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Sep 28, 2015Now Reports
Sumo Wrestling at Hakata Station, Fukuoka
This morning, three Brits, two Americans and a Canadian gathered in front of Hakata Station to practice their sumo techniques for Nippon Now’s Hakata Basho! First up were Adeline (...
Sep 10, 2015Now Reports
Sunset Live 2015 – Saturday Report
Fukuoka Now’s Jess McHugh attended the Saturday festivities of the three-day spectacular that was Sunset Live 2015. Here’s her report on the awesome sights and sounds of Kyushu’s h...
Sep 2, 2015Now Reports
Moët & Chandon Yukata Party at Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk 2015 Report
We were lucky enough to attend one of this summer’s last yukata parties, hosted by the delectable Moët & Chandon at the Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk. Taking the uchiwa (folding fan...
Aug 10, 2015Now Reports
Attack the Castle – August 2015
Over 70 Japanese-language students and foreign residents braved the fierce August heat to transform into ninjas and join the attack on Fukuoka Castle. The event is designed to teac...
Aug 9, 2015Now Reports
Isla de Salsa 2015 – Saturday Report
Fukuoka Now’s new Editor and dance enthusiast, Jess McHugh, shook her hips to the international beats of Isla de Salsa yesterday. Here’s her insider’s guide: Salsa, tango, bellydan...
Jun 8, 2015Now Reports
The 31st Kashima Gatalympics
The Kashima Gatalympics is held every year in late May on the mudflats of Kashima. At low tide, these flats are exposed in their entirety, a great grey-brown expanse of thick mud t...
May 31, 2015Now Reports
Fukuoka Comedy Festival – Saturday Show Report
Over the last few months, we’ve charted the formation and growth of Comedy Fukuoka, an organisation that has dedicated itself to bringing laughs to Fukuoka. Only in January we cove...
May 12, 2015Now Reports
Belgian Beer Weekend Fukuoka 2015
The Belgian Beer Weekend has once again landed in Fukuoka, returning for its third year in a row, and will be running, despite its name, for the next ten days. If you enjoyed last ...
May 12, 2015Now Reports
Beer Air 2015 – Fukuoka Airport’s Beer Garden
Drinking in airports is usually associated with repressing the fear of being trapped in a can and hurled through the air. Beer Air, however, is a totally different, and rather uniq...
Feb 26, 2015Now Reports
Comedy Fukuoka February
On Feb. 27, Comedy Fukuoka returned for its second night at the C.C.Cafe. Three open-micers performed (Julia Lazenbatt, Tom Emmott and Taylor Ruddle) all doing an excellent job war...