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Jul 14, 2022 Local News
New Seaside Course For Fukuoka’s Open Top Bus
Fukuoka City’s double-decker open-top bus will offer a special course in the month of August only: “Uminaka & Shikanoshima Island Enjoyment Tour.” The tour will run through Uminona...
Jul 14, 2022 Local News
Papio Ice Arena To Reopen
The operator of the Papio Ice Arena, a skating rink in Fukuoka City that has been closed due to aging, has decided to reopen the facility. The Papio Ice Arena is the only skating r...
Jul 12, 2022 Local News
Mayor Wants To Avoid Implementing Restrictions
Regarding the uptick in C19 infections, Fukuoka City Mayor Takashima said at a press conference yesterday (July 11), "The number of newly infected people is increasing, but most of...
Jul 8, 2022 Local News
Yamakasa Festival To Proceed as Plan Despite Corona Warning
The organizers of the summer festival, "Hakata Gion Yamakasa," have stated that they will further ensure infection control measures for participants and other people. Hakata Gion Y...
Jul 7, 2022 Food & Drinks
Ishimura Manseido, Celebrated Confectionery in Hakata
Ishimura Manseido is a long-standing confectioner that was founded in Fukuoka in 1905. The main shop is located next to the finish line for the Oiyama float race, the climax of the...
Jul 4, 2022 Event
Do you speak Rakugo?
For the first time in Fukuoka! The amazing art of Japanese “sit-down comedy” in English! (And Japanese). Featuring Cyril Coppini, French Rakugo performer and Kouraku Kanariya...
Jul 1, 2022 Now Reports
Former Takamiya Residence of the Kaijima Family: A Traditional Building Brought back to Life
This April, Takamiya Minami Garden opened in a quiet residential area near Nishitetsu Takamiya Station. Within the lush green grounds sits the former Takamiya Residence of the Kaij...
Jul 1, 2022 Local News
New 113-meter-high Building Announced for Tenjin
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company and local developer Fukuoka Jisho announced a joint redevelopment project in the Tenjin area. Their new building will replace the current Nishi-dori...
Jul 1, 2022 Local News
Startup Nulab Listed On Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth
One of Fukuoka's earliest startup companies, Nulab, became listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Growth market on June 28. The Fukuoka City-based company offers online collaboration...
Jul 1, 2022 Event
Hakata Gion Yamakasa
Fukuoka’s most beloved festival, Yamakasa. From 7/1 you can see the decorative floats at 13 locations including Kushida Shrine and the neighborhoods of Hakata. The climax begins at...
