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Recruiting Foreigners to Sing in Japanese at Karaoke Festival

The Fukuoka Shunsetsu Executive Committee is recruiting foreign participants for a Karaoke festival on Jan. 15...

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• #Festival
• #Fukuoka Prefecture

World AIDS Day Fukuoka 2016

There were 1,006 cases of HIV infection and 428 cases of AIDS reported in 2015 - a combined total of 1,434 cases. For the past 12 years, the number of cases of HIV and AIDS has bee...

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• #Fukuoka City
• #Fukuoka Prefecture

Hakozakigu Shrine Flea Market 2016

This Sunday, the streets surrounding Hakata’s Hakozakigu Shrine saw the arrival of one of Kyushu’s most comprehensive flea markets. These usually quiet alleyways...

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• #Higashi-ku

This Month in Fukuoka – December 2016

Welcome to Fukuoka Now! Since 1998 our team of local experts have been introducing the best of Fukuoka to the world. Here are our This Month picks for the month of December, featur...

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• #Fukuoka City

December 2016 Fukuoka Now

As the year comes to a close, Fukuoka Now celebrates some of the standout restaurants and cafes we’ve been to this year in our Foodie Flashback 2016. We also feature important info...

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• #Fukuoka Prefecture

Iimori Shrine: Keeper of Ancient Rituals

Located at the foot of Mt. Iimori in Nishi Ward, Iimori Shrine is an ancient shrine said to have been founded in 859 and dedicated to the mountain itself. The shrine used to have t...

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• #Fukuoka Topics
• #Fukuoka Prefecture

Tour De Arita 2016 – In Photos

The third Tour de Arita classic car meeting was held over two days on Sat. 12th and Sun. 13th of November. The event is growing in popularity and this year 52 vehicles took part, w...

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• #Arita

Kyushu Rainbow LGBTQ+ Parade in Fukuoka – 2016

Buoyed by good weather, there was an atmosphere of excitement in the park. The mood was vibrant but friendly and welcoming. From 10:00, there was a steady stream of people, and by ...

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