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Jan 13, 2017 Local News
Kit Kat Taxis in Fukuoka and Kurume City
It’s exam season, which also means it’s Kit Kat season! As bizarre as it sounds, Kit Kats become especially popular during exam season, because “Kit Kat” (キットカット) sounds like...
Jan 13, 2017 Local News
JR to Renew ‘HTB Limited Express’ for Huis Ten Bosch 25th Anniversary
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Huis Ten Bosch (HTB) this March, JR will redesign the HTB limited express train that runs between...
Jan 6, 2017 Local News
9% Increase in Travellers to/from Fukuoka Between 12/23 ~ 1/3
The Fukuoka Immigration Bureau announced 219,840 people travelled through Fukuoka Airport and Hakata Port between...
Jan 6, 2017 Local News
JR Chikuhi Line to Test New Platform Safety Door
Minoru Mukiya, the ex-keyboard player of popular Japanese fusion band called Casiopea, has designed lighter subway platform safety doors that ...
Dec 15, 2016 Local News
New Nishitetsu Train Pass for Foreign Visitors for Fukuoka, Dazaifu, Yanagawa
Nishitetsu will start selling a new one day pass for foreign visitors - the ‘Marutto Fukuoka’ ticket - between Jan. 6 and Mar. 31...
Dec 9, 2016 Local News
Foreign Visitors to Kyushu to Reach Record High in 2016
District Transport Bureau, the number of foreign visitors to Kyushu between Jan]. and Oct. of this year was over 2,920,000...
Dec 7, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka City Minpaku Rules Updated – New Permit Accepting Applications
On Dec. 1, new laws regarding minpaku - short-term rentals of private accomodation to paying guests - came into force...
Dec 7, 2016 Local News
Meet Yellow Santas on Nishitetsu’s First Xmas Bus
The articulated ‘bendy’ buses running between Tenjin, Hakata and the Waterfront Area are in Christmas mode until Dec. 25...
Dec 6, 2016 Local News
Seven Santa Taxis Roam Fukuoka Until Dec. 25
While Santa won’t be arriving in person until Christmas Eve, some of his helpers have taken to the streets of Fukuoka to launch a special Christmas taxi service...
Dec 2, 2016 Local News
Fukuoka Subway’s ‘Friday Night Train’ Service Starts Today
For the month of December, the Fukuoka subway will extend the departure time of the last Friday night train by 30 minutes...