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Mar 29, 2022 Local News
Avispa Branded Yukata Now On Sale
The local pro-soccer team, Avispa Fukuoka, debuted eight yukata gowns. The traditional summer apparel represents the team's determination to play hard for its fans this season...
Mar 28, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka’s Newest Bridge’s Sign By Television Personality Tamori
Popular TV celebrity, Tamori san, took the role of writing a new bridge sign for the renovated Haruyoshi Bridge in central Fukuoka. One of his old high-school mates offered the rol...
Mar 28, 2022 Local News
Alcohol Restrictions For Maizuru Park During Sakura Festival
Fukuoka Castle Sakura Festival 2022 has released new guidelines to the public regarding cherry blossom viewing events, such as the one which began on Mar. 25 in Maizuru Park. Large...
Mar 25, 2022 Local News
Kumamon Character Goods Sales Top One Trillion Yen
According to Kumamoto Prefecture, annual sales of Kumamon items have continued to grow since the survey began in 2011; only 2021 saw reduced sales (¥154.6 billion) under the impact...
Mar 24, 2022 Local News
Hamleys Hakata Store To Close
Hamleys Canal City Hakata Shop will close on March 31. The Fukuoka branch of the renowned British toy store business became unsustainable due to the prolonged impact of the new cor...
Mar 22, 2022 Local News
Sewer Hole Covers With Animal Images Installed Near Zoo
New sewer hole covers with photos of Fukuoka Zoo animals were introduced near the Yakuin-odori Subway Station on March 16. Images of wildcats, penguins, and other animals appear on...
Mar 22, 2022 Local News
Canoeing & Sakura Viewing Tour in Higashi Ward
Get in a canoe and enjoy lectures on history and cherry blossom viewing while riding down the Tatara River in Higashi Ward of Fukuoka City. The tour will be held on Mar. 26 and off...
Mar 18, 2022 Local News
10,000 Sardines Delivered To Fukuoka Aquarium
Approximately ten-thousand sardines have been transported from Shizuoka Prefecture to the Marine World aquarium. The sardine tornado show is one of the famous attractions of the Fu...
Mar 18, 2022 Local News
First Yoshinogari Excavation in 10 Years
The first excavation project in ten years will begin inside the Yoshinogari site in Saga Prefecture. While the site already revealed many clues from the Yayoi era in the past, the ...
Mar 17, 2022 Local News
Kurume-ori Rebranded As Chikugo-ori
A new branding project for Kurume-ori textile was launched. A group of craftsmen and designers in the Chikugo region announced the rebranding of the traditional textile as Chikugo-...