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Feb 26, 2015Now Reports
March 2015 Fukuoka Now
Cowabunga! Winter is the best time to catch waves on this side of Kyushu so we’ve prepared a guide to everything you need to know to enjoy surfing around Fukuoka. Slip on a wetsuit...
Feb 26, 2015Now Reports
Learn about Literature in a Meiji Era Western Building
Located at the far end of Tenjin on Showa-dori Ave, the Akarenga Cultural Center is a western style red brick building with granite embellishments and a copper roof. Built in 1909 ...
Feb 26, 2015Now Reports
Zen Buddhism Classes for Beginners
Japan is a country renowned for its temples and shrines, stemming from its dual religious heritage of Buddhism and Shinto. Yet for many foreigners in Japan, the spiritual aspect of...
Feb 18, 2015Now Reports
Red Bull Music Academy Session Fukuoka feat. Cro-Magnon
During October and November of 2014, Tokyo played host to the Red Bull Music Academy, a five week series of music workshops and events hosted in a different city each year. The Red...
Jan 29, 2015Now Reports
Comedy Fukuoka – Opening Event
Though English-language comedy is not a new concept in Japan, with regular events in both Tokyo and Osaka, Fukuoka has lacked any notable stand-up scene or regular comedy events, u...
Jan 28, 2015Now Reports
Creating Fukuoka’s Future
In March 2014, Fukuoka was selected as one of the Japanese government's National Strategic Special Zones. The purpose of the zones is to foster competitive industries in certain re...
Jan 8, 2015Now Reports
Dondoyaki Fire Burning
With 2015 now underway, it’s time to bring down those Christmas and New Year’s decorations. But wait – don’t just chuck them in the trash, your neighbours might give you a di...
Dec 22, 2014Now Reports
January 2015 Fukuoka Now
The first issue of 2015 kicks off with a look at Fukuoka’s Tastiest Markets - namely “Depachika”, the basement floors of Fukuoka’s four large department stores. On the Snapshot pag...
Dec 22, 2014Now Reports
Tenmangu: The Origin of Tenjin’s Name
Tenmangu are Shinto shrines dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the god of learning. There are many tenmangu throughout Japan, but one of the most famous of these shrines is in Da...
Dec 9, 2014Now Reports
Women’s Blindfolded Sumo
Women, sumo and blindfolds - these somewhat juxtaposing words would never be used in the same sentence; or so I thought. But on finding that women’s blindfolded sumo is actually an...
