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Feb 21, 2019 Event
The Ghibli Expo
Meet some of Studio Ghibli's best-loved characters at this large scale exhibition. Totoro will be on hand to meet visitors at the entrance of the venue! This special event traces t...
Feb 5, 2019 Event
Japanese Avant-Garde Films in 1960s and 70s
At the end of February, Movie Hall Cine-la is scheduled to screen digitally restored Japanese avant-garde films from the 1960s and 1970s. The films include “Crazy Love” (1968), “A....
Jan 24, 2019 Event
Exhibition of Newly Collected Fukuoka Items
The Fukuoka City Museum collects a wide selection of donations, gifts, and presents from local citizens every year. This year the facility will hold a public exhibition of the item...
Jan 17, 2019 Event
Swedish Films at Movie Hall Cine-la
Swedish cinema is well known for silent films and works of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, but it has so much more to offer! This February, Movie Hall Cine-la will screen Swedish films w...
Jan 8, 2019 Event
Classic Films at Movie Hall Cine-la
Classic cinema takes center stage at Movie Hall Cine-la for the first month of the year. A total of 15 films in black and white will be screened, including American classics “The F...
Dec 14, 2018 Event
Hatsukoshin Festival
A New Year custom in which people visit the small Sarutahiko Shrine from early morning to line up and buy monkey masks handmade by Hakata ningyo doll makers. The masks are hung in ...
Dec 14, 2018 Event
Heshikiri-Hasebe Sword
Regarded as a national treasure, this famous blade was once owned by historical figures including local hero Kuroda Kanbei. Its popularity recently exploded thanks to the online ga...
Oct 25, 2018 Event
The Science of Learning Made Practical for the Classroom Teacher Workshop
The East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS) is holding a weekend workshop entitled ‘The Science of Learning Made Practical for the Classroom Teacher: Memory, Motivation, and...
Sep 20, 2018 Event
There’s a Heaven in the West – The Pure Land Buddhism Art of the Kyushu Region
The teachings of Pure Land Buddhism, which focus on the worship of Amithaba, the celestial Buddha, have had a wide influence on the Japanese way of thinking regarding life, death, ...
Aug 22, 2018 Event
Cleaning Day in Fukuoka Vol. 6
Cleaning Day is a recycling event that began in Finland in 2012. The initiative was launched in Japan in 2014, and this year the festival returns to Fukuoka for the six time. In or...
