SEARCH
Direct Ferry Service Between Hakata and Nokonoshima for Golden Week
Nokonoshima becomes more accessible during Golden Week. For three days during Golden Week, a special ferry will operate between Nokonoshima and Hakata Port to lessen the traffic ar...
Aeon Shoppers Fukuoka Re-Opens Today
Aeon Shoppers Fukuoka in Tenjin re-opened today in the same location as Daiei Shoppers Plaza debuted in 1971. On the first floor, a new freshly squeezed fruits and frozen yogurt sh...
Singapore-based Ascott Limited to Manage New Hotel in Fukuoka
NTT Urban Development Corporation announced on Apr. 9 the construction of a new hotel to be managed by a Singapore-based company, The Ascott Limited. The hotel, located in front of...
Nishitetsu to Build a Large-scale Conference Center
Nishitetsu announced on Apr. 18 plans to construct and open a large-scale conference hall in Hakata Ward in the spring of 2021. The hall, which will be one of the largest conventio...
Three More Tsushima Yamaneko Bred in Fukuoka City Zoo
Three Tsushima yamaneko (wildcat) offspring were born inside Fukuoka City Zoo on Apr. 15. The wildcat, which inhabit only in Tsushima of Nagasaki Prefecture, were appointed as nati...
Take Home and Try On Apparel Business Trial in Hakata
Adastria Co., Ltd., an apparel retailer based in Tokyo, started a one-month trial for their new "take-home-and-try-on" service in collaboration with JR Hakata City starting on Apr....
Nishitetsu Flower Cars in Hakata Dontaku
Nishitetsu will operate a series of flower-covered festival buses around Fukuoka City for three days at the beginning of May to celebrate the Hakata Dontaku Port Festival. A car ad...
Nishitetsu to Build 44-Story Tower Condominium in Island City
Nishitetsu revealed plans to build a new "tower mansion" in Fukuoka’s Island City by 2022. The forty-four story apartment will be one of the tallest condominiums in Kyushu and be N...
Tokyo Firm Gets Contract for Multilingual Guided Tours of Hakata Old Town
The Tokyo-based company Otomo Inc. was chosen as the operating company for multilingual guided tours of Hakata Old Town in Fukuoka City. According to the company's press release, i...
Fukuoka’s Pro Basketball Team Rizing Zephyr Relegated to B2
Local professional basketball team Rizing Zephyr will be relegated from the B1 league due to shortage of funds. The CEO of the team, Yasunori Kanda, revealed at a press conference ...