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Oct 21, 2019 Event
33rd “Usagi-san” Rabbit Contest
Is your pet bunny having a good “hare” day? Enter them in the bite-bite race (speed-eating contest with wooden chopsticks) or name-call race and more at the 33rd Rabbit Contest...
Sep 13, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka’s Mayor Visits World’s Oldest Woman
Fukuoka City Mayor Soichiro Takashima visited the world's oldest woman, who lives in Fukuoka. He visited her in advance of the upcoming Respect for the Aged Day (Sep. 16) in Japan....
Aug 28, 2019 Event
Hojoya Festival 2019 – 1,100th Anniversary Year
Autumn in Hakata is not complete without a trip to Hakozaki Shrine. Every year, more than a million people visit the shrine during the festival. The Hojoya festival originates from...
Aug 21, 2019 Local News
Electric Kickboard Trials Set For Fukuoka
Trial rides on e-scooters will take place at Kaizuka Park between August 31 and September 7. The event will take place as a part of the Fukuoka Smart East project, which is conside...
Aug 16, 2019 Local News
Bids for Entertainment and Residential Development on Uminonakamichi Open
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism is seeking developers for a new entertainment facility in Uminonakamichi. Proposals should include plans for the develo...
Aug 15, 2019 Event
Kashii no Mori Aozora Tamago Market & Festival
Keiseki Shrine inside Kashii Shrine has a longstanding custom of worshipping chickens, which continues until the present day at this autumn festival. Parents come to pray and give ...
Aug 2, 2019 Event
Uminonakamichi Sunshine Pool – Discount!
Splash into summer with Uminonakamichi Seaside Park’s Sunshine Pool! Open only during summer, visitors can enjoy water slides, fountains, blown-up water play areas and fun water ga...
Jul 31, 2019 Event
Stag Beetle & Beetle House at Uminonakamichi
Uminonakamichi Seaside Park has opened Stag Beetle & Beetle House. Approximately 500 live beetles and stag beetles are on exhibit. Watch and touch the insects as they climb, eat, a...
Jul 29, 2019 Local News
Kotozna App Tested as a Multilingual Language Tool in Emergencies
Kotozna, a Tokyo-based IT startup for multilingual services, has tied up with Fukuoka City to provide multilingual disaster alerts. A system to send out emergency messages using th...
Jul 26, 2019 Event
Polyglot Conference Fukuoka 2019
Each year, hundreds of language learners from all over the world meet up at a different city to participate in the Polyglot Conference. This year the event will be held at Kyushu S...
