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Jul 21, 2022 Local News
Local Sake Brewery To Open Guest House Next To Kushida Shrine
Ishikura Sake Brewery announced plans for a new four-story building with 1,250 square meters of floor space adjacent to the North Gate of Kushida Shrine. In addition to banquet hal...
Jul 21, 2022 Local News
Fukuoka City Mayoral Election Schedule Set For November
The mayoral election for Fukuoka City will be held on November 6, 2022, with voting to be held on November 20, 2022. Mayor Takashima, who was elected for the third time four years ...
Jul 21, 2022 Local News
Severe Congestion at Emergency Medical Center in Fukuoka City Over Weekend
People lined up at Fukuoka City’s emergency-medical-care center in Momochi to take PCR screenings during the recent three-day holidays. The number of patients waiting to...
Jul 20, 2022 Local News
Hojoya Festival To Be Held at Hakozaki Shrine as Usual
Hojo-ya is held every September at Hakozaki-gu Shrine in Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City, and is usually crowded with 500 stalls and one million visitors. It is one of the three major f...
Jul 19, 2022 Local News
New Character Goods Shop Opens in Canal City
Bandai Namco Cross Store opened in Canal City Hakata on July 16. The company’s opening of the first two "stores of experience" allows guests in Fukuoka and Yokohama to discover mor...
Jul 16, 2022 Local News
Thai Vietjet Bangkok-Fukuoka Route Launched – Just ¥11,500 to Bangkok!
Thai Vietjet Air, a group company of Vietjet Air (Vietnam), launched its Bangkok-Fukuoka route on July 16, 2022, with three round trips per week. This is the first direct non-stop ...
Jul 15, 2022 Local News
Frozen Aji furai Vending Machines in Subway Stations
Looking for ideas for tonight’s dinner? How about frozen aji-furai (fried horse mackerel) from vending machines inside Fukuoka City Subway stations! The machines were introduced on...
Jul 14, 2022 Local News
New Seaside Course For Fukuoka’s Open Top Bus
Fukuoka City’s double-decker open-top bus will offer a special course in the month of August only: “Uminaka & Shikanoshima Island Enjoyment Tour.” The tour will run through Uminona...
Jul 14, 2022 Local News
Papio Ice Arena To Reopen
The operator of the Papio Ice Arena, a skating rink in Fukuoka City that has been closed due to aging, has decided to reopen the facility. The Papio Ice Arena is the only skating r...
Jul 12, 2022 Local News
Mayor Wants To Avoid Implementing Restrictions
Regarding the uptick in C19 infections, Fukuoka City Mayor Takashima said at a press conference yesterday (July 11), "The number of newly infected people is increasing, but most of...
