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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...
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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...
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Jul 8, 2022 Local News
Yamakasa Festival To Proceed as Plan Despite Corona Warning
The organizers of the summer festival, "Hakata Gion Yamakasa," have stated that they will further ensure infection control measures for participants and other people. Hakata Gion Y...
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Jun 2, 2022 Local News
Health Checks Decided on for Yamakasa Participants
This year's Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival organizers announced guidelines for infection prevention measures and decided to require participants to undergo health checks. The tradit...
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Jun 2, 2022 Local News
Fireflies Viewing On JR Hakata Station Rooftop
Fireflies usually reproduce in rural areas with very clean water and cool environments; however, some 800 baby fireflies were transferred to the rooftop’s biotope in mid-March. The...
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Apr 15, 2022 Local News
New Restaurant and Entertainment Complex to Open Near Canal City Hakata
A new food-and-entertainment facility will open next to Canal City Hakata. The Fukuoka-based entertainment production company, Zero-Ten, is currently developing the three-story bui...
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Apr 11, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu’s High-speed Queen Beetle launches Hakata-Moji Route
The Queen Beetle, which was introduced as a high-speed vessel between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea, but has been out of service due to the new coronavirus, began service on a rou...
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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...
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Mar 18, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu Revealed Development Plans For Above Tracks in Hakata
JR Kyushu announced 2028 as a target for completing their ‘Hakata Station Floating City Project.’ A 60-meter-high building will be developed next to and above the rail tracks at Ha...
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Feb 16, 2022 Local News
Gion Subway Stations Gets a Second Name
Fukuoka City’s Subway Gion Station will also be known as “Hakata Old Town Station.” The additional name was assigned to the station on Feb. 14 to highlight the area’s importance as...