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Aug 27, 2015Now Reports
Island City Turns 10
Island City is an artificial island that was built in Hakata Bay in part to bolster the city's port functions. The island is divided into the port zone, which features a state-of-t...
Aug 27, 2015Now Reports
This Month in Fukuoka – September
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Aug 26, 2015Now Reports
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...
Aug 4, 2015Now Reports
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...
Jul 29, 2015Now Reports
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 ...
Jul 29, 2015Now Reports
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...
Jul 29, 2015Now Reports
This Month in Fukuoka – August
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Jul 2, 2015Now Reports
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...
Jul 1, 2015Now Reports
This Month in Fukuoka – July
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Jul 1, 2015Now Reports
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...