Kurume Kasuri Guide 2021

Kurume Kasuri is a traditional textile from the Chikugo region that has been handed down over the generations. It is currently produced in Kurume City, Hirokawa Town (in Yame Distr...

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Kakigori Guide 2020 – The Best Spots for Shaved Ice in Fukuoka!

In the fierce heat of the Fukuoka sun, kakigori is the most delicious way to cool off. This seasonal treat consists of delicately shaved ice, as fluffy as freshly fallen snow, whic...

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Sansai (山菜) – A Beginner’s Guide to Foraging in Fukuoka

Report by Ben Rosenberg Disclaimer: Picking and eating wild plants can be fun but also incredibly dangerous. Many plants have poisonous look-alikes, and the utmost caution must be ...

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Kakashi Matsuri Guide 2019

No, it’s not cosplay in the countryside and it’s unrelated to Halloween, but yes, there’s something funky going on in the rice fields! Each autumn, some farming villages crank up t...

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Fukuoka Summer Festival Guide 2019

Summer is the season for local community festivals all over Japan. Some are big, and some are small, but they are an excellent opportunity to meet your neighbors and enjoy Japanese...

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Fukuoka Sakagura Biraki Guide 2019

Fukuoka is blessed with good quality water and rice, making it one of the best places to brew sake in the country. The prefecture is home to 70 breweries, which is the 5th highest ...

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Fukuoka Vintage and Antique Shop Guide

Going antiquing or vintage shopping is like embarking on a treasure hunt, and there’s heaps of treasure to be found in Fukuoka! The range of items on display at these shops is too ...

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Guide to Kitakyushu, Shimonoseki and the Kanmon Straits

The Kanmon Straits. This narrow strip of water is all that separates the islands of Honshu and Kyushu, but it is also what connects the two cities of Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki. Ri...

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