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Feb 25, 2025Now Reports
Luxury Stay in Kyushu: The Reimagined Yanagawa Tachibana Residence, Ohana
Just an hour by car or 50 minutes by train from Fukuoka City, Yanagawa is a charming former castle town...
Feb 27, 2020Now Reports
Yanagawa Hina Festival 2020
Every year on Mar. 3, the Hina (Doll) Festival is held to pray for the health of young girls. (It is also known as Momo no Sekku, an auspicious date that traditionally marks the co...
Oct 29, 2019Now Reports
Yanagawa SUP Adventure
Just 60 minutes by car from Fukuoka lies Yanagawa, a former castle town famous for its 930 km of moats and waterways, and often referred to as the Venice of Japan. By far the most ...
Sep 25, 2019Now Reports
Yanagawa Now!
Anytime of the year is a good time to visit Yanagawa, often referred to as “The Venice of Kyushu”. And while punting down its tranquil canals with a singing boatman is a must, cons...
Apr 5, 2019Now Reports
Yanagawa Ohina-sama Water Parade 2019 – Report
Yanagawa is an old canal town about an hour from Tenjin on the Nishitetsu line. Every week, I go there to teach English to my wonderful student and friend Keiko. Last October I men...
Aug 24, 2018Now Reports
Asia Kawaii Hakusho – Visit Yanagawa!
Kawaii☆reporters for Asia☆Kawaii Hakusho! (RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Company) introduce many adorable things and places in Kyushu. Sachiko of mixed Taiwanese and Japanese ancestry ...
Mar 2, 2016Now Reports
Yanagawa – Beyond the Dolls and Decorative Charms
Have you read our report on this year’s Hina Matsuri and sagemon in Yanagawa? If not, click here to get all the deets and plan a trip to Yanagawa...
Nov 6, 2015Now Reports
Hakushu Festival Report 2015
Seventy-seven lantern-adorned boats floating down four kilometers of canals; a whole community coming together with song, dance and festival spirit to honor a homegrown literary le...
Oct 14, 2015Now Reports
Taking the Suito Train to Yanagawa
Fukuoka Now had the opportunity to join Nishitetsu’s new Suito train on its first ever journey, and to explore the adorable and rustic city of Yanagawa. You don’t have to be ...
