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Oct 23, 2015 Event
Africa Today
The african communities of Fukuoka invite you to the “first real African food, music and handicrafts event in Fukuoka”! Africa Today will be held on Nov. 3 at Tiempo. The African c...
Oct 23, 2015 Event
Bookuoka 2015
This celebration of the written word is organised by book-lovers for book-lovers. A whole host of book-related events take place all over the city: specially designed...
Oct 23, 2015 Event
Hakushu Festival 2015
A festival dedicated to Yanagawa-born tanka poet and children’s songwriter, Hakushu Kitahara (1885-1942). Around 80 boats decorated with...
Oct 23, 2015 Event
Dazaifu Tenmangu Autumn Meishuten
Alcohol used to be an integral part of Shinto rituals, and this event keeps that tradition alive by offering local liquors up to the kami - and mere mortals can partake...
Oct 23, 2015 Event
Sumo: Kyushu Basho
This year, wrestlers from as far as Russia, Egypt, and Bulgaria are competing. Kakuryu (Mongolian) is hotly tipped to win this tournament, but we’re cheering for Shohozan, Fukuoka’...
Oct 23, 2015 Event
Flea Market at Hakozaki Shrine
This is one of the biggest flea markets in western Japan! More than 200 stalls display curios, second-hand clothing, antiques and...
Oct 23, 2015 Event
Candle Night Live 2015
A rare opportunity to hear contemporary music in a traditional temple! Enjoy performances by Ino Hidefumi (jazz musician) and Kotringo (pop singer-songwriter), sit amidst the illum...
Oct 21, 2015 Event
Nokita Classic Surf Competition and Photo Contest
Watch pro surfers carve up the waves at Nogita Point! Big names like Yuta Sezutsu, Kenji Miyauchi, Seitaro Nakamura and Yuzuru Shinjo will be showing off their surfing skills, alon...
Oct 20, 2015 Now Reports
Meet R2-J1: R2-D2’s Japanese Cousin
Richard Napier Inoue had a dream. He dreamt that he had built a fully functioning R2-D2 robot. When he told people about this dream, however, everyone laughed at him (after all, th...
Oct 14, 2015 Event
Hakata Tenjin Rakugo Festival
The 9th annual “Hakata/Tenjin Rakugo festival” It’s the biggest festival dedicated to rakugo (traditional Japanese comic storytelling) in Japan, produced by Enraku Sanyutei over th...