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& Locals

Located on the chic and shady Keyaki-dori avenue, & Locals brings the cuisine and culture of Japan’s rural areas to the city with foods sourced directly from the producers. The mai...

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• #Chuo-ku

Meijiya Komondo

Kitty-corner from Hotel Okura sits Meijiya, a yakiniku restaurant specializing in Kyushu-raised Kuroge Wagyu beef run by a butcher in business for 50-plus years. Here you can try H...

• #Food & Drink
• #Guide
• #Yakiniku
• #Fukuoka City
• #Hakata-ku

May 2018 Fukuoka Now

Before it gets too hot, now is the time to cycle around Itoshima. And to make it even easier, in this issue we introduce an electric-assisted rental bicycle service. Pick one up at...

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• #Fukuoka City

Fukuoka: Birthplace of the Ever-popular Sazae-san

Everyone in Japan knows the cartoon character Sazae-san. Originally a manga comic strip penned by Machiko Hasegawa, Sazae-san was turned into an animated TV series 50 years ago and...

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• #Fukuoka Topics
• #Fukuoka City

Touring Itoshima on Electric-assisted Bicycles

Itoshima’s coastline is gorgeous but getting around without a car is tough, and not everybody is a Tour de France cyclist! To the rescue is a service offering electric-assisted bic...

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• #Itoshima

Visit the Kyushu National Museum

A 10-minute walk from Nishitetsu Dazaifu Station, the Kyushu National Museum, with its gently curved exterior, was designed to blend in with...

• #Art & Culture

Sumiyoshi Shuhan – Hakata Station

Not far from the shinkansen gate at Hakata Station, you can enjoy a sip of sake in the morning or night at Sumiyoshi Shuhan’s standing bar. Sumiyoshi Shuhan is a specialty liquor s...

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• #Hakata

Udon Komaru

One street away from the bustling Takamiya-dori sits Udon Komaru, which is celebrating its first anniversary this month. Owner Nobuhiro Araki is an udon pro, having spent nearly 10...

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• #Chuo-ku