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Dec 14, 2018 Event
Eat Namako Mochi on New Year’s Eve
Join Hakozaki Shrine’s New Year tradition, the mochitsuki. Mochitsuki is when rice is pounded to make mochi (rice cakes). The mochi at this festival are in the shape of namako (sea...
Dec 14, 2018 Local News
Applications for Fukuoka Triathlon 2019 Open
Following the inaugural event in 2017, Fukuoka Triathlon 2019 will once again take competitors around Uminonakamichi Seaside Park and Shikanoshima, a part of Fukuoka steeped in his...
Dec 14, 2018 Local News
Cat Specialty Bookstore in Ropponmatsu
A bookstore specializing in cat-related books opened in Ropponmatsu, Fukuoka City on December 3. The shop is named Shoshi Wagahaido and has operated as an online store since 2013. ...
Dec 14, 2018 Event
Christmas Events at Mark Is Fukuoka
Mark Is Fukuoka Momochi, the newest commercial facility in the city and western Japan’s largest, is celebrating Christmas with various events including live performances and worksh...
Dec 14, 2018 Event
Hatsukoshin Festival
A New Year custom in which people visit the small Sarutahiko Shrine from early morning to line up and buy monkey masks handmade by Hakata ningyo doll makers. The masks are hung in ...
Dec 14, 2018 Event
70th Kagu Show Japan
It’s the biggest furniture event in western Japan! Browse for high quality and new products including planks of Yakushima cedar from 70 companies from around Japan. Buy on the spot...
Dec 14, 2018 Event
Toka Ebisu New Year Festival
A grand festival dedicated to Ebisu, the god of prosperous fishing and business. As such, it is customary for Fukuoka businessmen to visit the Toka Ebisu Shrine during the New Year...
Dec 14, 2018 Event
Heshikiri-Hasebe Sword
Regarded as a national treasure, this famous blade was once owned by historical figures including local hero Kuroda Kanbei. Its popularity recently exploded thanks to the online ga...
Dec 14, 2018 Event
Tama Seseri
For over 500 years, two teams of loincloth-clad men have braved the winter cold to scramble for possession of an 8 kg wooden ball in this unique New Year’s ritual. Victory for the ...
Dec 13, 2018 Now Reports
Report on the Kyushu Pawnshop Grand Bazaar 2018!
Today we took a walk through the “Kyushu Pawnshop Grand Bazaar - Clearance Sale” taking place now on 7F and 8F Elgala Hall in Tenjin. And wow! If you’re into designer brand goods a...