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Sep 11, 2024 Local News
Cruise Tourism Boosts Kagoshima’s Inbound Recovery
Kagoshima Prefecture is seeing a recovery in foreign tourists, supported by the resumption of international flights and a surge in cruise ship arrivals...
Aug 8, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka Airport to Launch New Route to Guangzhou
Spring Airlines will start a daily round-trip service between Fukuoka and Guangzhou from September 20 to October 26. This marks the resumption of the route after eight years...
Aug 8, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka Launches Tourism Academy
The Fukuoka Convention & Visitors Bureau has launched the "Fukuoka Tourism Future Creation Academy" for young employees in the tourism and hospitality industry. The program aims to...
Aug 1, 2024 Local News
New App for Seamless Travel Across Kyushu Launches
Kyushu MaaS, a new service enabling users to purchase tickets across multiple transportation modes via a single app, will launch on August 1st. This service, involving 67...
Jul 25, 2024 Local News
Record Foreign Visitors to Kyushu in First Half of 2024
Kyushu saw a 60% increase in foreign visitors in the first half of 2024, reaching over 2.13 million, surpassing pre-pandemic levels by 15%. The devaluation of...
Jul 25, 2024 Local News
Real-Time Yatai Status via LINE in Fukuoka
Fukuoka City has introduced a new service on its official LINE account that allows users to check the real-time operational status of all Yatai (food stalls) to...
Jul 24, 2024 Local News
Fukuoka-Guam Direct Flights to End in October
United Airlines will end the direct flight service between Fukuoka and Guam on October 26, after 37 years. Despite this, flights from Osaka, Nagoya...
Jul 23, 2024 Local News
Attracting Western Tourists to “Western Golden Route”
Fukuoka and Kumamoto cities, along with 42 other municipalities and 156 private enterprises, have formed the "Western Golden Route Alliance" to promote tourism from Western countri...
Jul 19, 2024 Local News
Kagoshima Airport Reopens All International Routes
Kagoshima Airport resumed all its international flights with the reopening of the Kagoshima-Shanghai route on July 16, marking the first flight in four and a half years...
Jul 12, 2024 Local News
Queen Beetle Ferry Resumes Service to Busan
The high-speed ferry "Queen Beetle," which connects Hakata Port in Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea, has resumed operations following repairs. The ferry had been out...
