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Mar 27, 2019Now Reports
Kurume Kasuri Ai, Ai, Deai (Indigo, Love, Encounter) Festival 2019 – REPORT
Twenty four manufacturers and wholesalers set up stalls offering a variety of Kurume kasuri products on sale at bargain prices. Thousands of fans of this traditional textile browse...
Mar 15, 2019Now Reports
The Ghibli Expo – From Nausicaä to Marnie: Fukuoka 2019 Report
A tape cutting event was held yesterday (March 14) to launch Studio Ghibli’s new exhibition ‘The Ghibli Expo: From Nausicaä to Marnie’ inside Fukuoka City Museum. A thirty-year ret...
Mar 15, 2019Now Reports
Japan Umeshu Festa in Fukuoka 2019 – Report
Each year, Dazaifu Tenmangu hosts a national umeshu (梅酒, plum wine) festival to coincide with the plum blossoms. Umeshu is a traditional Japanese liquor made by stewing plums in su...
Feb 22, 2019Now Reports
EVO Japan 2019: Fight Nights in Fukuoka
My heart was filled with more than a little trepidation when I first saw the EVO Japan banners which draped the Fukuoka Kokusai Centre. I hadn’t picked up a controller to play a fi...
Feb 15, 2019Now Reports
Daihatsu Kurios in Fukuoka – Cirque du Soleil – Opens in Fukuoka Today!
Last night we were lucky to attend a full dress rehearsal of the latest Cirque du Soleil production, “Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities”. And wow - it lives up to the hype! This show...
Oct 30, 2018Now Reports
Hakata Old Town Light Up Walk & Mermaid Bones
It’s back! Once a year for just a few days, several temples, shrines and other historic places in the Hakata area are beautifully illuminated, including a few spots not usually ope...
Oct 16, 2018Now Reports
A Paulownia Wood Man’s Cave
Today we happened to pass by Takumi Gallery, located on the 2nd floor of the ACROS Building in Tenjin. Near the entrance we noticed some wooden items and tools and decided to see w...
Aug 18, 2018Now Reports
Bon Odori Dance Event in Hakata / はかた夏祭り- REPORT
A special Bon Odori dance event is taking place this weekend JR Hakata Ekimae Hiroba outside JR Hakata Station. The Hakata Summer Festival is a chance learn and participate in a gr...
Jul 5, 2018Now Reports
Fukuoka Canada Day Party 2018 – Report
July 1st was a sweltering hot summer day in Fukuoka, but down in the basement of Hotel Il Palazzo, it was cool as a cucumber for the Fukuoka Canada Day Party! By the time the natio...
Mar 29, 2018Now Reports
21st Kurume Kasuri Ai, Ai, Deai (Indigo, Love, Encounter) Festival Report
On March 17 & 18, the largest Kurume Kasuri event of the year in which 26 manufacturers and wholesalers came together under one roof to offer a wide collection of Kurume kasuri pro...
