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Hakata Wagyu Beef Served at Fukuoka City Elementary Schools
Hakata wagyu beef was served at twenty-eight municipal elementary schools in Fukuoka City, supporting local farmers who suffer the impact of the new coronavirus spread. Using a nat...
Fukuoka City Subsidizes Accommodation Facilities To Offer Workations
The program encourages local hotels to introduce workation plans or promote stays with outdoor activities. Costs to prepare necessary items (PC, printers, walking maps, bicycles, e...
Yatai Operators Given More Space and Permission to Add Tables
Fukuoka City has given yatai (mobile food stall) operators temporary permission to use tables at local yatai stalls. While the city’s ordinance requires these shops to operate with...
Queen Beetle Arrives in Hakata Port
The massive, granulous, and bright red Queen Beetle arrived in Hakata Port on Oct. 15. The 83-meter-long ship was constructed in Australia and was initially scheduled to sail on Ju...
New Glamping Site Opens in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka
Karadomari Village, a new glamping site in Nishi Ward of Fukuoka City, will officially open in January 2021. The site reuses abandoned farmland near a beach on the Itoshima Peninsu...
Fukuoka Smart City Consortium Launched
The Fukuoka Smart City Community was launched on Oct. 14. Fukuoka City and nine local companies have been tasked to seek solutions to situations such as recurring natural disasters...
Interactive Space for Local Residents and Kyudai Students & Staff Opened
The Motooka Open Salon opened near Kyushu University Ito Campus to promote interactions and collaborations between the local community, university students, and staff. The 50-squar...
Fukuoka Jisho Opened Its First Logistic Facility
Fukuoka Jisho opened its first logistic facility in the Island City area of Fukuoka City. The four-story building is named Logicity and was designed to facilitate more eco-friendly...
Sailor Moon Store To Open in PARCO
Sailor Moon Store in Tokyo will open its first limited-time shop inside Fukuoka PARCO. The internationally-popular girls' manga celebrates the release of new films (Jan. & Feb. in ...
Fukuoka City To Subsidize Treatment For Recurrent Miscarriages
Beginning on October 1, 2020, Fukuoka City will subsidize treatments for recurrent miscarriages (fuikusho.) To support couples who wish to conceive children, the program pays half ...