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Mar 9, 2017 Local News
Yame~Ukiha 2.6 km tunnel opens in 2018
Construction of the Oze-Mino Tunnel, which connects Hoshino Village in Yame to Ukiha Town in Ukiha has been completed. Work on the tunnel began in July of 2014 and the excavation w...
Mar 7, 2017 Local News
Milkyway Bayside Place Renewal Open
Milkyway Bayside Place, a facility for children aged 0~12 and their parents to play, reopened on March 3. The facilities include a large indoor playground, creative digital toys, a...
Mar 6, 2017 Local News
Kyushu University Students launch Startup Club
Kyushu University students have begun a startup activity club called Kyushu Daigaku Kigyobu. With the support of the Sakura Internet Fukuoka Office, they will meet up once a week i...
Mar 3, 2017 Local News
Disney Store Amu Plaza Hakata Grand Opening
A new Disney store catering to women will be opening inside AMU Plaza Hakata on April 7. The stores interior will be done in white and resemble the inside of a fairy tale castle. N...
Feb 22, 2017 Local News
29th Fukuoka Architecture Award Winners
The winners of the Fukuoka Prefecture Architectural Award for Artistic Urban Design were announced. First place for general architecture was awarded to Ship’s Garden (Chuo-ku, Fuku...
Feb 22, 2017 Local News
Fukuoka City and APU sign agreement
Fukuoka City and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) signed a agreement on Feb. 16, 2017 to develop local human resources and share knowledge, people, and other resources. Fu...
Feb 21, 2017 Local News
First Ippudo Tachinomi opens in Fukuoka
Ippudo is re-opening their Tenjin Nishi-dori location tomorrow, Feb. 22 (Wed.) with a new two story restaurant. The ground floor will feature Ippudo’s first standing bar in Fukuoka...
Feb 10, 2017 Local News
Visit Japan’s Valentine Village in Kumamoto Pref.
Kumamoto Pref. - Sagara village has announced plans to collaborate with the village of Saint-Valentin in France to create Valentine’s themed events. The village’s name, Sagara (相良 ...
Feb 10, 2017 Local News
Kinokuniya Bookstore to Open in Tenjin IMS
The book shop Kinokuniya will open a store in IMS in Tenjin in late April 2017. In 2007, Kinokuniya closed its store in Tenjin Core and this is the company's first store in Tenjin ...
Feb 10, 2017 Local News
Cherry Blossoms (Sakura) to Start March 26 in Fukuoka, Japan
Weather Map has released its annual sakura (cherry blossom) forecast. The forecast predicts that somei-yoshino, the most popular variety of cherry blossom in Japan, will begin bloo...
