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Apr 1, 2015 Local News
Plans to Convert Ohori Park Into a Water Amusement Park Announced
Plans to convert half of Ohori Park, Fukuoka City’s beautiful and spacious park into a “waterpark" were announced today. The plans include the addition of three hotels, four large ...
Mar 26, 2015 Local News
Ferris Wheel in Uminonakamichi to Cease Operation
On March 25 authorities announced that the Ferris Wheel located inside Uminonakmichi Seaside Park will be closed and taken down. Operations will continue until the end of August. T...
Mar 18, 2015 Local News
Fuji Dream Airlines to Start Flights Linking Kitakyushu to Nagoya
Fuji Dream Airlines announced its decision to begin offering flights between Kitakyushu and Nagoya (Komaki) airports as part of its revamped summer schedule (which begins on Mar. 2...
Mar 12, 2015 Local News
Direct Bus To Old Denemon Residence In Iizuka
Nishitetsu has announced it will begin a new bus service from Tenjin to the former residence of Ito Denemon, a Meiji and Taisho Era coal mining tycoon, in Iizuka when it revamps it...
Mar 6, 2015 Local News
Nishitetsu Eyes New Bus Linking Yufuin, Beppu
Sources have revealed that Nishitetsu is considering launching a tourist bus service linking the popular hot spring towns of Beppu and Yufuin in Oita Prefecture. It is also looking...
Feb 10, 2015 Local News
Yanagawa Sagemon Train Takes Off!
Timed to coincide with the Yanagawa Girl’s Festival which is held in Yanagawa City between February 11 and April 3, Nishitetsu has produced a specially decorated train which began ...
Feb 9, 2015 Local News
Hakata Attracts Record Number Of Foreign Cruise Ships
According to land ministry statistics, Hakata Port had the most foreign cruise ship ports of call in Japan in 2014. There were 99 ports of call by foreign cruise ships, a whopping ...
Jan 24, 2015 Local News
Nishitetsu Creates New Bus Passes For Korean Tourists
Starting in February Nishinippon Railroad Co. will begin selling special bus passes targeting Korean tourists. The passes will be sold both locally and in Korea. The company previo...
Jan 19, 2015 Local News
New Highway Link to Bring Oita, Miyazaki Closer Together
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Kyushu Regional Development Bureau announced that the section of the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway between the Saiki and Kamae inte...
Jan 16, 2015 Local News
New Shuttle Bus to Link Metro Fukuoka to KitaQ Airport
Fukuoka Prefecture is in talks to begin operating a shuttle bus between the metro Fukuoka area and Kitakyushu Airport in fiscal 2015. The bus route is one of the initiatives listed...