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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...
Mar 21, 2021Itoshima Now
Okuzoe Seipan – New Bakery in Itoshima
A new specialty bakery using organic wheat from Kyushu, Hokkaido, and the United States opened in Itoshima on March 20. Tomohiro Okuzoe from Amakusa, Kumamoto bakes simple artisan ...
Mar 14, 2021Itoshima Now
Itoshima Huli Huli
Hawaii and Itoshima have several things in common: sandy beaches, surf, and a slower pace of life, and now there's another. Huli Hui, a roasted chicken-style that can be found in ...
Oct 28, 2020Itoshima Now
The Local Roaster by the Beach
Things have really come together for Shunji Yoshii, owner of Thalia Coffee Roasters, at the Nogita intersection on Route 54. Six years in the same spot, he opened under the banner ...
Oct 27, 2020Itoshima Now
Coume Bakery
In late July, Hajime Dohi and his wife Mariko opened a new bakery near Kafuri, and it’s already booming! After perfecting his skills at many bakeries around Japan and overseas in D...
