Fukuoka Prefecture

Jan 18, 2021 Local News

Kushida Shrine Otafuku Celebrates 60th Anniversary

The seasonal presentation of a giant ‘otafuku’ gate at Kushida Shrine’s entrance in Fukuoka City celebrates its sixtieth year anniversary this year. The smiling face of the Otafuku...

Jan 18, 2021 Local News

New Publication by UN-Habitat Office in Fukuoka Released

The Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific of UN-Habitat in Fukuoka recently published “Key Findings and Messages” (available in Japanese and English,) a summarized report based ...

Jan 18, 2021 Local News

New Single Day Record and Record Infections for Sunday in Fukuoka

On January 17, Fukuoka Prefecture reported 300 new coronavirus infections, setting a record single-day count for a Sunday. During the first weekend after the issuance of the second...

Jan 15, 2021 Event

My Family: Masashi Asada Photo Exhibition

Masashi Asada is a photographer known for his family-themed images. Asada continues to use members of his actual family as subjects in various unique and stylized settings. He firs...

Exhibition

Jan 15, 2021 Event

ACROS Lunchtime Concert Volume 87 – Special Edition – Chill out with Classical Music – Ryo Fukawa and Friends

Enjoy music during your lunch break at the Symphony Hall in ACROS, Fukuoka. This month's extended concert will last 90 minutes. Ryo Fukawa, a popular MC and musician who started ou...

Music

Jan 15, 2021 Event

The 13th Hirao-dai Winter Fireworks Display

A fireworks display that fuses together music and lasers will take place at Hirao-dai. Altitudes reach up to 700 meters above sea level in this vast geologic limestone formation, w...

Festival

Jan 15, 2021 Event

Tracing the Chinese Cinema: from the Silent Era to the Fifth Generation

The Cine-la movie hall is located in the Fukuoka City Public Library and has an impressive archive of films. Their collection includes Asian films and movies that have links to the...