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May 14, 2021 Local News
Nishitetsu Palace Bowl To Close
Nishijin Palace Bowl will close at the end of March 2022. The operating company, Nishitetsu, explained on May 13 that the number of visitors to the recreation facility, which opene...
May 14, 2021 Local News
Plum Picking At Historic Site in Dazaifu
The first picking of ume plum at the ruins of the ancient seat of government in Dazaifu took place on May 13. Thirty-five students at Fukuoka Agricultural High School picked the fr...
May 14, 2021 Local News
Muraokaya Gallery To Close Permanently
Shintencho Muraokaya Gallery will close at the end of May. The art gallery was opened by Saga Prefecture-based confectionery, Muraokaya, in 1972. It was one of the first galleries ...
May 13, 2021 Local News
Fukufuku no Sato Restaurant Opens inside Farmers Market in Itoshima
On Apr. 20, a restaurant opened in the parking lot of Fukufuku no Sato, a popular farmers’ market in the Fukuyoshi area of Itoshima City. Shunsai Shungyo Fukufuku serves meals made...
May 12, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Kokusai Koryu Center Website Renewed
The Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation’s website has a new look. The first website renewal in ten years uses more pictograms to serve non-Japanese readers better and increas...
May 12, 2021 Local News
Nishinippon City Bank Using Electric Kickboards
The Nishi-Nippon City Bank (NCB) announced its sales staff would use the Mobby e-scooter sharing service on sales calls. NCB will introduce parking spaces for electric kickboards a...
May 11, 2021 Local News
Rakugo Comedian To Perform From Back of Truck
A Kitakyushu-based rakugo story-teller, Tachibanaya Bunta, debuted his 'rakugo car' on May 5. His first on-truck performance took place at Takami Shirine in Yahatahigashi Ward, wit...
May 10, 2021 Local News
Over 500 Daily Infections Recorded in Fukuoka
Daily coronavirus cases in Fukuoka Prefecture hit record highs for three consecutive days between May 7 and 9. On May 9, the prefecture reported a daily count of 529, including 284...
May 8, 2021 Local News
Updated Details For Fukuoka’s State Of Emergency (important)
In response to the national government's inclusion of Fukuoka Prefecture in the ongoing state of emergency, the prefecture updated its requests for residents and local businesses t...
May 7, 2021 Local News
Travel in Fukuoka Prefecture During Golden Week Went Up
More people participated in tourism activities in Fukuoka during the 2021 Golden Week holidays, compared to the previous year. JR Kyushu announced on May 6 that the number of passe...