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May 23, 2019 Event
The Frode Gjerstad Quartet Live in Fukuoka
Veteran Norwegian jazz musician Frode Gjerstad returns to Fukuoka! This time Frode is touring Japan with his quartet which will feature not one but two contrabass players, Øyvind S...
May 23, 2019 Now Reports
Festa di Spumante 2019 – Report
Life is one big celebration so what better way to toast to our good fortune than with a delicious glass of Spumante? For the fifth consecutive year, Fukuoka will be celebrating the...
May 23, 2019 Event
Hakozaki Kurashi no Atotsugi Market
Cultures that took root in Hakozaki for the past 100 years will be passed on to the future generation at the Atotsugi (passing on) Market. The site of the former Hakozaki campus of...
May 22, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Junior High Schools Get New Uniforms for First Time in 70 Years
Designs for new school uniforms to be worn by students at Fukuoka City’s municipal junior high schools from spring 2020 have been finalized. The new school uniform is said to be mo...
May 22, 2019 Local News
Umbrella Sharing Service in Fukuoka
Fukuoka City is planning to introduce an umbrella sharing service called Aikasa during the rainy season. Approximately 40 umbrella stands will be installed at major department stor...
May 21, 2019 Event
Yame Traditional Arts and Crafts Exhibition at ACROS Fukuoka
The town of Yame has long been considered a center of excellence for traditional craft goods in Kyushu, playing host to the Yame Fukushima butsudan (Buddhist altars) and Yame choch...
May 21, 2019 Event
Yakuin Tenten Market
Some streets in the area of Yakuin will become a venue of flea market on May 26. Since its inception in 2009, this event has taken place each spring and fall and this time will mar...
May 20, 2019 Local News
Drone Delivery System Tested to and from Island in Fukuoka
ANA Holdings Inc. tested a drone delivery service between Karatomari Port in Fukuoka City and Genkai Island on May 15. It was the first time in Japan for a drone to fly out of the ...
May 20, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Financial Group Announces Record Gross Revenue
On May 13 the Fukuoka Financial Group announced its consolidated financial statement as of March 2019 and a new mid-term management plan for the next three years. The gross revenue...
May 17, 2019 Now Reports
Scaling Fukuoka’s Highest Peak
The ACROS building, lovingly known as Mt. ACROS to locals, is one of this city’s greatest, and greenest, landmarks. Towering over Tenjin Chuo Park and the surrounding skyline, ACRO...