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Feb 15, 2019 Now Reports
Daihatsu Kurios in Fukuoka – Cirque du Soleil – Opens in Fukuoka Today!
Last night we were lucky to attend a full dress rehearsal of the latest Cirque du Soleil production, “Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities”. And wow - it lives up to the hype! This show...
Jan 24, 2019 Event
JAAF Cross Country Championships 2020
One of Fukuoka’s foremost track-and-field competitions is coming back for its 103th Championships. Male runners will...
Jan 24, 2019 Local News
Living Scorpion Found in Hakata Port
Fukuoka City announced on Jan. 22 that a scorpion-like creature was found in the container yard on the Island City in Higashi-ku. The creature was reportedly alive when a worker of...
Jan 23, 2019 Event
Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka February Home Games
Local pro-basketball team Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka’s home games this month have them them going toe to toe with Alvark Tokyo and Yokohama B-Corsairs. They won their last game of 2018 ...
Jan 20, 2019 Event
Machiya Photo Exhibit at Hakoshima Residence
A photo exhibition to introduce traditional wooden machiya townhouses of Japan started at a Registered Tangible Cultural Properties in Higashi Ward, Hakoshima Residence. To the pre...
Dec 21, 2018 Event
Daihatsu Kurios in Fukuoka – Cirque du Soleil
What if you could alter reality at will? Delve into Kurios, a world where seeing is disbelieving. In an alternate yet familiar past, in a place where wonders abound for those who t...
Dec 19, 2018 Event
Uminaka Christmas Candle Night
Feel the warmth of “Christmas at Sea” with the gently flickering lights of 10,000 candles, arranged into a special design which was voted on by the public, by approximately 400 vol...
Dec 14, 2018 Event
Eat Namako Mochi on New Year’s Eve
Join Hakozaki Shrine’s New Year tradition, the mochitsuki. Mochitsuki is when rice is pounded to make mochi (rice cakes). The mochi at this festival are in the shape of namako (sea...
Dec 14, 2018 Event
Tama Seseri
For over 500 years, two teams of loincloth-clad men have braved the winter cold to scramble for possession of an 8 kg wooden ball in this unique New Year’s ritual. Victory for the ...
Dec 10, 2018 Event
Flower Night Circus at Kashii Kaen
Kashii Kaen transforms into a magical theme park at night with special illuminations and projections by creative company Naked. This year’s theme is “Ride on the Star”. The project...