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Apr 19, 2018 Local News
New Tourist Information Center to Open in Dekimachi Park
Fukuoka City will open a tourist information center that makes use of IoT technology in Dekimachi Park as part of the Hakata Old Town redevelopment project. Visitors will be able t...
Apr 17, 2018 Local News
New Hotels Due to Open in Hakata and Tenjin
A total of 33 hotels are expected to open in the center of Fukuoka City in the next two years. The increase in the number of international visitors to Fukuoka has meant that there ...
Apr 10, 2018 Local News
SUNQ Pass Available in Southern Kyushu
A new SUNQ pass offering unlimited bus travel for three days in southern Kyushu is now available. The tickets cost ¥8,000 when purchased inside Japan and ¥6,000 overseas. The passe...
Apr 10, 2018 Local News
Special Fare for Cathay Dragon Fukuoka-Hong Kong Flights
Cathay Dragon added two flights a day to their Fukuoka (FUK) - Hong Kong (HKG) route from March 25. Customers can purchase round trip tickets for this route for only ¥28,000 until ...
Apr 9, 2018 Local News
Bike Sharing Service Launched in Kitakyushu City
The Chinese company “ofo” announced their entry into the Kitakyushu City bike sharing market this April. The new service, which began on April 9, is aimed at international visitors...
Apr 6, 2018 Local News
Kyushu & Yamaguchi Offer 24/7 Multilingual Phone-based Interpretation Service
The prefectures of Fukuoka, Oita, and Saga in Kyushu together with Yamaguchi Prefecture began offering multilingual phone-based interpretation service for international visitors. T...
Mar 28, 2018 Local News
JR to Begin Accepting Reservations for All Shinkansen Routes from Overseas
The JR Group of companies will develop an online reservation system that will let people book shinkansen and other express train seats from outside Japan. The new system is slated ...
Mar 28, 2018 Local News
Fukuoka’s La Maison de la Nature Goh Makes Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants
Congratulations to Chef/Owner Takeshi Fukuyama and his staff on the inclusion of their restaurant in the 2018 edition of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants. La Maison de la Nature Goh is l...
Mar 19, 2018 Local News
Huis Ten Bosch Develop Floating Hotel Rooms
Huis Ten Bosch announced more details about the floating, orb-shaped hotel rooms that will transport visitors from the mainland to a nearby deserted island. Guests will board the b...
Mar 6, 2018 Local News
Accommodation Vacancies Drop to Record Lows
Preliminary figures revealed that 78 million international visitors to Japan stayed in hotels and ryokan (traditional style inns) during 2017. This represented a...