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Sep 11, 2014Now Reports
The 5th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale – Photo Report
Last Friday, Fukuoka Now checked out the exhibition – and was suitably impressed. Check out our snaps and then read all about the exhibition on our website http://fukuoka-now...
Sep 5, 2014Now Reports
Shofukuji – Japan’s First Zen Temple
Today about 200 monks from around Japan gathered at Shofukuji Temple in central Fukuoka to mark the anniversary of the death of the legendary monk Eisai. He is credited with bringi...
Aug 28, 2014Now Reports
Fukuoka Teams Up with Yokohama on This Year’s Asian Art Triennale
Over the past several years, art exhibitions called triennales have been popping up around Japan. Triennale is an Italian word that means 'once every three years' (English equivale...
Aug 28, 2014Now Reports
The 5th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale 2014
9/6 (Sat.) ~ 11/30 (Sun.) @ Fukuoka Asian Art Museum “Panorama of the Next World: Breaking out into the Future” http://fukuokatriennale.ajibi.jp/index_en.php First held in 1999, th...
Aug 28, 2014Now Reports
September 2014 Fukuoka Now
Fukuoka is abuzz with plenty of cultural events this month: there’s the Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale (FT5) which brings over 40 artists from 21 countries and regions to Fukuoka, Nak...
Aug 13, 2014Now Reports
A Day on the Bay – Fukuoka Sunset Sailing
Well the typhoons have passed (for now) and summer is back in force. Time to get the most out of the coast! Did you know Fukuoka is an ideal place for sailing? Local company Fukuok...
Aug 5, 2014Now Reports
New Popcorn Shop “Clap Your Hands” Opens in Daimyo
A brand new specialty popcorn shop “Clap Your Hands” opened in Daimyo on August 1st. Measuring in at only 3m2, the tiny shop space is packed to the brim with tasty popcorn in eleve...
Jul 30, 2014Now Reports
August 2014 Fukuoka Now
Get ready to turn up your summer in Fukuoka! There are heaps of parties and great beachside festivals coming up this month - the Daimyo Summer Party on Aug. 22, "X on the Beach" on...
Jul 30, 2014Now Reports
The Twenty-four Horsemen of Kuroda
Kanbei Kuroda and his son Nagamasa founded the Fukuoka Domain, but they encountered many difficulties along the road to daimyohood. All the while, the Kurodas, who were originally ...
Jul 4, 2014Now Reports
Blue Mister Donut Unveiled in Tenjin
As summer starts to heat up in Japan, Mister Donut stores are helping their customers to feel cool by transforming eight stores icy blue, nationwide! Fukuoka’s blue Mister Donut wa...
