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Feb 26, 2015Now Reports
Fukuoka Surfing Guide
As an island nation, Japan certainly has its fair share of splendid coastline. Residents of Fukuoka are blessed with beautiful beaches on their doorsteps, and Kyushu’s relatively m...
Feb 21, 2015Now Reports
Hiking Guide: Ogusukuyama
Ogusukuyama 大城山 (410m) As Fukuoka emerges from its winter, Dazaifu puts on a spectacular show, anticipating the cherry blossom season with its own display of plum blossoms. The war...
Feb 2, 2015Now Reports
Internship at Fukuoka Now
Taking that leap from being a lazy sloth of an university student who works when she pleases, if she pleases, to an organised, hard-working intern working nine hours a day can be a...
Jan 28, 2015Now Reports
February 2015 Fukuoka Now
As always, this month’s issue is free, and because we know our readers appreciate free stuff, we’ve compiled a list of 30 Free Things To Do in Fukuoka. If you know of more free thi...
Jan 28, 2015Now Reports
Interview – Mayor Soichiro Takashima: Four More Years
On November 16, 2014, Fukuoka’s young and charismatic Mayor was re-elected for a second term. The Mayor, who places priority on clear and open communication sat down with Fukuoka N...
Jan 28, 2015Now Reports
Nagahama Fish Market Citizen’s Day – Report
Every half-decent guidebook of Japan introduces going to the fish market as a must-do. Why? To find out, Fukuoka Now checked out a recent public day at the city’s central wholesale...
Jan 16, 2015Now Reports
Hiking Guide: Kaya-san
Kaya-san (可也山 – 365m) The Itoshima region is renowned for its long, sandy beaches, surf culture and winter oyster season. But it is also a hiker’s paradise, combining technic...
Jan 12, 2015Now Reports
Kyushu Ski & Snowboard Mini-Guide
With the cold weather settling in, the much awaited skiing and snowboarding season has arrived! You don’t have to travel all the way to Hokkaido to play in the snow; Fukuoka and Ky...
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) ...