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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...
Jun 27, 2014Now Reports
July 2014 Fukuoka Now
Summer is here and the living is easy… really easy here in Fukuoka! In this month’s issue - and in greater detail on the Fukuoka Now website we cover a lot. On the cover is Amy Hou...
Jun 27, 2014Now Reports
Fukuoka’s Water-Conscious Citizenry
Water: we need it to live, but per capita household water use in Japan almost doubled between the 1960s and the 2000s. The biggest increase has been recorded in the populous urban ...
Jun 13, 2014Now Reports
Nagasaki Singer Pens Song Promoting Eating Whale
Nagasaki-based singer Pirolina has released a new song singing the praises of eating whale meat. In the wake of the international Court of Justice’s ruling that Japan’s...
May 28, 2014Now Reports
Kashii-gu: A Shrine with Close Ties to the Imperial Court
Located in Higashi-ku, Kashii-gu Shrine is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan. According to legend, Empress Jingu had a shrine built in the year 200 in honor of her husband,...
May 28, 2014Now Reports
June 2014 Fukuoka Now
We get swept up in World Cup fever this month: as well as sharing the best places in Fukuoka to catch a World Cup match screening, we decided to explore Fukuoka’s local soccer scen...
