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Fukuoka Tech Company Testing Better Sounding Masks
A smartphone-based technology to make mask wearers’ voices sound clearer is being tested at Fukuoka City’s Higashi Ward Office. The application developer, Sound, is a local startup...
Kashiikaen Garden-flower Giveaway Program
Kashiikaen, the amusement park in Higashi Ward of Fukuoka City, is giving away the flowers and plants grown at the park to visitors as the park’s closing day approaches. Aiming to ...
Forest Art Museum in Uminaka 2021 Fall
The two-day outdoor event celebrates regional nature and art collaboration by exhibiting paintings, photographs, sculptures, 3D works, and more. Feel the fresh air, listen to the s...
Island City Land Purchases Announced
On October 8, Fukuoka City announced the selling of land in Island City (Higashi Ward) to major domestic companies. The furniture brand, Nitori Co., Ltd., would acquire a lot of 40...
Fukuoka’s First PCR and Antigen Test Kit Vending Machines
The first two vending machines selling COVID-19 antigen test kits and PCR screening kits in Fukuoka Prefecture have been introduced in Dazaifu City and Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City. ...
Container Crane To Get Giraffe Makeover
A very tall giraffe will appear on Fukuoka City’s Island City in early 2022. The mayor of the city, Soichiro Takashima, told a press conference that one of the six gantry cranes at...
Kashiikaen Amusement Park Solicits Dream Projects
Nishitetsu announced a program to make people’s dreams come true at their Kashiikaen amusement park before it closes on Dec. 30, 2021. Individuals, companies, and other organizatio...
Park Tourism Resort to Open in Uminonakamichi
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Sekisui House. Ltd., and two more organizations announced the opening of a short-stay recreational base inside the Uminonakamichi area from March 2022....
Nishitetsu Hikes ¥100 Bus Fare to ¥150 and Closes Kashikaen Theme Park
Nishitetsu announced the discontinuation of its ¥100 bus services between Tenjin and Hakata. The inexpensive bus service for the urban routes improved mobility for...
Kashiihama and Island City Expressway Completion Announced
The Island City Line is scheduled to open at 15:00 on March 27. The Fukuoka Expressway Route No. 6 is a 2.5-kilometer route between Kashiihama and Island City's ramps...