Saga Balloon Festival Plans Alternative Events
The organizing committee for the Saga International Balloon Fiesta announced alternative events for its 2020 festival. On Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, about thirty balloons will fly near Sa...
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Fukuoka City Opens Unused Dwelling (akiya) Consultation Desk
On October 20, Fukuoka Prefecture opened an ‘akiya’ (unused house) consultation center on the third floor of ACROS Fukuoka. The number of empty dwellings in Fukuoka Prefecture had ...
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Task Force Patrols Orchards to Protect Fruit
Fukuoka Prefectural Police set up a special task force to protect local fruit farms. The team, named ‘Kajuen Mamori Tai’ (果樹園守り隊), consists of officers at nine police boxes in the ...
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Fukuoka’s Chuo Ward Ranked Deemed Most Livable In Kyushu-Okinawa
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. released a ranking of "most comfortable towns to live" in the Kyushu and Okinawa regions. Chuo Ward in Fukuoka City topped the ranking, gaining h...
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Fukuoka-based Artist Creates Eco-Bag To Help Hearing Impaired Shop
A Kurume-residing manga artist, Ryunosuke Hiramoto, created a unique reusable bag (eco bag) to support people with hearing disabilities. The artist, who is listening impaired, face...
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Shrines in Fukuoka Encourage Hatsumode Visits Between Dec. to Feb.
An organization formed by Fukuoka-based shrines advises people to plan their hatsumode new year visits between December 2020 and February 2021. To avoid congestion during the new y...
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Fukuoka Go To Eat Vouchers Voucher Available in Early November
Vouchers for the ‘Go To Eat’ discount program will be available in Fukuoka Prefecture from November 9. The prefecture will issue a total of ¥10 million worth of vouchers, which can...
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Fukuoka City Seeking Operators For Empty Food Stall Plots
Fukuoka City is opening its third round of selections for new yatai operators to set up stalls in empty plots in Tenjin-Higashi, Tenjin-Nishi, and Nagahama. The city seeks a total ...
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Daiichi Kotsu To Operate Hovercraft in Oita
Oita Prefecture selected Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo Co., Ltd. as the candidate operator of its hovercraft. The Kitakyushu-based taxi company was the only company to apply as the operator...
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E-Scooter Road Trials To Begin in Fukuoka
The first on-street trials of electric scooters in Japan will begin in seven cities including Fukuoka in late-October. As of Oct. 16, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ap...
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