2015 Now Reports
FUKUOKA – 12th Most Liveable City in Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey 2015
Congratulations to us… Fukuoka City has once again ranked very high in London-based Monocle Magazine’s well respected index. Last year Fukuoka ranked 10th of 25, so we did slip two...
Jun 10, 2015 Now Reports
Cameron Ohara
Hometown: Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada In Japan: 5 years Identity: Animator and Graphic Artist Cameron Ohara is from Vancouver, Canada and has been living in Kitakyushu, Fuk...
Jun 8, 2015 Now Reports
The 31st Kashima Gatalympics
The Kashima Gatalympics is held every year in late May on the mudflats of Kashima. At low tide, these flats are exposed in their entirety, a great grey-brown expanse of thick mud t...
May 31, 2015 Now Reports
Fukuoka Comedy Festival – Saturday Show Report
Over the last few months, we’ve charted the formation and growth of Comedy Fukuoka, an organisation that has dedicated itself to bringing laughs to Fukuoka. Only in January we cove...
May 27, 2015 Now Reports
June 2015 Fukuoka Now
May has come and gone, and that means one thing: rain. While it’s easy to resent the rainy season if you love the great outdoors, you need not worry because there’s still one way t...
