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Feb 10, 2021 Local News
Itoshima Drive-in Theatre Extended
Additional nights for the ‘Forest Night Drive’ drive-in cinema in Itoshima were announced. The outdoor cinema screens international feature films and displays project mappings agai...
Jan 27, 2021 Local News
JR Kyushu Commemorates 111 History of Trains in Itoshima
JR Kyushu has released a memorial ticket sheet to celebrate the 111th year of train history in Itoshima. The first train company in the area was the Hokuchiku Kido, which operated....
Jan 15, 2021 Local News
Online Cooking Class Featuring Itoshima Branded Ingredients
An online cooking class featuring Itoshima-branded ingredients will be held on Jan. 31. The local tourism association collaborates with an Itoshima-based food company Yamasue and a...
Dec 2, 2020 Local News
Itoshima City Relocation Consultation Offered Via Zoom
Beginning on Dec. 1, Itoshima City provides online relocation consultation via Zoom. The city has aimed to expand its population by encouraging relocation of urban towns; however, ...
Nov 25, 2020 Local News
Daiwa House to Develop Residential Academia Town Near Itoshima Campus
Fukuoka City officially selected Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. as the developer of its new residence-and-research town near the Kyushu University Ito Campus. According to the city...
Nov 11, 2020 Local News
Itoshima Ranked Third in Monocle Magazine’s Small City Index 2021
Lifestyle and global affairs UK-based Monocle magazine has released its 2020 Small Cities Index, a list of 25 small cities around the world that promise the best quality of life an...
Oct 30, 2020 Local News
Welcome Itoshima Coupon Debuts on November 1
A set of ¥5,000 coupons (¥3,000 x 1 accommodation ticket + ¥500 x 4 shop coupons) will be distributed to guests who stay at registered accommodation facilities inside the city. Eve...
Oct 16, 2020 Local News
New Glamping Site Opens in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka
Karadomari Village, a new glamping site in Nishi Ward of Fukuoka City, will officially open in January 2021. The site reuses abandoned farmland near a beach on the Itoshima Peninsu...
Oct 8, 2020 Local News
Itoshima Launches MAAS Promotion Group
Fifty-five companies and other organizations are collaborating in the ‘Yokamachi Mirai Project,’ a consortium to activate the local economy of Itoshima. Development of MAAS will be...
Aug 28, 2020 Local News
Balloon Release Event Planned for Futamigaura Beach Itoshima
A thousand balloons will be set loose into the sky of Itoshima, carrying people’s hope to get over the new coronavirus pandemic and recent rain disaster. The largest-scale balloon ...
