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Nov 5, 2020Now Reports
Our Visit to Arita’s Kakiemon Kiln
Looking for a fun day trip outside of Fukuoka, my partner and I wanted to visit somewhere that wouldn’t usually be on our radar. When the opportunity to visit Arita’s town to exper...
Aug 19, 2020Now Reports
Hot springs, saunas, nature, and art. Mifuneyama Rakuen: A Paradise for the Senses
Mifuneyama Rakuen combines large boulders and caverns with the surrounding forest and an expansive garden. It is a popular spot for azaleas and cherry blossoms in the spring as wel...
Jul 30, 2020Now Reports
GRANDAYS – Small-group Luxury Bus Day Trip Tours
We began the tour with a pre-departure coffee inside the elegant Grand Etude on the first floor of Nishitetsu Grand Hotel for the GRANDAYS bus trip to two pottery havens...
Jul 14, 2020Now Reports
Fukuoka Sunflower Guide 2020
Sunflowers are in bloom in several areas nearby and around Fukuoka City. Fukuoka Now has gathered the details on four wonderful places to view these beauties! Some offer light ups ...
Mar 30, 2020Now Reports
Karatsu – Surf, Sand, and Pines!
Now spring is here, it’s time to get outdoors. Karatsu is nearby and makes for a refreshing day trip. Here’s a few spots we think are well worth checking out. And remember, K...
Oct 21, 2019Now Reports
Kakashi Matsuri Guide 2019
No, it’s not cosplay in the countryside and it’s unrelated to Halloween, but yes, there’s something funky going on in the rice fields! Each autumn, some farming villages crank up t...
Jan 30, 2018Now Reports
Mietsu Naval Dock
During Japan’s period of isolation, when the only foreign countries permitted to trade with Japan were the Netherlands and China, soldiers from the domains of Saga and Fukuoka spen...
Apr 7, 2017Now Reports
Discovering Hizen Pottery in Kyushu
Hizen was the name of an old province in Kyushu near Saga and Nagasaki prefectures. In April 2016, after cooperation between local governments, Hizen Pottery Zone was approved as a...
Nov 18, 2016Now Reports
Tour De Arita 2016 – In Photos
The third Tour de Arita classic car meeting was held over two days on Sat. 12th and Sun. 13th of November. The event is growing in popularity and this year 52 vehicles took part, w...
Jun 8, 2015Now Reports
The 31st Kashima Gatalympics
The Kashima Gatalympics is held every year in late May on the mudflats of Kashima. At low tide, these flats are exposed in their entirety, a great grey-brown expanse of thick mud t...
