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Jan 22, 2021 Local News
In Place of Pick-Your-Own Strawberry Growers Ship Direct
It’s that time of year in Fukuoka when we enjoy ripe, red strawberries! While berries are now ready for picking, many are rightfully hesitant to visit picking farms during the pand...
Jan 13, 2021 Local News
Sake Brewer Develops Sparkling Sake and Gin Products
Yame City-based sake brewer, Kitaya Co., Ltd., debuted two new-generation products; Kitaya Sparkling Crystal and Kitaya Craft Gin. The brewery with two-hundred years of history cre...
Jul 21, 2020 Event
Chochin Lantern Exhibition in Yame
An exhibition featuring traditional Yame chochin lanterns is currently being held in Yame City. The tradition of the lantern production in the region goes back to the Edo period, a...
Jul 21, 2020 Local News
Chochin Lantern Exhibition in Yame
An exhibition featuring traditional Yame chochin lanterns is currently being held in Yame City. The tradition of the lantern production in the region goes back to the Edo period, a...
Jul 13, 2020 Local News
New Luxury Hotel Opens in Yame
Nipponia Yamefukushima Merchant Town Hotel opened in Yame City, Fukuoka, in the spring of 2020. The small-scale luxury hotel located in a nationally-designated Preservation Distric...
Jun 26, 2020 Local News
Yame Tea Awards Announced
Two producers of quality Yame tea visited Fukuoka Prefecture, Governor Hiroshi Ogawa. The farmers won a regional tea competition in May for their gyokuro (Akio & Akiko Kurihara) an...
Feb 28, 2020 Now Reports
Visit Yame
Yame is an area located south of Fukuoka City that is rich in beautiful nature. Over the years it has developed a reputation as a leading tea producing region. The gyokuro green te...
Jan 24, 2020 Event
31st Yume Tachibana Plum Blossom Viewing
The plum blossom is Fukuoka’s prefectural flower and signals the arrival of spring. From February to March visitors can admire 20,000 blooming...
Oct 31, 2019 Event
Hirokawa Kofun Festival
Join this local festival, and experience ancient traditional Japanese culture. Enjoy local Yame dishes, watch taiko drum and traditional dance performances, and browse booths for a...
Oct 8, 2019 Event
Halloween Olle Trek in Yame
A special Halloween-themed olle trek will take place in Yame City this October. Over the last couple of years, long distance olle trials have become increasingly popular in Kyushu,...
