Now Reports

May 2012 Fukuoka Now Magazine

This month's cover model Yasu eats 3 kebabs every day - find out why! Inside, we quaff an ale at Ales in Maizuru, meet a professional gelato scooper from Macedonia and chat with Al...

• #Art & Culture
• #Fukuoka City

Fukuoka bus tours are great fun

The Fukuoka Open Top Bus tour became a hit soon after it began operation this spring. The open-air buses visit the major sightseeing locations in the city, and the view from the de...

• #Art & Culture
• #Fukuoka Topics
• #Fukuoka City

This Weekend in Fukuoka (Apr. 20~22)

Stuck for something to do this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Here are Fukuoka Now staff’s picks for weekend activities between Saturday and Monday (Apr. 20~22)…...

• #Art & Culture
• #Fukuoka Prefecture

Ichiran Nakasu Renewal Opening!

One of Fukuoka’s best-loved ramen stores, Ichiran will re-open their main shop in Nakasu on April 29 at 11:00 after an extensive renewal. Renovations include a new first-floor souv...

• #Art & Culture
• #Nakasu

Open Top Dontaku Tours

Fukuoka’s new Open Top Bus will join the Hakata Dontaku Festival this year. Dontaku is Japan’s largest citizens’ festival with a history of over 800 years. It will be held on May 3...

• #Art & Culture
• #Fukuoka City

This Weekend in Fukuoka (Apr.14~16)

Stuck for something to do this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Here are Fukuoka Now staff’s picks for weekend activities between Saturday and Monday (Apr. 14~16)…...

• #Art & Culture
• #Others
• #Fukuoka City

Sazae-San Gets Her Own Street In Fukuoka

In honor of the nationally popular comic “Sazae-san” a municipal road in Fukuoka has been named “Sazaesan-dori”. Ms. Machiko Hasegawa, author of the anime, was said to have conceiv...

• #Art & Culture
• #Momochi / Nishijin

Fukuoka’s Open Top Bus Popular

The Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. announced that, over the first 10 days since it opened, 2,700 passengers enjoyed the “Fukuoka Open Top Bus”! Since Mar. 24, the Seaside Momochi-...

• #Art & Culture
• #Fukuoka City