Free menu translation app service launched
On February 22 the TagFIT Association (Fukuoka City) launched a free multi-language translation app called ‘kotoZna’. All you need to do is send in a photo including the Japanese t...
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Oyafukodori restores its original name meaning ‘Street of Disrespectful Children’
The original name of the street ‘Oyafukudori’ was ‘親不孝’ which translates roughly to ‘Street of Disrespectful Children’. In the eighties the area was home to many cram schools for s...
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Miss Sake Fukuoka says Konnichiwa!
Miss Sake Fukuoka (Saaya Ando), wearing an exquisite kimono, dropped by the Fukuoka Now office yesterday. The former Miss Universe (Fukuoka representative, 2014) became Fukuoka’s f...
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29th Fukuoka Architecture Award Winners
The winners of the Fukuoka Prefecture Architectural Award for Artistic Urban Design were announced. First place for general architecture was awarded to Ship’s Garden (Chuo-ku, Fuku...
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Marine World Uminonakamichi Re-Opening!
After being closed for several months for major renovations, Marine World Uminonakamichi re-opens on Wednesday, April 12. The park’s new theme is ‘Sea of Kyushu’, and will exhibit ...
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Fukuoka City and APU sign agreement
Fukuoka City and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) signed a agreement on Feb. 16, 2017 to develop local human resources and share knowledge, people, and other resources. Fu...
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Container handling at Hakata Port second highest
The number of containers imported and exported via the Port of Hakata in 2016 was 897,000 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit) which is the second largest after 2014 (910,566 TEU). Th...
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First Ippudo Tachinomi opens in Fukuoka
Ippudo is re-opening their Tenjin Nishi-dori location tomorrow, Feb. 22 (Wed.) with a new two story restaurant. The ground floor will feature Ippudo’s first standing bar in Fukuoka...
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Kyushu Pollen Forecast 2017
Fukuoka peak pollen season is coming soon. The pollen mostly comes from Japanese cedars (sugi) and Japanese cypress (hinoki). The season starts at the end of February and goes to ...
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Haru Ichiban Hits Northern Kyushu
The Fukuoka Regional Headquarters of the Japan Meteorological Agency announced on Feb. 16, 2017 at 16:20 the first spring storm (‘haru ichiban’) was observed in Northern Kyushu. It...