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May 22, 2018 Local News
New Multi-Complex Facility to Open in Mojiko Retro
A new multi-complex featuring outdoor hot springs, restaurants, and retail stores is set to open as part of the redevelopment of the Mojiko Retro district. A former warehouse which...
May 11, 2018 Local News
Thai Olympic Taekwondo Team to Hold Training Camp in Kitakyushu
The Thai Olympic taekwondo team will hold their training camp in Kitakyushu City in the build-up to the Tokyo Olympic games in 2020. Kitakyushu City is a designated "host town" for...
May 9, 2018 Event
55th Pop Circus in Kitakyushu
POP (Pursuit of Pleasure) Circus was established in 1996 and celebrates its 55th year in Kitakyushu! This year, it will take place in a special tent constructed in one of the forme...
May 7, 2018 Event
Mickey Mouse at the 75th Moji Port Festival
A special Disney parade will take place at the Moji Minato (Port) Festival to celebrate 35 years since Tokyo Disneyland first opened its doors. The parade is one of many Disney-the...
Apr 27, 2018 Local News
New Toto Factory to Open in Thailand
Toto Ltd. announced on April 24 that they will establish a new washlet (electric toilet seat with a water spray function) factory in Thailand. The Kitakyushu-based company will inv...
Apr 27, 2018 Event
BRICKLIVE® in Japan 2018
The huge Brick Live Lego event is coming back to Kitakyushu! Visitors can explore the venue, which will be filled with 3 million pieces of Lego, and try their hand at building thei...
Apr 27, 2018 Event
Moji Port Festa 2018
One of Japan’s three biggest port festas. Enjoy watching a “banana auction” which is said to have originated at Moji Port (5/3: 13:00 & 17:00, 5/4: 13:30 & 14:30), a parade of Genj...
Apr 27, 2018 Event
Golden Week Flowers – Spring Park Festival
Take a stroll through Shiranoe Botanical Garden, where visitors can enjoy viewing peonies, rhododendrons and azaleas in bloom during April to May. A range of events and workshops w...
Apr 19, 2018 Local News
Yaskawa Electric Announce Record Sales Figures
On April 12, Yaskawa Electric Corporation revealed their financial takings for the previous fiscal year until February 2018. Yaskawa saw their sales rise by 17.6% to ¥448.5 billion...
Apr 16, 2018 Event
Kisshoji Temple Fuji Festival
Around late April, the grounds of this famous wisteria-viewing spot turn purple with blooming flowers, and you can walk beneath a canopy of purple and white wisteria! Go during...