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Oct 18, 2017Now Reports
Shin Momoyama Exhibition – Japanese Art in the Age of Discoveries Pre-open Report
Here are some snapshots we took during our tour. Amongst these shots are: a rifle similar to the first to have been used in Japan, a European shaped bell, a brochure (the only copy...
Sep 28, 2017Now Reports
Discover Fukuoka – Take the Subway!
On September 25 a new pass for foreign visitors in which adults can enjoy unlimited rides on all subway lines for just ¥720 (children ¥360) goes on sale. Here are just a few of the...
Sep 27, 2017Now Reports
October 2017 Fukuoka Now
With many clear, warm, and dry days it seems like there are more events in the month of October than any other! The Hakata Akihaku Festival is a collection of a wide variety of eve...
Sep 27, 2017Now Reports
Fukuoka City Science Museum: New and Improved and Fun for All Ages
On Oct. 1, the new and improved Fukuoka City Science Museum will open on the site of Kyushu University’s old Ropponmatsu Campus. Anyone who grew up in Fukuoka is sure to remember i...
Sep 26, 2017Now Reports
Tsutaya Books opens inside Ropponmatsu 421
The new building is six stories high and features one basement floor. A Tsutaya book store boasting 180,000 publications and a 200-seater Starbucks forms the core of the commercial...
Sep 20, 2017Now Reports
Dick Lee “Wonder Boy” – Interview in Fukuoka
Singaporean performer and composer Dick Lee came to Fukuoka for the Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival 2017, in which “Wonder Boy”, the biopic of Lee’s formative yea...
Sep 18, 2017Now Reports
The Ship – Irish Pub Opens in Gion-machi, Hakata
Opened on July 28 is The Ship, an authentic Irish pub with a Victorian style planned by no less than a Guinness Beer-certified designer. Owner and yachtsman Hosaka thought of openi...
Sep 15, 2017Now Reports
Marvel Age of Heroes Report
From Marvel Comic’s humble beginnings (even with mentions of their rivalry to D.C. Comics!) up to their current, widespread popularity and influence in modern art, the Marvel Age o...
Aug 28, 2017Now Reports
September 2017 Fukuoka Now
Gracing this month’s cover are five shrine maidens at Hakozaki Shrine. In their hands are chanpon, glass toy-like instruments that makes a fun popping sound when blown into. That c...
Aug 28, 2017Now Reports
Yayoi no Kaze Park: Home of the Oldest Royal Tomb in Japan
In the Yoshitake district of Nishi Ward, numerous ruins dating as far back as the Old Stone Age (20,000 years ago) have been unearthed. What are considered the most important of th...