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Dec 16, 2019 Food & Drinks
Toritori Kenkyudan
Despite its location outside the perimeter of Hakata Station, people flock to Toritori Kenkyudan to enjoy its many signature chicken dishes. The restaurant opened in...
Dec 13, 2019 Food & Drinks
megane coffee & spirits
In Oct. 2019, former salaryman Takeharu Sugawara opened a unique new yatai serving coffee and distilled spirits. The menu features hand drip coffee—an original blend...
Dec 13, 2019 Local News
Japan’s First Zeiss Vision Center Opens in Fukuoka
Carl Zeiss, a German manufacturer known for high-class eyewear lenses, opened a shop in Tenjin on December 12. Partnering with Japanese eyeglass retailer Personal Glass Eyex', the ...
Dec 13, 2019 Event
Christmas at Sarakuyama
Enjoy live music, delicious food, and stunning scenery from the top of Mount Sarakura this December. Musicians from Fukuoka will perform festive songs and the observatory restauran...
Dec 13, 2019 Local News
Kurume-based Women’s Rugby Team Established
A Kurume-based female rugby team Nanairo Prism Fukuoka established on December 10. Managed by local organization Nanairo Lab, the team will actively work on promoting the popularit...
Dec 13, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Zoo Welcomes Two Rhinoceros
Fukuoka Zoo welcomes two southern white rhinos from South Africa. A pair of two-year-old white rhinos will arrive in Fukuoka on December 13 and make their debut at the zoo in early...
Dec 13, 2019 Event
Special Exhibition: Tetsu Nakamura
A special exhibition paying tribute to late Tetsu Nakamura, a Fukuoka-born physician who devoted his life and career to improve the lives of Afghans, is currently on at the Fukuoka...
Dec 12, 2019 Local News
AI-based Translation Service Tested at Ward Offices
The testing of a new AI-based translation system has begun at public facilities in Fukuoka City. The system was developed by Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. as the first speech-to-speech...
Dec 12, 2019 Event
Gallery Hopping Wine
Enjoy wine tasting and gallery hopping at six galleries (Gallery Moryta, Gallery Ogata, Tokopola, Keyaki-dori Gallery 106, Gallery Bin and Message Design Center) along Keyaki-dori ...
Dec 12, 2019 Event
LGBTQ and Social Diversity in Asian Art
Starting from April 2018, Fukuoka City began recognizing partnerships of LGBTQ couples. This exhibition introduces the works created by LGBTQ artists through their relationship wit...