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Oct 14, 2016 Local News
New Augmented Reality App Helps You Explore Fukuoka Castle Ruins
Toppan Printing has developed an app for tourists that will allow you to explore Fukuoka Castle using Augmented Reality...
Oct 4, 2016 Local News
Canal Tourist Lounge to Open
Canal City Hakata is opening a tourist information center called the “Canal Tourist Lounge”. The tourist center plans to offer the following services...
Sep 28, 2016 Local News
Nishijin Station to Open New Elevator
Due to the closure of Nishijin Ellemall Praliva in July, the elevator within the building connecting to Nishijin subway station will stop operating on Oct. 1. As a result, Fukuoka ...
Sep 21, 2016 Local News
JR Kyushu to be Privatized in Late-October 2016
Plans are afoot to launch an IPO (initial public offering) for the Kyushu Railway Co. The share sale is estimated to raise ¥500 billion (approx US$4.9bn). If completed, the IPO wou...
Sep 21, 2016 Local News
Tianjin Airlines to Connect Kitakyushu and Dalian in October
Kitakyushu City announced on Sep. 14 that Tianjin Airlines will connect Dalian and Kitakyushu from Oct. 30 (Sun.) There will be two roundtrips per week between the two cities, ever...
Sep 16, 2016 Local News
JR Autumn Unlimited Three-Day Pass
Oct. 14 is railroad day in Japan and to celebrate the JR group is selling its JR Autumn Unlimited Three Day Pass and the Autumn Unlimited Three Day Hokkaido Shinkansen option. The ...
Sep 9, 2016 Local News
Korean LCC Jin Air to connect KitaQ and Busan
Korean LCC Jin Air and Fukuoka City officially announced on Sep. 6 that they will launch a Kitakyushu to Busan route on Oct. 30 (Sun.). There will be one...
Sep 2, 2016 Local News
Kyushu Reconstruction Discount Tickets Part Two
Due to the success of the Kyushu Reconstruction Discount Tickets which went on sale earlier this year, another batch of tickets will be available from...
Sep 1, 2016 Local News
Discounts for Foreigners on Haneda Flights
From Oct. 30, 2016 to Mar. 25, 2017, Japanese airline StarFlyer will offer discounted one-way tickets for foreign tourists. For example, one-way flights between the Fukuoka and Chu...
Aug 29, 2016 Local News
Dual Energy Charge Train “DENCHA”
On Aug. 24, JR Kyushu announced that the DENCHA (Dual Energy Charge train), a two-car battery electric multiple unit (BEMU), will start running from Oct. 19, 2016. The DENCHA will ...