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HK Express x Fukuoka Now – WIN Trip to Hong Kong!

Hong Kong’s only low-cost carrier HK Express announced a new flight from Hong Kong to Fukuoka commencing April 10, 2014. They are promoting Fukuoka as an “emerging hotspot on the A...

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Fukuoka Tower Report

The sleek triangular structure of Fukuoka Tower is the international symbol of Fukuoka, lighting up the city’s skyline as one of its most instantly recognisable landmarks. The 234m...

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European Food Fair at Hilton with KLM

Tomorrow, April 1, Kyushu’s connection to Europe strengthens with the commencement of KLM’s additional Tuesday nonstop flight to Amsterdam, and with the start of a European F...

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Fukuoka Food Event and Media Tour

Fukuoka City is slowly but surely making a name for itself as culinary city. Many factors contribute to this including it’s location on the bountiful Sea of Japan, its temperate cl...

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Congratulations to Austrian Baker Sailer

March 10 (Mon.) an event was held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Backerei & Konditorei Sailer in Fukuoka. For the unacquainted, Sailer is a truly remarkable Austrian ba...

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Yanagibashi Market Report

Yanagibashi Market, or ‘Hakata’s kitchen’ as it is sometimes known, has been supplying Fukuoka’s restaurants and residents alike with the freshest fish, veg...

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Beachside Horseback Riding in Itoshima

Fukuoka Now’s Nick & Emiko discover a unique beach activity not far from Fukuoka City. It was by chance while on a walk along the beach we spotted what thought were a few large...

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Owl Cafe opens in Fukuoka

Cat cafes are so 2013! This year the trend is definitely owl cafes, and the Fukuoka’s first opened inside the Kawabata Arcade this January. After an explanation of rules and protoc...

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