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Nov 30, 2021 Local News
Two Stars Design Unveiled
Design plans for JR Kyushu’s new sightseeing train, Two Stars, were released on Nov. 26. Created by designer Eiji Mitooka, the three-car train will wear pearly white with a golden ...
Nov 29, 2021 Local News
AR Guides Offered In Hakata Old Town
Fukuoka City began providing AR-based audio guides for those who enjoy walking around Hakata Old Town. Three programs cover different themes: temple-and-shrine visits, traditional ...
Nov 29, 2021 Local News
StarLux To Launch Fukuoka Taipei Route
The Taiwanese airline company, Starlux, will launch a Fukuoka-Taipei route in 2022. Beginning on February 17, Starlux will operate its 188-seat jet weekly on Thursdays. Additional ...
Nov 24, 2021 Local News
Nozomi Shinkansen (Tokyo-Hakata) Free for Children Between Nov 24 ~ Dec 19
Rides on the Nozomi shinkansen will be free for children 11 and under for a limited time. From Nov. 24 ~ Dec. 19, the Nozomi (Hakata-Tokyo) operating companies will allow each IC-t...
Nov 19, 2021 Local News
Ureshino Onsen Opens 10,000 Volume Bookstore
An Ureshino Onsen hotel opened a stylish bookstore with 10,000 books on display. Wataya Besso, which opened seventy-one years ago, named the shop Books & Tea Sanpuku. Books on...
Nov 18, 2021 Local News
SUNQ Bus Pass and LINE Integration
SUNQ Pass improved its user-friendliness through a collaboration with LINE. The bus and ferry pass involving the 47 services of transportation services in Kyushu and Yamaguchi now ...
Nov 18, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Ichi Firework Festival Returns on Nov 20
Kyushu Fireworks Festival (‘Kyushu Ichi Fireworks Festival’) at Huis Ten Bosch began selling additional tickets as the event approaches! The large-scale firework festival returns.....
Nov 10, 2021 Local News
Kyushu Tourism Offices To Utilize Smartphone Generated Data
The Kyushu Economic Research Center has launched a new service to share tourism data with local governments for free. The ‘Odekake Watcher’ service uses...
Nov 4, 2021 Local News
New Dinosaur Museum Opens in Nagasaki
A new tourist facility, "Nagasaki City Dinosaur Museum," opened on October 29, 2021, in the Nomozaki district of Nagasaki City. About 1 hour by car from Nagasaki Station. About 180...
Nov 2, 2021 Local News
New Sightseeing Train For Western Kyushu
JR Kyushu has announced a new sightseeing train for western Kyushu. The twelfth sightseeing train for the company will be called ‘Two Stars 4047’ (Futatsu Boshi 4047) and operate a...
