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The Table for New Year (Workshop)

Try your hand at some authentic festive Japanese cooking! Japanese people eat a special selection of dishes during the New Year celebration called osechi-ryōri, typically shortened...

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Jan. 25

The Way of Tea

Celebrate the new year and experience a traditional Japanese tea ceremony at the Japanese Garden in Ohori Park. “The Way of Tea” is part of a series of cultural experiences run by ...

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Nov. 30

The Way of Karakami

Karakami is traditional Japanese woodblock-printed paper which is often used to make sliding doors (fusuma) and wallpaper. Much of Japanese culture and its aesthetic sensibilities ...

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Dec. 1

The Way of Calligraphy

Surprise your Japanese friends with an authentic New Year’s card! The Japanese have a custom of sending New Year's Day postcards (nengajō) to their friends and relatives, similar t...

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Nov. 27

Fukuoka Castle Night Tour

In advance of next year’s NHK drama about Kuroda Kanbei, founder of Fukuoka, a night walking tour of Fukuoka Castle is to be held twice by Idea Kyushu Asia - on Nov. 27 and Dec. 8....

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Nov. 3

Mitsuhime Candle Service Event at Ennouji

Special nighttime candle illumination event at Ennouji - a temple said to be built by Kuroda Kanbei’s wife Mitsuhime. The event includes a candlelight Buddhist prayer session to Mi...

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Nov. 24

Sumo Kyushu Basho

Fans and insiders alike will be looking to the November Grand Sumo Tournament for a spectacular show as yokozuna Hakuho aims for his 5th championship in a row. Wrestlers from many ...

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Oct. 12

Chajin Daimyo Kanbei Kuroda Talk Session

Learn more about Kuroda Kanbei - the founding father of the Fukuoka Domain and subject of upcoming NHK Taiga Drama 2014 - at this talk session in the tranquil surroundings of Yusen...

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