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Apr 20, 2021 Local News
Maison de Yoshida Introduces Venison-bone Broth Dishes
Maison de Yoshida, a well-known traditional French restaurant in the Nakasu area of Fukuoka, recently introduced dishes with venison-bone broth. The chef of the first-class restaur...
Apr 15, 2021 Local News
Free PCR Tests for Nakasu-based Venues
Fukuoka City announced a third free COVID-19 screening program for workers of bars and restaurants in the Nakasu area. After revelations of a new cluster in April...
Feb 9, 2021 Local News
Job Support Program for Nakasu Workers Launched
The Nakasu Daigaku job support program for mothers who work in bars and restaurants in the Nakasu nightlife district was established. A nursery manager, Mayumi Kusano, who takes ca...
Aug 9, 2019 Local News
New Capsule Hotel Opens in Hakata Riverain Mall Basement
Nine Hours, a capsule hotel offering quality stays in its cozy sleeping pods, opens its first hotel in Kyushu. The hotel provides 66 rooms for women and 61 rooms for men on the bas...
Aug 2, 2019 Local News
Nakasu Chinya Closes After 71 Years
Nakasu Chinya closed on July 27. The restaurant was a long-time favorite spot in Fukuoka, serving quality sukiyaki dishes made of locally-sourced wagyu beef. On the closing day, lo...
Mar 27, 2019 Local News
Fukuoka Restaurant Ranks 24th in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants
Congratulations (again!) to Chef/Owner Takeshi Fukuyama and his staff for ranking 24th in the 2019 edition of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. His restaurant, La Maison de la Nature Goh...
Mar 28, 2018 Local News
New American Style Bar & Dance Club in Nakasu – Otafuku
There’s a new nightspot in Fukuoka, and it’s not on Oyafuko-dori or Nishi-dori but over in Nakasu (near the main intersection). We stopped by Otafuku for its opening on March 20. T...
Mar 28, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka’s La Maison de la Nature Goh Makes Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants
Congratulations to Chef/Owner Takeshi Fukuyama and his staff on the inclusion of their restaurant in the 2018 edition of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants. La Maison de la Nature Goh is l...
Feb 8, 2018 Local News
Kawabata Shopping Arcade More Accessible for Overseas Shoppers
Kawabata Shotengai introduced a number of measures to enhance the experience of tourists using the shopping arcade. Shoppers can now access the free Fukuoka City Wi-Fi service and....
Oct 30, 2017 Local News
Hooters to Open in Fukuoka
Hooters are set to open their seventh branch in Japan on Dec. 4! The restaurant will be located just one minute away from Nakasu Sta. in central Fukuoka, and opens after...