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Feb 7, 2020 Local News
World-fastest Air-powered Motorcycle Developed By Students In Fukuoka
A group of high school students in Fukuoka developed the world-fastest air-powered motorcycle. Eight students at Hakata Technical...
Feb 5, 2020 Event
Star Wars Themed Cafe In Hakata
A special cafe has opened in Hakata to celebrate the release of the final film in the nine-part Skywalker...
Jan 29, 2020 Local News
Cruise Ships From China Cancel Calls to Kyushu
Cancellations of cruise tours have begun to hit ports around Kyushu. A cruise from China arrived at Hakata Port in the morning of Jan. 27 after departing just before the Chinese go...
Jan 28, 2020 Event
Doll Festival at Hakata Machiya
Celebrate this year's Doll's Festival at Hakata Machiya! The seven-tiered doll displays are sure to generate a lot of interest among visitors! Be sure to check out the dolls and we...
Jan 28, 2020 Local News
JR Kyushu’s New High Trimaran to Begin Service in July
JR Kyushu has announced that reservations for the Queen Beetle will begin on January 30. As the world's first 80m class trimaran it will connect Fukuoka to Busan in 3 hours and 40 ...
Jan 28, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Drops out of First Place with Cruise Ships
The number of cruise ships calling on Hakata Port in 2019 dropped to 229, pushing Fukuoka out of first place in the number of cruise ship calls in Japan. According to an announceme...
Jan 24, 2020 Event
Setsubun at Kushida Shrine
On the day before the first day of spring, beans are tossed to shouts of oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi (Demons out! Luck in!) in a ritual that...
Jan 23, 2020 Event
Festival Of Strawberry-flavoured Confectionary
A festival of strawberry sweets and confectionery is currently taking place inside Ming, a large scale...
Jan 17, 2020 Event
Shen Yun 2020 – Classical Chinese Dance Performance
The Shen Yun dance troupe will be performing at seven cities throughout Japan, including Fukuoka. The visual beauty and ancient techniques on display are a real must-see! Shen Yun ...
Jan 14, 2020 Event
Setsubun at Sumiyoshi Shrine
Celebrated across Japan, Setsubun marks the beginning of spring with a ritual in which people throw beans at masked demons and chant, “Out with demons! In with luck!” At Sumiyoshi ...
