Now Reports

Edo Soba Wabisuke

In the quiet neighborhood of Shirogane, you will find Wabisuke, a soba shop that still grinds its buckwheat by hand with a mortar and pestle. The Yamamotos, the shop’s husband-and-...

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• #Chuo-ku

Sanatorium

Last June, a new gallery/cafe called Sanatorium opened in the subcultural mecca of north Tenjin. It is a branch of the Fushigi Hakubutsukan—a creative space in Nakagawa Town. The w...

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• #Tenjin

Sushi Naniwa

Located near Sumiyoshi Shrine, Naniwa is run by second-generation owner Tadao Obayashi. His love of local seafood stems from a part-time job at the Nagahama Seafood Market where he...

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• #Guide
• #Sushi
• #Fukuoka City
• #Hakata-ku

Shochu Time Report – Shochu 101 with Christopher Pellegrini

On Mar. 23, 2016, Fukuoka’s “shochu otaku” (“shochu nerds”, the shochu equivalent of “beer freaks”) gathered at Buzz Live Hall to hear Christopher Pellegrini, the author of The Sho...

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• #Tenjin

The Hakata Harp

The Hakata Harp is a surprisingly authentic Irish pub, particularly given that it’s situated right in the middle of Fukuoka (directly across from Hotel New Otani). During construct...

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• #Guide
• #Pubs
• #Fukuoka City
• #Hakata
• #Hakata-ku

Natural Farm + Cocon

Fresh fruit juice and other delights await you in the heart of Daimyo at this super-friendly fruit stand. Get a juice to-go, or drink it down on the spot (there’s an eat-in area). ...

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• #Summer
• #Tenjin

Chinza Takibiya

Don’t be alarmed by the flames—it’s just warayaki, a method of searing food in burning straw that originated in Kochi Prefecture. At Takibiya, fresh bonito are scaled then lightly ...

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• #Tenjin

Tomato Ramen?

At Fukuoka Now, we’re noodle fanatics - we can’t get enough of soba, udon, champon and - of course - ramen. So as soon as we heard rumors of...

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• #Ramen
• #Tenjin