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Aug 29, 2017 Local News
Poor Catch of Gourmet Jellyfish
The heavy rains that fell in northern Kyushu during July meant a poor catch of jellyfish known as bizen kurage (rhopilema esculentum or flame jellyfish) in the Ariake Sea. The low ...
Aug 28, 2017 Local News
Kenyan Track and Field Team to Hold Training Camp in Kurume for Tokyo 2020
It was announced that the Kenyan track and field team will hold their pre-Olympics training camp in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The camp will operate from mid to late July 202...
Aug 28, 2017 Local News
Nishitetsu Purchased New Land in Daimyo Area
Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) acquired the building and land that lies adjacent to the former Daimyo Elementary School, a site that is set to undergo large-scale...
Aug 28, 2017 Now Reports
September 2017 Fukuoka Now
Gracing this month’s cover are five shrine maidens at Hakozaki Shrine. In their hands are chanpon, glass toy-like instruments that makes a fun popping sound when blown into. That c...
Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks
Ichiran Head Shop
Founded in the tonkotsu (pork bone broth) ramen capital of Fukuoka, Ichiran is a popular ramen chain that now has outlets throughout Japan as well as in the United States, Taiwan a...
Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks
Hakata Ippudo Daimyo Honten
Founded in Fukuoka in 1985, Ippudo is now a global ramen chain with shops in 14 countries and regions around the globe, including New York (USA), Paris, France and ...
Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks
Tatsumi Sushi Sohonten
Tatsumi Sushi has been a favorite of local Fukuokans since it opened just outside of the Nagahama Seafood Market in 1980. The original...
Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks
Sushi Shogun Shintencho
Located in the Shintencho Shopping Arcade, Sushi Shogun is a standing sushi bar. There is no conveyor belt here, and the chefs, who are right in front of you, make...
Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks
Genkaimaru Tenjin
At this conveyor-belt sushi shop, veteran chefs make sushi from fresh fish and seafood sourced daily from the nearby Nagahama Seafood Market....
Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks
Sushiya
Sushiya is a popular shop where you can enjoy fresh seafood at reasonable prices. Inside the pristine shop, you can relax at the spacious counter...