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Apr 20, 2021 Local News
Hakata Old Town Gets a New Mascot
Sennenmon, a new character to promote Hakata Sennen no Mon (a historic gate in Hakata) and historical streets near it, was introduced recently. The cheerful image represents the so...
Apr 20, 2021 Local News
Kyuden Real Estate To Open New Hotel in Daimyo
The Lamp Light Books Hotel Fukuoka will open in the Daimyo area in late-2021. Using the concept of “traveling the world through books,” the brand’s third hotel in Japan offers comf...
Apr 15, 2021 Local News
Itoshima Pop-up Shop Opens Inside Daimaru Tenjin
A new shop introducing fresh produce and products from Itoshima opened inside Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin on Apr. 14. Food, hand-made crafts, and lifestyle products not often found outs...
Apr 15, 2021 Local News
Free PCR Tests for Nakasu-based Venues
Fukuoka City announced a third free COVID-19 screening program for workers of bars and restaurants in the Nakasu area. After revelations of a new cluster in April...
Apr 14, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka City Introduces New Teacher-hiring System
Fukuoka City’s board of Education announced a new recruiting system for school teachers for the fiscal year of 2022. The committee partnered with fifteen universities, colleges, an...
Apr 13, 2021 Local News
Zenrin To Open A Map Speciality Shop in Tenjin
Map Design Gallery, a shop designed to familiarize people with maps, will open inside the Shintencho shopping arcade in Fukuoka City on April 17. Operated by the Kitakyushu-based m...
Apr 9, 2021 Local News
Two Fukuoka City Staff Test Positive for C19 Virus After Farewell Party
Eight workers of the Fukuoka City office held a farewell party in a restaurant on Mar. 23. Two participants later became infected with the C19 virus. Managers and their subordinate...
Apr 8, 2021 Local News
Excavations From Hakata Ruins Imply Port’s Importance
Artifacts and architectural items believed to have been used between the late 11th Century and early 12th Century were excavated from the ‘Hakata Ruins’ in Fukuoka City...
Apr 6, 2021 Local News
Hakata Matsubayashi Festival Committee Announces COVID Guidelines
The promotional committee for Hakata Matsubayashi decided on anti-coronavirus infection guidelines for the 2021 procession. To have the traditional festival without spreading the v...
Apr 5, 2021 Local News
Kitakyushu and Fukuoka City to Begin Vaccinating Elderly On Trial Basis
New coronavirus vaccinations for elderly residents will begin in Fukuoka and Kitakyushu cities in April. The mayor of Fukuoka City, Soichiro Takashima, announced on Mar. 30 that ap...