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Dec 20, 2018 Now Reports
Itoshima Now! January 2019
A view of the ocean, a tasty sandwich, and a cup of coffee. It’s the simple things in life that matter. Five years ago Hiroshi Nagahama moved his family and bread shop (Sana Bakery...
Dec 20, 2018 Now Reports
Itoshima Now!
Just 25 km west of Fukuoka City, Itoshima has beautiful beaches, lush green mountains and is famous for flavorful vegetables and fresh seafood. Learn more about Itoshima now!
Dec 20, 2018 Now Reports
Meet Geigi at the Hakata Traditional Performing Arts Centre
Across from Kushida Shrine sits a building with traditional lattice doors. This is the Hakata Traditional Performing Arts Centre, which opened in 2017 to spread the word about Haka...
Dec 19, 2018 Now Reports
Fukuoka Hatsu-uri and Fukubukuro Guide 2019
Hatsu-uri literally means “first sale”, and is one of many Japanese ‘first-of-the-year’ traditions, which range from hatsumode, the first shrine visit of the year, to hatsuhinode, ...
Dec 19, 2018 Now Reports
Nengajo – How to Make a Japanese Christmas/New Year’s Card
Nengajo are special Japanese New Year’s cards that come with domestic postage included. They can be bought from stationery stores around Fukuoka such as Loft, but a great place to ...
Dec 19, 2018 Food & Drinks
Buta Soba Tsukiya
In Sep. 2018, chicken and soy sauce ramen purveyor Shinasoba Tsukiya opened a new tonkotsu ramen restaurant, Buta Soba Tsukiya. However the soup is not the milky white kind you’re ...
Dec 19, 2018 Food & Drinks
Étoile Coffee
After working for four years at specialty coffee shop Honey Coffee, Minako Yamaguchi opened this shop to offer the unique combination of coffee and Japanese sweets, which are typic...
Dec 18, 2018 Food & Drinks
Yokaban NY
Stephen Lyman (right), a Japanese government recognized shochu (Japan's indigenous spirit) ambassador from New York, recently relocated to Fukuoka to continue his mission to suppor...
