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Focus on Asia: The Film Festival for Asia Today
The streets of Fukuoka come alive every autumn with a dazzling array of events for Asia Month. One of those events is the Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival.
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Seeing art by the disabled will make you happy
Konoha Mall Hashimoto, a large commercial facility, has opened in Fukuoka City’s Nishi Ward. One shop in the complex is an interesting establishment called M&M slow, which sells su...
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The new five-story pagoda at Tocho-ji
When Kobo Daishi (Kukai) returned from T’ang Dynasty China in 809, he built Tocho-ji, said to be the first Shingon Mikkyo Buddhist temple in Japan. The temple has a long and distin...
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Board the water bus to experience waterfront Fukuoka
Fukuoka is a city with a long stretches of waterfront. It faces Hakata Bay to the north, and rivers wind their way through the central part of the city.
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Azuchi Momoyama & Kyushu Shinkansen Rich Heritage
With the opening of JR Hakata City and the commencement of full service on the Kyushu Shinkansen in March, the Hakata district has come alive.
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Streetcars and the streets of Hakata
Nishitetsu operated streetcars—onomatopoetically dubbed chinchin densha by the locals—in Fukuoka City from March 1910 until 1979.
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The Little-Known History of Tops
In Japan, traditional New Year’s games for children included kite flying, hanetsuki (a Japanese version of badminton), and top spinning.
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Hakata’s Hidden Almanac: The Mikkaebisu Festiva
Few people know of the Miyoto Ebisu Festival, at the Kushida-jinja Shintp shrine in December.
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History of Hakata’s Mizutaki
When young people think of nabe ryori in Fukuoka/Hakata, motsunabe comes to mind, but those with longer memories will think of mizutaki.
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The Akihaku brightens Hakata in the fall
Fukuoka's Hakata district is the site of the Akihaku, a series of colorful events and festivals from September to November.
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