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Jun 11, 2020 Food & Drinks
Golden Brown Fukuoka
Fukuoka might be best known for its ramen, but it’s also home to a growing number of burger specialty shops. And now we have one more, as the Nakameguro, Tokyo based Golden Brown, ...
Jun 10, 2020 Now Reports
Caitac Square Garden – New Commercial Facility Opens in Tenjin
A new commercial facility located on Kokutai-dori Ave. featuring nineteen “lifestyle” shops opens tomorrow, June 11. Amongst four eateries is the first Golden Brown shop in western...
Jun 9, 2020 Now Reports
Doriano Sulis – Chikuzen Biwa Artisan
Doriano Sulis, an Italian-native artisan of Chikuzen biwa (Japanese lute), has launched a crowdfunding project to save the traditional instrument from disappearing due to lack of k...
Jun 9, 2020 Now Reports
Off Broadway – To Be Continued
We met up recently with Luis Matos, who along with his partner Tomoko run Off Broadway, one of the longest-running international bars in Fukuoka. Opened near Suzaki Park in 1993, t...
Jun 4, 2020 Now Reports
New British-style Pub in Daimyo
With all necessary precautions taken, (body temperatures measured at the door, hand sanitizers at the ready, number of guests controlled, and the interior frequently wiped down), t...
Jun 4, 2020 Now Reports
Fukuoka Firefly Watching Guide 2020
It’s the start of firefly viewing season in Kyushu, so we’ve rounded up some of the best local hotaru festivals! Fireflies (hotaru in Japanese) are a symbol of the start of summer ...
Jun 4, 2020 Now Reports
Fukuoka Hydrangea Viewing Guide 2020
Rainy season can be a drag - wet shoes, lugging an umbrella around town, being stuck indoors - but it’s not all bad. Beautiful ajisai (hydrangea), meaning “water vessel”, are in fu...
Jun 3, 2020 Shopping
Seahawk Galleria
Seahawk Galleria, a shopping arcade with a diverse array of 24 shops such as accessories, fashion, sundries, daily necessities, and souvenirs, is located inside the Hilton Fukuoka ...
Jun 2, 2020 Now Reports
Nagoshi no Harae and Chinowa-kuguri: Summer Purification Rites
Every year in June and July, shrines around Japan perform an ancient purification rite called Nagoshi no Harae or Chinowa-kuguri. This is originally one of two Shinto rituals refer...
May 29, 2020 Now Reports
Travis Mactier, Canada Kitchen
It turns out, one of his dreams was to operate a food truck. With the support of his wife, friends, and neighbors on February 2 this year, he opened Canada Kitchen on the parking l...
