Fukuoka Prefecture

Sep 22, 2021 Local News

Starflyer Tests Pet-in-cabin Flights

Star Fligher announced trial operations of pet-in-cabin flights. It would allow guests and their small dogs or cats to be seated next without placing pets in the cargo compartment....

Sep 22, 2021 Local News

Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament Return Confirmed

The Kyushu Basho will return this year. A year after canceling its 2020 tournament due to the pandemic, five representatives of the Nihon Sumo Kyokai visited Fukuoka City Hall to p...

Sep 22, 2021 Local News

COVID-19 Oxygen Station Goes Unused in Fukuoka

‘Oxygen stations’ in Fukuoka Prefecture have remained unused since deployment on Aug. 31. The facility’s potential to improve safety for patients urgently seeking hospital beds has...

Sep 17, 2021 Local News

Fukuoka Marathon 2021 To Be Held Online

Fukuoka City will hold the Fukuoka Marathon 2021 online between Nov. 11 ~ 27. The two-week event will use a GPS-based jogging application, Tatta, and allows runners to complete the...

Sep 17, 2021 Event

HAKATA ART STATION 2021

An art event is now being held throughout the entire Hakata Hankyu building. The main event is the "Art Fair Asia Fukuoka," a contemporary art festival. Some of the artwork will be...

Sep 17, 2021 Event

Nakamura Ningyo and Dazaifu Tenmangu

The Dazaifu Tenmangu Museum hosts “Nakamura Ningyo and Dazaifu Tenmangu,” an exhibition focusing on the works of four generations of Japanese figural craftsmen from Nakamura Ningyo...