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Mar 8, 2018 Event
Wang Xizhi and Japanese Calligraphy
The Japanese’s established connection with forms of writing goes back more than 1,300 years. One of their admired figures when it comes to writing was Wang Xizhi, an aristocratic w...
Feb 23, 2018 Event
Japan Umeshu Festival in Fukuoka 2018
Discover the world of umeshu! Over 150 varieties of umeshu (plum wine) from across Japan are available to taste and buy. Try umeshu cocktails and...
Feb 23, 2018 Event
6th Thought Exhibition & Market
Eighty Kyushu-based brands and creatives exhibit and sell clothing, food and lifestyle goods at this event based on the theme “thought”. It’s a great opportunity to...
Feb 23, 2018 Event
Dazaifu Shrine Kyokusui-no-en Festival
Started in the Heian period, this elegant annual festival sees Waka poets in traditional kimono sit along a stream composing poems amongst...
Nov 10, 2017 Event
Illumination in Dazaifu Tenmangu to Mark World Diabetes Day 2017
Every year famous landmarks across Japan are illuminated with special blue lighting to mark World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14). Led by the...
Oct 23, 2017 Event
Autumn Sake Exhibition in Dazaifu
In a tradition dating back since ancient times, breweries from Fukuoka Prefecture offer their sake to the gods in March and November. Enjoy free...
Oct 18, 2017 Now Reports
Shin Momoyama Exhibition – Japanese Art in the Age of Discoveries Pre-open Report
Here are some snapshots we took during our tour. Amongst these shots are: a rifle similar to the first to have been used in Japan, a European shaped bell, a brochure (the only copy...
Oct 13, 2017 Event
Dazaifu Fes 2017
With the temples Kanzeon-ji and Kaidan-in chosen as the locations for this year’s Dazaifu Fes, visitors will surely feel a strong sense of history in the air. An outdoor bar will b...
Oct 2, 2017 Event
Shin Momoyama Exhibition – Japanese Art In The Age Of Discoveries
During the 100-year period between the introduction of firearms into the country (1542~1543) and the enactment of an isolationist foreign policy by...
Sep 21, 2017 Local News
New Railcars for Nishitetsu’s Tabito
Nishitetsu began using a new railcar model for Tabito, their Dazaifu area sightseeing train. The company will use the...
