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Shichi-go-san and Poppo-zen
The shichi-go-san festival takes place on November 15th and honors the Japanese custom of celebrating a child’s growth at the ages of three, five, and seven.
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Fukuoka City Retrospect
Fukuoka City was established on April 1, 1889, which means it is celebrating its 120th anniversary as a municipality this year. The Fukuoka City Museum is now holding an exhibit th...
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Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale
Opened in 1999, the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum is one of only a few museums in the world to systematically collect and exhibit modern and contemporary Asian art.
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Fukuoka City’s First Swimming Beaches
All of us enjoy sea bathing with friends and family during Summer vacations. The best beaches for swimming in Fukuoka that come to mind are Nokonoshima, Ikinomatsubara, and Obaru i...
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The Yamakasa Happi
It’s no wonder that everyone who sees the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival thinks it’s terrific. Older men clad in business suits who seem so tired of life, and young people too, seem...
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Kabuki Comes To Town
Hakata-za is a big favorite not only of Fukuoka City residents, but its popularity has spread throughout Kyushu and extends to the rest of the country. Located in Shimokawabata-cho...
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Fukuoka City by Numbers
Did you know that a new municipal directory is published every year to coincide with the start of the business year on April 1? It presents an overview of the most up-to-date stati...
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The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
On March 6, 1999, the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum opened in the Hakata Riverain Center Building, next to the Hakata-za playhouse. It is the first art museum in the world to systematic...
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Fukuoka’s First Foreign Scholars
It’s not unusual today for people in junior high school or high school to travel to foreign countries for study, but do you know who the first people in Fukuoka were to study abroa...
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Anthologizing Fukuoka’s History
In the Edo Period an ancient “kin'in” or golden seal which symbolized a diplomatic relationship between Japan and China was discovered in Fukuoka. The seal, which has been made a N...
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