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Feb 10, 2015 Event
Yanagawa Hina Festival
Sagemon are hanging ornaments unique to the Yanagawa region. These fabric dolls of rabbits, chicks and cranes...
Feb 9, 2015 Event
Dazaifu via Tabito Sightseeing Train with Kimono Experience
Don't miss this activity-packed tour for only ¥6,000, a special offer of the Fukuoka Welcome Campaign. Ride the Tabito sightseeing train, try on a kimono, and enjoy a Japanese-styl...
Feb 9, 2015 Event
All-You-Can-Eat Peking Duck
For the 45th anniversary of Nishitetsu Grand Hotel, Tou-Lin, the Chinese restaurant on floor B1F, is offering a special course menu with all-you-can-eat Peking duck. The well-baked...
Feb 2, 2015 Now Reports
Internship at Fukuoka Now
Taking that leap from being a lazy sloth of an university student who works when she pleases, if she pleases, to an organised, hard-working intern working nine hours a day can be a...
Jan 29, 2015 Event
Mouton Cadet Wine Event at Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk
Mouton Cadet is considered Bordeaux’s most loved wine, created by Château Mouton Rothschild. It is produced through the assembly of a variety of grapes, from several Bordeaux regio...
Jan 28, 2015 Now Reports
Interview – Mayor Soichiro Takashima: Four More Years
On November 16, 2014, Fukuoka’s young and charismatic Mayor was re-elected for a second term. The Mayor, who places priority on clear and open communication sat down with Fukuoka N...
Jan 28, 2015 Food & Drinks
Ikkokudo Kiyokawa
Not far from Yanagibashi Market, Ikkokudo opened in August 2001. Owner Kazuki Fukunaga was born and raised in the area and began his culinary career at 16, working in the kitchen o...
Jan 28, 2015 Now Reports
Ardit Como
Just a few months since moving to Fukuoka with his family from Albania, Ardit is already spreading infectious smiles on the faces of locals. Juggling a busy schedule as a certified...
Jan 28, 2015 Now Reports
Creating Fukuoka’s Future
In March 2014, Fukuoka was selected as one of the Japanese government's National Strategic Special Zones. The purpose of the zones is to foster competitive industries in certain re...
Jan 28, 2015 Now Reports
Nagahama Fish Market Citizen’s Day – Report
Every half-decent guidebook of Japan introduces going to the fish market as a must-do. Why? To find out, Fukuoka Now checked out a recent public day at the city’s central wholesale...