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Number of Foreign Tourists Entering Kyushu Declines
Kyushu District Transport Bureau reported that the number of foreign tourists entered Kyushu area in August 2018 (442,037 persons) had decreased comparing to that of 2017. It was t...
Fukuoka Prefecture and City to Proceed With Accommodation Tax
It has been announced that the Fukuoka Prefectural and City governments will both introduce a tourist accommodation tax. Prefectural Governor Hiroshi Ogawa announced at a press con...
Kyushu University Offers Ito Campus Tours
Kyushu University is offering tours of its campus in Itoshima City. The tours begin from Big Orange, where participants will watch an introductory video of the university, and cont...
Nishitetsu and Toyota Launch Trial of Multi-modal Transport App ‘My Route’
Launched on Nov. 1 and ending on Mar. 31, “My Route” is a multi-modal mobility service for smartphones created collaboratively by Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu) and T...
Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima Announces Manifesto
Mayor Soichiro Takashima announced his manifesto towards the coming up election in November. Takashima promises to include building a ropeway between the Hakata Port area and the H...
ANA & JAL Tie Up For Kyushu Area Promotion
ANA and JAL have announced a tie up with other four companies and prefectures for their new mileage service "Shimatobi Coupon." The coupon, on sale from November 5, will enable mil...
New Sightseeing Train “Coto Coto Train”
A new sightseeing train named "Coto Coto Train" will begin operating in March 2019. The two-car train has a capacity of 48 passengers and is equipped with kitchen facilities and 12...
New Sports Facility to Open in Fukuoka
A new large-scale gymnasium is set to open in Island City this December. The Fukuoka City Sogo Taiiku-kan has a floor span of approximately 25,000 square meters, making it one of t...
International Rugby Matches – Public Screenings in Fukuoka
Two international rugby union matches will be screened in Fukuoka this October and November. New Zealand will be meeting Australia for the third game in the 2018 Bledisloe Cup at t...
Nishi-Nippon City Bank to Reduce Number Of ATMs
The Nishi-Nippon City Bank revealed on October 19 plans to reduce the number of ATMs they operate by 300 over the next year and a half. The number of people using ATMs in convenien...