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Sep 1, 2015 Local News
Many More Foreign Tourists Using Rental Cars
According to the the Fukuoka Prefecture Rental Car Association, the number of foreign visitors who rented cars from shops near Fukuoka Airport in 2014 jumped 2.5 times year-on-year...
Sep 1, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka Uses Ramen to Promote Kyushu in China
On Aug. 28 the Shanghai Office of Fukuoka City Hall set up a booth at the Guangzhou Expo to publicize Fukuoka in China. City Hall hopes the booth will entice Chinese to come visit ...
Aug 21, 2015 Local News
Fukuoka To Get Articulated Buses Next Summer
Sources have revealed that City Hall and Nishitetsu are teaming up to introduce a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, complete with articulated buses, next June. The plan calls for the...
Aug 12, 2015 Local News
Foreign Visitor Numbers Top 1 Million for First Half of 2015
According to statistics released by the Kyushu District Transport Bureau on Aug. 10, the number of foreign visitors entering the island between January and June jumped 41% year-on-...
Aug 10, 2015 Local News
Smart Info Panels Being Tested at Hakata, Yufuin Stations
On Aug 4. Zenrin Group subsidiary Willsmart and JR Kyushu began testing new quadrilingual electronic touch panels at Hakata and Yufuin stations. The panels, which provide tourist i...
Aug 3, 2015 Local News
Nishitetsu Unveils New Yanagawa Tourist Train
On July 30, Nishinippon Railroad Co. unveiled the design for Mito, the new Yanagawa sightseeing train that will begin running on the Tenjin-Omuta line on Oct. 4.Each of the six car...
Jul 31, 2015 Local News
Itoshima Passion Fruits Selected for New JR Train
Itoshima passion fruits have been selected for use on Aru Ressha, JR Kyushu’s food-themed luxury train that will begin operating on August 8. Yuki Narisawa, the owner of a high-end...
Jul 24, 2015 Local News
Ground Broken on New Terminal at Fukuoka Airport
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new domestic terminal at Fukuoka Airport was held on July 21. The terminal is slated for completion in March 2019 at a total cost of ¥34.6 billion...
Jul 23, 2015 Local News
Sweets Train Unveiled to Press Ahead of Maiden Voyage
On July 17, JR Kyushu unveiled its new sweets-themed sightseeing train, Aru Ressha, to the press at the Kokura Rail Yard. The 38-seat, two-car train is modeled after a luxury train...
Jul 15, 2015 Local News
Nishitetsu to Open First Hotel Abroad
On July 13, Nishinippon Railroad Corp. announced that it will open its first hotel overseas this September in Seoul. The 312-room Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel Seoul Myeongdong will ope...