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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...
Nov 28, 2014Now Reports
December 2014 Fukuoka Now
Winter is approaching but that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun outdoors, as a group of four Japanese language students from the UK prove. Their mission was to see as much and do as...
Nov 28, 2014Now Reports
Today Even Christmas Illuminations are Eco-Friendly
Many people enjoy the illuminations that light up the city at the end of the year. They are wowed not only by the shimmering lights, but by the ingenious design as well. Light-up ...
Nov 28, 2014Now Reports
Itoshima Adventure – Winter Edition
With long sandy beaches and lush mountains the Itoshima peninsula is best known as a summer day-trip destination. However, as this group of four friends found out, it’s an amazing ...
Nov 27, 2014Now Reports
Color Me Rad Comes to Fukuoka
After five successful ventures in Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, Okinawa and Chiba, the color run makes its first stop in Fukuoka. On Nov 22, under a clear blue sky, 8,500 runners gathered f...
Nov 19, 2014Now Reports
Fukuoka’s First LGBT Rainbow Parade
Openness and Equality in Fukuoka On Nov 16, an estimated 1,000 people gathered in Reisen Park in Central Fukuoka for the city’s first LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) ...
Nov 4, 2014Now Reports
Dazaifu Historical Trail
Dazaifu is one of Fukuoka’s most historic towns, established as Kyushu’s government headquarters in the 7th century A.D. and the political hub of Kyushu for over 500 years. Dazaifu...
Oct 28, 2014Now Reports
November 2014 Fukuoka Now
If this month’s issue feels a bit heavier, it is! We’ve added eight extra pages this month in order to introduce some some of Fukuoka’s up-and-coming international visual artists. ...
