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Dec 18, 2020 Event
Classic Cameras in Hakata
All kinds of classic cameras will be on sale inside Hakata Hankyu this January! Everything from rare and older cameras and lenses to the latest digital models will be available. It...
Dec 18, 2020 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...
Dec 18, 2020 Event
Nanakusa No Sekku
The 7th of January is Nanakusa no Hi. Nanakusa refers to seven herbs or seven kinds of grass eaten together on this day as okayu (rice porridge) for good health for the rest of the...
Dec 18, 2020 Event
Manifestations of Mercy Treasures from the Chuguji Temple
Located in Ikaruga, Nara, is the Chūgūji, a temple built in the Asuka period by Prince Shotoku’s mother. It enshrines the statue of a pensive bodhisattva, a National Treasure that ...
Dec 18, 2020 Event
Treasures from the Tearoom
Tea ceremonies as an art form spread across Japan in the Muromachi period. As more and more people began practicing tea ceremonies, they also engaged in...
Dec 18, 2020 Event
What’s AI?
AI has become increasingly ubiquitous in today's society, but have you ever stopped to think about what it is and how it affects our lives? If you want to discover more...
Dec 18, 2020 Event
Stylish Hedgehog Exhibition at the Kihinkan
Hedgehogs' tiny bodies, spiky exteriors, and big round eyes look so sweet on camera! It is no wonder that these animals have so many fans! Photographs and...
Dec 18, 2020 Event
Hakata Mochitsuki
Before WWII, people in Hakata made mochi (sticky rice) cakes in the new year to the sound of the shamisen and taiko drums, and...
Dec 16, 2020 Local News
Tokyo-based Companies Purchase Fukuoka Green Juice Company
Fukuoka City-based aojiru (green juice) manufacturer, Q’sai Co., Ltd, will be acquired by Euglena Co., Ltd. Tokyo-based Euglena produces and sells health products and biofuel made ...
Dec 16, 2020 Local News
Daily Christmas Fireworks in Fukutsu Announced
A total of 10,000 fireworks light up the night sky of Fukutsu City between Dec. 18 ~ 20. The ‘Xmas Special Firework’ presents daily shows of fireworks, music, and laser lights for ...