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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
Welcome to Fukuoka Now! Since 1998 our team of local experts have been introducing the best of Fukuoka to the world.
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
Welcome to Fukuoka Now! Since 1998 our team of local experts have been introducing the best of Fukuoka to the world.
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...
May 27, 2015Now Reports
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...
May 27, 2015Now Reports
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...
May 27, 2015Now Reports
Getting Ready for a New Waterfront
At the northern end of Fukuoka City lies Hakata Port, the city's ocean gateway. Every year, two million visitors pass through the port, making it Japan's busiest passenger port for...
Apr 30, 2015Now Reports
Nakasu-Kawabata: A Center of Entertainment since the Edo Period
Every month, the Hakataza Theater plays host to a range of different performances, from kabuki to musicals to plays. As the largest theater in Kyushu, it draws audiences from all o...
Apr 28, 2015Now Reports
May 2015 Fukuoka Now
The boys of summer are already in full swing at Yahuoku! Dome – yes, we’re talking about our hometown heroes - the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks professional baseball team. Fukuoka Now sp...
