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Feb 29, 2024 Local News
Kyushu Hosts First PAC-3 Missile Drill Outside Military Base
Fukuoka City witnessed a landmark event as the PAC-3 missile deployment drill was conducted at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park, a first for Kyushu outside traditional military...
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Jan 31, 2024 Local News
Major Redevelopment Plans in Motion for Former Kyushu University Site
The large-scale redevelopment of the former Kyushu University Hakozaki Campus in Fukuoka City's Higashi Ward closed its call for developers on January 30th...
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Jan 24, 2024 Event
Hakozaki Shrine – Setsubun Festival
Hakozaki Shrine, renowned for its traditional Hakata festivals like the Tamatori Festival and Hojoya Festival, celebrates Setsubun with distinct fervor...
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Jan 17, 2024 Event
Hakozaki Shrine Flea Market
Experience the grandeur of Western Japan's largest antique market, held ten times a year at the Hakozaki Shrine approach. This vibrant market, excluding only...
![Setsubun Festival at Kashii Shrine, 香椎宮 節分祭](https://i0.wp.com/www.fukuoka-now.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/fn_setsubun-festival-at-kashii-shrine_2024_cl-004.jpg?fit=263%2C190&ssl=1)
Jan 16, 2024 Event
Setsubun Festival at Kashii Shrine
Kashii Shrine traces its roots back to 200 AD, believed to have been founded by Empress Jingu, who constructed a shrine at this site in memory of her late husband...
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Jan 11, 2024 Event
JAAF Cross Country Championships 2024
Held at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park since 1987, this event is one of Fukuoka's premier track and field competitions. Doubling as a qualifier for the Japanese team for...
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Dec 22, 2023 Event
Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka February Home Games
Join the excitement as Fukuoka's professional basketball team, Rising Zephyr Fukuoka, competes in their home games in the Japanese Top League...
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Dec 1, 2023 Event
Winter Peonies in Hakozaki Shrine
Nestled along the pathway to Hakozaki Shrine, the esteemed Winter Peony Festival unfurls its beauty in the "Flower Garden" through early February. This exquisite garden, adorned wi...
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Dec 1, 2023 Event
Tama Seseri
Steeped in over six centuries of tradition, Hakata's New Year festival stands as a venerable testament to Japan's rich cultural heritage, famed for its unique method of...
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Dec 1, 2023 Local News
JR Kyushu Launches Driverless Trains on Kashii Line
JR Kyushu is set to introduce autonomous train operation on the Kashii Line in Fukuoka Prefecture from March next year. This initiative, the first of its kind within...