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Sep 24, 2021 Local News
Ten street lamps installed in Hakata Old Town
Ten lanterns were introduced to Hakata Old Town to add to the charms of the district. The 50-centimeter high wooden lantern was designed with the concept of kazari yamakasa decorat...
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Sep 16, 2021 Local News
Huge Gundam Statue To Be Erected at Fukuoka Shopping Mall
A life-size Gundam will be erected in Fukuoka City in the spring of 2022! The massive statue of v Gundam (aka. Nu Gundam) will be positioned in front of Mitsui Shopping Park Lalapo...
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Sep 16, 2021 Local News
New AR Game Project For Canal City
Canal City Hakata will debut its first AR game project on September 21. The collaborative program with the popular quiz show, ‘Todaio’ (King of Tokyo University) unfolds across the...
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Sep 9, 2021 Local News
Ichiban-kuji Lottery Shop Opens Inside Hakata Bus Terminal
The first ‘Ichibankuji’ official shop in Kyushu opened on the 7th floor of Hakata Bus Terminal by Bandai Namco Amusement Inc. The “everyone wins” lottery features the goods of some...
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Sep 7, 2021 Local News
Redevelopment Plans for Area West of Hakata Station
As part of the redevelopment project "Hakata Connected" around JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka City, Plans to develop a plaza in an area to the west of the station are being conside...
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Aug 27, 2021 Local News
Ambitious Video Art Project in Canal City Repaired
The 1996-installed video art by the Korean artist, Nam June Paik, is finally working again inside Canal City Hakata. Titled “Fuku/Luck, Fuku=Luck, Matrix,” the 5.4 m x 10.7 m art i...
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Aug 2, 2021 Local News
Nishitetsu To open Long-stay Hotels in Fukuoka and Bangkok
Nishitetsu will open two new hotels suitable for long-term stays in Fukuoka and Bangkok. The Fukuoka hotel will be named Nishitetsu Hotel Croom Hakata Gion and provide rooms with a...
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Jul 16, 2021 Local News
New Yamakasa Festival Documentary
Although many Hakata Gion Yamasaka Festival activities were postponed this year, a three-part short documentary by William Fritsch (France) of Fukuoka-based Accent Studio is now av...
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Jul 7, 2021 Local News
Yamakasa AR App Released
AR content of the Yamakasa decorative floats (kakiyamaksa) debuted on Jul. 1. The promotional organization of Kamikawabata shopping arcade and other companies developed the 3D cont...
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Jul 1, 2021 Local News
New Subway Station Name Announced
Takashima Soichiro, Mayor of Fukuoka City, announced the name of a new station to open along the Nanakuma subway line between Hakata and Tenjin. The station's name will be...