60th Anniversary of the Otafuku Gate at Kushida Shrine
A massive otafuku gate has been erected at the entrance of the Kushida Shrine. This is...
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60th Anniversary of the Otafuku Gate at Kushida Shrine
A massive otafuku gate has been erected at the entrance of the Kushida Shrine. This is...
New Civic Hall Development Announced
A new cultural center will open in the Kita-tenjin area of Fukuoka City in 2024. The city...
Island Eye Complex on Island City Opens March 2020
A new landmark for Fukuoka's Island City, Island Eye, will open on March 27. Occupying a space...
More Swimming Pools to be Utilized for Students
Fukuoka City Education Committee is considering outsourcing swimming classes for elementary schools. While swimming is one of the required subjects at PE classes of elementary scho...
Cruise Ships From China Cancel Calls to Kyushu
Cancellations of cruise tours have begun to hit ports around Kyushu. A cruise from China arrived at Hakata Port in the morning of Jan. 27 after departing just before the Chinese go...
JR Kyushu’s New High Trimaran to Begin Service in July
JR Kyushu has announced that reservations for the Queen Beetle will begin on January 30. As the world's first 80m class trimaran it will connect Fukuoka to Busan in 3 hours and 40 ...
Fukuoka City Continues Investment in Backup Electrical Preparation
Fukuoka City is planning to strengthen its electricity backup resources for times of emergencies. To be able to provide electricity at evacuation shelters, the city has proposed a ...
Fukuoka Drops out of First Place with Cruise Ships
The number of cruise ships calling on Hakata Port in 2019 dropped to 229, pushing Fukuoka out of first place in the number of cruise ship calls in Japan. According to an announceme...
Nishitetsu to Road Test Self-Driving Buses
Two self-drive buses belonging to Nishitetsu Bus will soon be road tested in Kitakyushu City. According to the company's announcement on January 23, a microbus with a capacity of 3...
The Rail Kitchen Chikugo
The Rail Kitchen Chikugo, a kitchen-equipped train operated by Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd., connects the Nishitetsu stations of Tenjin and Omuta. For nearly a year since its de...