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Mar 12, 2014 Event
The Way of Calligraphy – Make Your Sign!
Enjoy the traditional art of calligraphy and learn a new skill! In this workshop, a calligraphist from Kyoto teaches you how to write the kanji (Chinese characters) for your name. ...
Mar 12, 2014 Event
St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Tenjin
Want to hit the streets to celebrate St. Patrick’s this year? The Celtic Society of Japan invites participants to join their annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday, March 16. Th...
Mar 3, 2014 Event
Norwegian New Jazz Quartet Cortex Returns to Fukuoka
Cortex is Thomas Johansson (trumpet), Kristoffer Berre Alberts (sax), Ola Høyer (bass), and Gard Nilssen (drums). After extensive touring in Norway, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Franc...
Feb 28, 2014 Places
Imazu Stone Fortification and Bishamon-yama
Imazu, in Nishi-ku, lies on the east coast of the Itoshima Peninsula. Blessed with oceans, mountains and unspoiled landscapes, it is also an important historical area. From ancient...
Feb 28, 2014 Now Reports
March 2014 Fukuoka Now
The warm spring weather encouraged FN to take two trips this month! The first is a short hike at Genko Borui in Imazu. Just minutes from Tenjin, this walking course is full of hist...
Feb 28, 2014 Event
Fashion Week Fukuoka 2014
Fukuoka City’s fashion industry is in the spotlight from March 8 ~ 23. 3/8 (Sat.)~3/23 (Sun.) / Fukuoka City (Hakata, Tenjin, Daimyo, Yakuin, Imaizumi, Kego areas) / http://fwf.j...
Feb 28, 2014 Now Reports
Super Sakura Spots: Nishi Park and Terumo Shrine
Located on a hill jutting into Hakata Bay, Nishi Park provides stunning views of the bay as well as Nokonoshima and Shikanoshima islands from its observation deck. Its wealth of na...
Feb 28, 2014 Local News
City Bulletin March 2014
Selected news topics by Fukuoka Now from Fukuoka’s Shisei Dayori.
Feb 28, 2014 Now Reports
Kyle Ricks
When it comes to haute cuisine, New Yorker Kyle Ricks knows his onions. He has worked in top end NYC eateries, alongside famous fusion chefs such as David Bouley, and privately for...
Feb 21, 2014 Event
Amaou Festival
Big, red and juicy - we can’t get enough of Fukuoka’s delicious amaou strawberries, and this year marks the 10th anniversary since they were first sold! In honor of this milestone,...