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Morimoto Nohbutai – A Noh Experience
Fukuoka Now recently attended the trial run of a new Noh experience, one which is designed to help foreigners appreciate this complex art form. The venue was, to our surprise, a ho...
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Fukuoka International Ballet Festival 2016 – First Report
Those who love pliés and pirouettes will be happy to hear that something very special is in the works. Last week, internationally seasoned ballet professionals Frank van Tongeren a...
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Aug 2015 Fukuoka Now
Fukuoka is beginning to sizzle (or rather, steam) as the temperature rises, so Fukuoka Now’s 200th issue focuses on kakigori: the perfect sweet treat for beating the heat. Whether ...
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Learn about the Beginning of Rice Cultivation at the Itazuke Ruins
Not far from the airport, in the middle of a residential neighborhood in Hakata Ward, sits a small park-like facility. Surrounded by greenery, what looks like a regular park at fir...
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This Month in Fukuoka – August
Welcome to Fukuoka Now! Since 1998 our team of local experts have been introducing the best of Fukuoka to the world.
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July 2015 Fukuoka Now
Big changes this month! In our 199th issue - one shy of 200 - we’ve switched up the magazine from English and Japanese to English, Chinese and Korean. Chinese and Korean speaking v...
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This Month in Fukuoka – July
Welcome to Fukuoka Now! Since 1998 our team of local experts have been introducing the best of Fukuoka to the world.
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Fukuoka’s National Judo and Kendo Tournaments
Martial arts clubs have always been a mainstay of Japanese high schools, and two of the more popular ones are judo and kendo. Many children learn judo and kendo at small training c...
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June 2015 Fukuoka Now
May has come and gone, and that means one thing: rain. While it’s easy to resent the rainy season if you love the great outdoors, you need not worry because there’s still one way t...
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Drum Tao Fukuoka 2015 – Hyakkaryoran Japan Drum Emaki
The Drum Tao ensemble have amazed Fukuoka’s audiences once again, on their return to Kyushu from yet another world-tour. Having first taken their act overseas to Hawaii in 2003, th...
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