Now Reports

Fukuoka Growth Next: The City’s Startup Support Center

This April, Fukuoka Growth Next opened inside the former Daimyo Elementary School. The facility aims to support potential entrepreneurs and businesses looking to...

• #Business
• #Fukuoka Topics
• #Fukuoka City

Vowz Bar Hakata

In Japanese, bozu means Buddhist monk, and at Vowz (pronounced bozu) Bar the bartender is...

• #Food & Drink
• #Nakasu

Chez Rémy

Every evening in Fukuoka, the city begins to light up around 18:00 with the twinkle of yatai (food stall) lanterns. For a unique twist...

• #Food & Drink
• #Tenjin

Tokio

Tokio offers myriad menu items made with fresh fruit. Of course, people come for the fruit platters and juices, but the lunch sets are also...

• #Food & Drink
• #Tenjin

Sobakiri Hatae

At Sobakiri Hatae, you can enjoy fresh, seasonal fish and tempura, and round out your meal with a bowl of soba. Every morning, owner Shinji Hatae heads to...

• #Food & Drink
• #Tenjin

Mariera Hakata Bay Cruise

The recently renovated Mariera is up and running with voyages around Hakata Bay every noon, afternoon, and evening. Fukuoka Now went for a cruise one clear afternoon to enjoy this ...

• #Things To Do
• #Hakata-ku

Festa di Spumante 2017 – Report

Now in its third year, Festa di Spumante is known as “otona no natsu matsuri” or summer festival for grown-ups, and it’s easy to see why – this festival boasts 53 different sparkli...

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Guide to Japanese life and language written by Anne Crescini

Anne Crescini has lived in Japan for over 16 years and works primarily in research and education as an associate professor at Kitakyushu University. Having previously lived in Kita...

• #People
• #Munakata