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Jun 9, 2023 Local News
Fatal Fire: Student Dies Following School BBQ Incident
On May 24, just before 1 PM, the fire department received a call about burn injuries from a barbecue at the Hollywood World Beauty School in Mitsuhashi Town, Yanagawa City. Accordi...
May 25, 2023 Local News
Smoke Alarm: Firefighter Caught with Cannabis Cache in Fukuoka
An alarm was raised not for a blaze but for blazing up, as a 22-year-old firefighter Jun Gohara from the Yanagawa City Fire Department in Fukuoka Prefecture got into hot water. He ...
May 24, 2023 Local News
Kyushu Defense Bureau Reassures Safety Amid Osprey Concerns
Officials from the Kyushu Defense Bureau visited Yanagawa city to discuss the deployment of the Self-Defense Forces' Osprey transport...
Mar 3, 2023 Event
Ohina-sama Water Parade – (Canceled again due to rain)
During the Ohina-sama Water Parade, young girls dressed in kimono ride down canals in boats decorated with hina dolls. Brightly dressed girls and their mothers glide along...
Feb 20, 2023 Event
Yanagawa Hina Festival 2023
Hinamatsuri is a festival held in March to pray for the healthy growth of girls. From the beginning of February, when people start decorating Hina dolls, Yanagawa holds a town-wide...
Sep 9, 2022 Event
Yanagawa Waterside Night Market
A new event to enjoy Yanagawa in the evening will be held at the plaza in front of the "Deai Bridge'' and the surrounding moat, which is connected to the Ohana Estate, the former r...
Aug 1, 2022 Event
Yanagawa Summer Water Festival – Sui! Sui! Sui!
This year's event, the 15th of its kind, will be held under the theme of new ways to enjoy the waterfront and become familiar with the city's canals. This year...
Jul 21, 2022 Event
Night Time Cruising in Yanagawa’s Canals
The atmospheric summer-night cruise welcomes guests onto lantern-lit gondolas that quietly glide through the city’s waterways. The 70-minute tour is even more enjoyable with...
Jun 28, 2022 Event
Ito Gonjiro Shoten x Ohana “Kikai Yako”
The Ohana Estate is the former residence of the Tachibana, the feudal lords of Yanagawa. The site has approximately 300 years of history. Descendants of the Yanagawa feudal lords c...
Apr 14, 2022 Local News
Yanagawa City To Provide High School Education and Housing For Ukraine Evacuees
Yanagawa High School announced it would accept about ten students from Ukraine. Taking advantage of its international course for exchange students, the school will provide special ...
