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Kobe Beef BBQ Ninja A-5

This January, a new restaurant specializing in Kobe Beef and Kyushu-raised Kuroge Wagyu opened near Kushida Shrine. It is one of only three restaurants in the city serving certifie...

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Okuto

This February, a stylish new standing bar put out its shingle in the chic Nishi-nakasu neighborhood. The bar, Okuto, takes its name from the Latin word for ‘eight’, and its symbol ...

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Niwakaya Chosuke

Niwakaya Chosuke, which opened in Yakuin nine years ago and now has branches and sister shops in Fukuoka and Tokyo, was amongst the pioneers of the udon bar phenomenon. The noodles...

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Coffee and Beer

This March, a new coffee and craft beer cafe opened in a renovated old house on a back street in Gofuku-machi. With beans sourced from Single O Japan, an outlet of a Sydney roaster...

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Kajishika

Once a popular yatai, Kajishika reopened as a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Naraya-machi in 2017. The new shop is as popular as ever, with locals and out-of-town visitors who keep...

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• #Local
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Notary in Japan

We have the notary system like many other countries, but ours in Japan is slightly different from other systems, especially those systems used in countries and regions using the En...

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Small Island, Big Fun – A Single Man’s Visit to Nokonoshima

When a kind stranger gives you two free tickets to Nokonoshima Island Park, what do you do? I grappled for some time with whether I should go with a date or solo. A flower park on ...

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• #Nishi-ku

Sakamoto Hachimangu: Birth of Reiwa in Fukuoka

For those of you who haven’t been living under a rock (and maybe those of you who have been!) you’ve probably heard of the recent abdication of Emperor Akihito and the change of er...

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