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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jun 23, 2021 Local News
JR Hakata Station Chikushiguchi Renovation Begins
Fukuoka City began the renovation of the station square outside the Chikushiguchi exit of JR Hakata Station. As part of the city’s ‘Hakta Connected’ redevelopment project, the area...
Jun 17, 2021 Local News
Miyako Hotel Hakata Runs Vaccination Promotion
Miyako Hotels & Resorts announced its "COVID-19 Vaccination Support Plan" for its seventeen domestic hotels on June 15. Aiming to provide relaxing moments before and...
Apr 28, 2021 Local News
JR Kyushu’s First Coworking Space To Open
‘Q,’ the first coworking space belonging to JR Kyushu, will open on B1F of Amu Plaza Hakata in late June. The easily accessible office offers thirty-two office booths (¥44,000~/mon...
Apr 23, 2021 Local News
Gundam Scrumble Canal Project Mapping
The latest multimedia display of the Canal Aqua Panorama series features ‘Gundam Scramble!’ The fast action show can be enjoyed between Apr. 24 ~ Jun. 30, representing a virtual en...
