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Mar 30, 2016 Local News
Bicycle Parking Passes for Multiple Lots
Starting April 2016, bicyclists will no longer be limited to the bicycle parking lots to which they are registered. In order to prevent illegal bicycle parking, 39 of the city’s 71...
Mar 30, 2016 Local News
Solaria Stage Makeover: New Shops in April
Starting from Apr. 1, Solaria Stage will open six restaurants and renovate a further two on B2F. Tunapaha (Sri Lankan curry restaurant) will be one of the first new restaurants to ...
Mar 29, 2016 Local News
Garb Leaves to Open Apr. 19
Garb Leaves, a new restaurant selling French and Italian cuisine made with Kyushu-grown ingredients, will open in Hakata on Apr. 19. The restaurant will take up all three floors of...
Mar 25, 2016 Local News
New Select Shop to Open in Kego
Mercato, a select shop which sells fresh produce from Fukutsu and Munakata, will open in Kego on Apr. 9. Another branch of the same store will open on the first floor of Hakata Mar...
Mar 25, 2016 Local News
Hakata Bus Terminal Restaurant Floor Reopens
The eighth floor of Hakata Bus Terminal was renovated and reopened on Mar. 18. Additional shops were opened and eight of the pre-existing shops were renovated. The design of the fl...
Mar 24, 2016 Local News
Huge Rugby Ball in Tenjin
Asahi Beer has set up a huge rugby ball in front of Tenjin Iwataya to promote its newest brand of beer, The Dream. Rugby star Ayumu Goromaru (Fukuoka native) is the face of the cam...
Mar 18, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka Tower Sakura Illumination Starts Tonight!
Fukuoka Tower will display a special sakura illumination from tonight, Mar. 18 (Fri.) to Apr. 10 (Sun.). The illumination will run from 19:00 to 23:00 every night, and will feature...
Mar 18, 2016 Local News
Premium Dining Cinema to Open in Canal City
In 2010, the Canal City United Cinemas got IMAX. In 2015, they opened a 4DX theater. Now, they’re opening a restaurant-style cinema theater, called “Premium Dining Cinema”, in scre...
Mar 18, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka Shiritsu Shonen Kagaku Bunka Kaikan Closing This Month
Fukuoka Shonen Bunka Kaikan, which opened on Mar. 3, 1971, will close at the end of this month. The building’s age was cited as a major reason for the closure. There will be specia...
Mar 16, 2016 Local News
Rethink Cafe with Ploom Tech Opens in Tenjin
Nishitetsu Plaza is collaborating with Japan Tobacco (JT) to open the Rethink Cafe with Ploom Tech, a smoke-free cafe that both smokers and non-smokers can enjoy. The cafe opens in...