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Telas & Mico

This small, blue and cream-painted building along the Nakagawa River seats five at the counter downstairs and 11 at tables upstairs...

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VISITORS GUIDE

Welcome to Fukuoka - Get Orientated!

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Mike Charron

Barman, chef, English teacher, student of go, boxer, bouncer – Mike Charron certainly has a diverse CV. The proprietor of Oyafuko-dori’s The Craic and the Porter first came to Japa...

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Interview: Mayor Soichiro Takashima

At this exciting time, a new leader has emerged: 36-year-young, Mayor Soishiro Takashima.

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Aonghas Crowe

As a foreigner living in Japan, reading Aonghas Crowe’s novels can be like receiving an understanding pat on the back. Like many of us, Crowe’s plans to leave Japan and head back h...

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Streetcars and the streets of Hakata

Nishitetsu operated streetcars—onomatopoetically dubbed chinchin densha by the locals—in Fukuoka City from March 1910 until 1979.

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The Little-Known History of Tops

In Japan, traditional New Year’s games for children included kite flying, hanetsuki (a Japanese version of badminton), and top spinning.

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Sinnocular – Gaijin Rock

On an average night in a Fukuoka live house, it’s not common to see many foreigners in the crowd, let alone on the bill.

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