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Apr 15, 2014 Now Reports
Fukuoka Anpanman Children’s Museum in Mall – Opens!
The fifth in all of Japan (following Nagoya, Sendai, Kobe and Yokohama) and the first in Kyushu, Anpanman Museum opens in Fukuoka on April 18, 2014. The space is huge, about 8,790 ...
Apr 10, 2014 Now Reports
HK Express x Fukuoka Now – WIN Trip to Hong Kong!
Hong Kong’s only low-cost carrier HK Express announced a new flight from Hong Kong to Fukuoka commencing April 10, 2014. They are promoting Fukuoka as an “emerging hotspot on the A...
Apr 4, 2014 Now Reports
Fukuoka Tower Report
The sleek triangular structure of Fukuoka Tower is the international symbol of Fukuoka, lighting up the city’s skyline as one of its most instantly recognisable landmarks. The 234m...
Mar 31, 2014 Now Reports
European Food Fair at Hilton with KLM
Tomorrow, April 1, Kyushu’s connection to Europe strengthens with the commencement of KLM’s additional Tuesday nonstop flight to Amsterdam, and with the start of a European F...
Mar 31, 2014 Now Reports
Hakata Sennennomon Gate
In 1242, Enni Ben'en (posthumous name: Shouichi Kokushi) founded Jotenji Temple, a place with deep ties to Hakata-ori textiles and the presumed origin of the Hakata Yamakasa festiv...
Mar 28, 2014 Now Reports
April 2014 Fukuoka Now
Finally! The winter is over and it's time to set sail on Hakata Bay for a fresh air adventure! This month we learn about sailing in Fukuoka from Linda Saza, a long-time Fukuoka res...
Mar 28, 2014 Now Reports
Fukuoka City Muslim Friendly Restaurant Guide
This guide introduces a number of the Muslim-friendly establishments in the city of Fukuoka, along with maps to help you find them. It is designed to help Muslim visitors enjoy the...
Mar 28, 2014 Now Reports
Fukuoka Kau Kau: Don Quijote
Fukuoka is a compact city bursting with trendy boutiques, big department stores and everything in between; it’s a shopper’s paradise. We gave a foreigner a budget and a number of i...
Mar 28, 2014 Now Reports
Jaap Mulder
Jaap Mulder first sailed into Hakata bay with his wife Marijke in 1989, as part of a yacht race during Yokatopia Expo from Auckland, Fukuoka’s sister city in New Zealand. The pair,...
Mar 28, 2014 Now Reports
Sail Away! Fukuoka
Contrary to popular belief, sailing is not just a rich man’s sport. It can be a very relaxing and affordable pastime… after all, wind is free! Read our full online guid...