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Mar 20, 2014 Local News
Seven Stars Seats Hard to Get
On Mar. 18, JR Kyushu announced that there were 7,241 applications for 196 seats open to domestic customers on the Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury sleeper train for the fourth sales p...
Mar 20, 2014 Local News
Land Prices Up Due to Kyushu Shinkansen
Three years have passed since the Kyushu Shinkansen’s Kagoshima Route fully opened, and the effects on land prices along the line are starting to emerge. According to land prices r...
Mar 20, 2014 Local News
Infected Pigs Spread Across Kyushu
On Mar. 18, a pig in Fukuoka Prefecture was confirmed as having contracted Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED), a viral infection with a high probability of killing piglets. PED has no...
Mar 19, 2014 Local News
Hakata Hanami – Sakura Illumination
Anyone who has passed through JR Hakata Station at night this month has had the pleasure of seeing the sparkling Sakura Illumination outside the station. The 160,000 pink LED light...
Mar 19, 2014 Local News
Food Capital Fukuoka Event – This Weekend!
An event dubbed Shoku no Miyako Fukuoka (Food Capital Fukuoka) will be held in the plaza on the west side of City Hall 3/21 (Fri)~23 (Sun) from 10:00 to 20:00 (ends at 17:00 on fin...
Mar 19, 2014 Local News
Ichiran Popular in Hong Kong
More than six months have passed since Ichiran opened its first overseas shop in Hong Kong last July, and its popularity shows no signs of waning. “The taste of the pork bone broth...
Mar 17, 2014 Local News
Fukuya Opens Restaurant in Hong Kong
Fukuoka-based spicy mentaiko maker Fukuya has opened a Japanese restaurant specializing in mentaiko dishes in Hong Kong. Called Tararanya, the restaurant is Fukuya’s first overseas...
Mar 17, 2014 Local News
Fukuoka to Establish MICE Bureau
This April, Fukuoka City will open a MICE Bureau inside the Fukuoka Convention and Visitors Bureau in an effort to attract more internal conferences and trade fairs. MICE stands fo...
Mar 14, 2014 Local News
Oto Town Aims to Draw Visitors with Dog Run
Oto Town has announced this it will build a dog run facility on town-owned land in fiscal 2014. The town has budgeted ¥193 million for the facility which will include rehabilitativ...
Mar 14, 2014 Local News
City Zoo Gaining Popularity
The Fukuoka City Zoo has admitted over 880,000 visitors in fiscal 2013 and is fast approaching the 900,000 mark. Coinciding with its 60th anniversary last August, the Zoo opened ne...