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Feb 13, 2019 Local News
Kyushu’s Top Ranking Spots on Facebook
The Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization has announced its ranking for Kyushu's tourist attractions based on the numbers of 'likes' on their Facebook page. The top-ranked spot, “M...
Feb 10, 2019 Local News
Wanted: Opinions from Foreign Residents on Tourism in Kyushu
Fukuoka Now has been asked for advice by agencies responsible for creating strategies related to international tourism in Kyushu. So, in turn, we’re polling international residents...
Feb 4, 2019 Local News
Three Roadside Markets in Kyushu Added to the Nation’s Top List
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism has selected 15 michi-no-eki in Japan as "important roadside stations," and among them were three spots selected from K...
Feb 4, 2019 Local News
Kyushu’s Seven Cruise Ship Ports Agree to Collaborate
Seven port cities in the Kyushu-Yamaguchi area have partnered for more growth in tourism. Answering to the call from Fukuoka City, the cities of Kitakyushu, Sasebo (Nagasaki), Yats...
Feb 2, 2019 Local News
Record Number of Koreans Visited Tsushima in 2018
Tsushima City revealed on Jan. 30 that a record-high 409,882 Korean tourists visited the city in 2018. During 2018, the fifth and sixth ferry companies entered the Tsushima-Busan r...
Jan 18, 2019 Local News
Shimatetsu Cafe Train Resumes Service
Shimatetsu Cafe Train resumes service this winter with runs on Jan. 26, Feb. 23 and Mar. 30! With the concept of providing enjoyable transportation, the tour departs Isahaya Statio...
Jan 17, 2019 Local News
Delta Airlines to Discontinue Fukuoka-Honolulu Route
From May this year the non-stop flight between Fukuoka International Airport and Honolulu, operated by Delta Airlines, will be terminated as part of Delta Airline’s larger reshuffl...
Jan 16, 2019 Local News
Kyushu Records Over Five Million Overseas Visitors
Kyushu District Transport Bureau has reported that the number of foreigners who entered Japan from the Kyushu area in 2018 will exceed five million for the first time. The figure r...
Jan 15, 2019 Local News
Cruise Ship to Call on Itoshima During Golden Week
It was announced recently that one of Japan’s three largest cruise ships would call on Itoshima during the next Golden Week holiday. The two-thousand-ton cruiser has a capacity of ...
Jan 8, 2019 Local News
Plans to Introduce a Direct Flight Between Fukuoka and San Francisco
According to a report in the Nishinippon Newspaper on January 7, the management team that will assume control of Fukuoka Airport from this April is hoping to introduce a direct fli...