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Jul 24, 2017 Local News
Oshima Exchange Center Opens as Okinoshima Area Celebrates Inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List
Celebrations were held on July 15 to mark the Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region's first weekend on the UNESCO...
Jul 21, 2017 Local News
Sale on Wedding Dresses and Used Kimonos!
A huge sale on new and used wedding dresses will take place on the eighth floor of the Daimaru department store from July 19 to 24. There will be over...
Jul 21, 2017 Local News
Mobile Trailer on Display to Help Raise Awareness about Disaster Prevention Measures
A trailer has been set up on the grounds of the former Daimyo Elementary School to highlight how mobile accommodation can be utilized to help...
Jul 14, 2017 Local News
Bank of Fukuoka to Introduce Smartphone-based Payment Service
The Bank of Fukuoka announced plans to introduce a new service in January 2018 which will enable customers to make instantaneous payments through their smartphones. Downloading the...
Jul 14, 2017 Local News
Yufuin no Mori and Seven Stars Detours
Sightseeing train Yufuin no Mori, which runs from Hakata to Yufuin, will start operating again from July 15. The service had been suspended due to the heavy downpours in...
Jul 14, 2017 Local News
Children’s Canteen Opens on Oyafukodori
A community project called the Children’s Shokudo (Canteen) will be held once a month on Oyafukudori with the support of the local neighborhood association. The project will ...
Jul 13, 2017 Local News
Plans to Open Floating Spherical-shaped Hotel
The president of Huis Ten Bosch, Hideo Sawada, has announced plans to open a floating, spherical-shaped hotel in January next year. The project will be...
Jul 12, 2017 Local News
El Borracho to Open New Craft Beer Pub in Daimyo – Free Beer!
The popular Fukuoka-based Mexican restaurant and bar El Borracho has announced the opening of Fukuoka Craft in Daimyo on July 15. The new pub will offer...
Jul 11, 2017 Local News
Okinoshima Declared UNESCO World Heritage Site
Okinoshima, an island off the coast of Munakata City in Fukuoka Prefecture was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in Krakow, Poland on Sunday, July 9. Following an appeal by...
Jul 11, 2017 Local News
Height Restrictions Relaxed for Building Project in Fukuoka
Building regulations have been relaxed on the Tenjin Big Bang redevelopment project, including the site of the former Daimyo Elementary School. The new building can now reach as hi...