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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 ...
Jan 10, 2020 Event
Classic Cameras in Hakata
All kinds of classic cameras will be on sale inside Hakata Hankyu this January! Everything from rare and older cameras and lenses to the latest digital models will be available. It...
Dec 20, 2019 Local News
Nishi-nippon City Bank’s Landmark Building to be Redeveloped
It was announced that the head office of Nishi-nippon City Bank, located on a prime plot in front of JR Hakata Station, will be redeveloped. The building has been a landmark of the...
Dec 18, 2019 Event
Night Market In Hakata
The New Year Night Market in Hakata opens on December 20 and will run for 12 nights. The annual year-end event is back with some cool...
Dec 17, 2019 Event
Hakata Mochitsuki
Before WWII, people in Hakata made mochi (sticky rice) cakes in the new year to the sound of the shamisen and taiko drums, and this tradition re-emerged in 1996. Rice is streamed o...
Dec 17, 2019 Event
73rd Kagu Show Japan
It’s the biggest furniture event in western Japan! Browse for high quality and new products including planks of Yakushima cedar from 70 companies from around Japan. Buy on the spot...
Dec 17, 2019 Event
Japan Rugby Top League 2020
The first round of Top League matches and first after the Rugby World Cup 2019. A total of 16 teams will participate in the upcoming Japan Rugby Top League. Munakata Sanix Blues w...
Dec 17, 2019 Event
Toka Ebisu New Year Festival
A grand festival dedicated to Ebisu, the god of prosperous fishing and business. Browse 300 stalls with festival foods and other goods (including lucky charms), or enter the fukubi...
Dec 16, 2019 Food & Drinks
Motsunabe Nidaime Rakutenchi
Rakutenchi opened in Tenjin in 1977 and now boasts eight locations in Fukuoka. They specialize in motsunabe; a tripe hot pot served with a mountain of fresh chives and...
Dec 16, 2019 Event
Railway Event in Hakata
JR Hakata City will host a railway-themed event over the New Year period, which will give visitors the chance to find-out more about some of the trains that run on the Kyushu Shink...