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Jun 6, 2019 Local News
Kitakyushu’s Sukesan Udon to Open Near Hakata Station
The Kitakyushu-based udon noodle chain Sukesan Udon has announced the opening of their first shop in central Hakata. Their other four shops in Fukuoka City are located in residenti...
May 15, 2019 Local News
Hakataza Celebrates 10 Million Visitors
On May 10, Hakataza celebrated reaching 10 million visitors. The 1,500-seat theater, which opened 20 years ago this May, regularly stages kabuki performances and musicals. Kyushu n...
Apr 26, 2019 Local News
Mitsubishi Estate Announces New Office Complex for Hakata
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. announced the construction of its first office complex in Fukuoka City on Apr. 19. The project will be produced in collaboration with Fukami Kosan, a re...
Apr 24, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu to Build a Large-scale Conference Center
Nishitetsu announced on Apr. 18 plans to construct and open a large-scale conference hall in Hakata Ward in the spring of 2021. The hall, which will be one of the largest conventio...
Apr 16, 2019 Local News
Take Home and Try On Apparel Business Trial in Hakata
Adastria Co., Ltd., an apparel retailer based in Tokyo, started a one-month trial for their new "take-home-and-try-on" service in collaboration with JR Hakata City starting on Apr....
Apr 16, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu Flower Cars in Hakata Dontaku
Nishitetsu will operate a series of flower-covered festival buses around Fukuoka City for three days at the beginning of May to celebrate the Hakata Dontaku Port Festival. A car ad...
Apr 3, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka City Consultation Support Center for Foreign Residents Opens
Fukuoka City's new consultation center for foreigners opened on Apr. 1 offering support in 17 languages. The one-stop consultation office, Fukuoka City Consultation Support Center ...
Mar 27, 2019 Local News
Mickey Mouse-themed Shinkansen
A Mickey Mouse-themed JR Kyushu bullet train will go into service on May 17 as part of a special project that celebrates 90 years since Disney's much-loved mascot first hit screens...
Mar 22, 2019 Local News
JR Kyushu Announces Metropolis in the Sky
JR Kyushu announced the establishment of a project team to develop a new "metropolis in the sky" above JR Hakata Station. Company president Toshihiko Aoyagi announced the concept f...
Mar 11, 2019 Local News
Convenience Store Bar Opens in Fukuoka
A Poplar convenience store with a standing bar inside opened in Hakata Ekimae on Mar. 6. The retro-styled bar, Osake No Bijutsukan (Museum of Liqueurs) serves approximately 250 kin...