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Apr 1, 2010Now Reports
Fukuoka City Ranked as #1 Regional City
The main article in the March 15 issue of fashion and design trend magazine Brutus, published by Magazine House, is titled “Anti-Tokyo? Cool Local!”, and ranks the 50 most appealin...
Mar 1, 2010Now Reports
Experience Fukuoka Via Fuku-Tabi
“Tabi” means travel in Japanese, and Fuku-Tabi is a new tour program that enables participants to experience the delights only Fukuoka and Hakata have to offer.
Feb 1, 2010Now Reports
The story of the Gold Seal
Most of the business cards used by the municipal employees of Fukuoka City are printed with a shiny mark. Whenever they distribute the cards, the recipients invariably ask if that ...
Jan 1, 2010Now Reports
A lot happens on January 7
January 7 is known as Nanokashogatsu, and it has long been the date for the custom of eating the “seven wild herbs of spring” to cure any illness.
Dec 1, 2009Now Reports
Fukuoka’s Christmas Lighting
The streets of Fukuoka come alive in December with the decorative lighting the city puts up for Christmas. It festoons local commercial facilities and tourist spots, starting with ...
Nov 1, 2009Now Reports
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.
Oct 1, 2009Now Reports
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...
Sep 1, 2009Now Reports
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.
Aug 1, 2009Now Reports
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...
Jul 1, 2009Now Reports
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...
