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Nov 9, 2021Itoshima Now
Jizakana Bank
Jizakana Bank is an ongoing project in Itoshima to ensure that everyone in society can continue enjoying fresh, delicious local fish. (Jizakana means local fish in Japanese.) In or...
Oct 29, 2021Itoshima Now
Oshi no Chiitama
A new eatery featuring "salt noodles" opens on October 29th, just three minutes on foot from JR Chikuzenmaebaru Station, the gateway to Itoshima. If you read the restaurant's name....
Oct 6, 2021Itoshima Now
Wakamatsu Farm Market & Cafe Rita
This spacious cafe and shop opened this summer in a quiet town at the valley’s base in Itoshima. The renovated warehouse is directly managed by Wakamatsu Farm, which grows fruits a...
Sep 7, 2021Itoshima Now
Uniquely Packaged Edamame On Sale In Itoshima
We found something rather cute today in Itoshima along Route 202. A local farmer has set up an old and doorless refrigerator as a self-serve honor-system shop to sell...
Jun 29, 2021Itoshima Now
Santa Monica Itoshima
Earlier this year, we introduced a new burger joint in Keya, Itoshima, and here we go again, but this time not in the town but along the coast. Tucked in along a beach access road ...
Jun 3, 2021Itoshima Now
Yakitori no Hachibei Karaage Takeout Shop
Hachibei, one of Fukuoka’s best-known group of yakitori restaurants with locations in Tokyo’s Roppongi Hills and Honolulu, actually began in Maebaru, Itoshima. While decidedly more...
May 27, 2021Itoshima Now
Shimasoba
Itoshima is well-known for a wide variety of cuisine, but until now, ramen hasn’t been one of them. That might change with the recent opening of Shimasoba. Produced by Itoshima leg...
May 12, 2021Itoshima Now
Fuku Fuku
Fukufuku no Sato, a farmer’s market in Nijofukui, Itoshima City, is known for its wide field of brilliant yellow rape blossoms that attract visitors from afar in spring. This April...
Apr 28, 2021Itoshima Now
Ekimae-no Sakanaya san
A three-minute walk from Maebaru Station, a take-out side dish shop specializing in local fish from Itoshima has opened. Appropriately named Ekimae-no Sakana-yasan (Fish Shop in Fr...
Apr 9, 2021Itoshima Now
Natty Dread – Itoshima Jerk Chicken Joint Reopens
Good news for jerk chicken and burger fans, Natty Dread, is back! First opened in 2000, Natty has evolved much in two decades, but it retains a solid indie vibe and...
