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Cruise Ship to Call on Itoshima During Golden Week
It was announced recently that one of Japan’s three largest cruise ships would call on Itoshima during the next Golden Week holiday. The two-thousand-ton cruiser has a capacity of ...
First-ever Public Piano Inside a Train Station in Fukuoka Debuts in Itoshima
On November 24 a public piano was placed just inside of the ticket gate of JR Chikuzen-Maebaru Station. Everyone is welcome to play it at any time while the station is open. The pr...
New Itoshima Dashi
A new dashi made from locally sourced Itoshima madai (red sea bream) has been released. The fish processing company Yamasue worked on the project in collaboration with students of ...
Itoshima’s Shiraito Falls and Fureai no Sato Temporarily Closed
The roads surrounding the Shiraito Falls and Fureai no Sato in Itoshima are temporarily closed due to mudslides caused by the heavy rain that fell during the first week of July. Ac...
New Itoshima Seaside Bus Route Test
Test runs for the new Futamigaura bus route began on July 1. The test runs will be held between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays until September 30. The new bus ro...
New JR Train Station to Open in Itoshima
JR Kyushu announced on May 30 that their new station in Itoshima City, to be located between Chikuzen-Maebaru and Hatae stations, will be called Itoshima Koko-mae. This will be JR ...
Yuji Tsukigata Re-elected as Itoshima City Mayor
The results of the Itoshima City mayoral elections were announced, with independent candidate Yuji Tsukigata re-elected for a second term after receiving 20,900 votes on...
146-Year Old House Converted into Student Dorm
An old Japanese house lying adjacent to Kyushu University's Ito Campus was refurbished and turned into a student dormitory. Since 2005...
