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World’s First Harry Potter Cafe Opens in Fukuoka

A Harry Potter-themed cafe opens today (November 9) in Hakata and Shinjuku. The Taito Corporation have partnered up with Warner Bros. Japan to establish “Harry Potter & Fantastic B...

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The Hangover Room Report at Escape Games Fukuoka

Escape Games Fukuoka has been open for one year so a group of us went to try out their recently opened second room ‘Hangover.’ The experience was as the name suggests, like waking ...

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Save Money This Month in Fukuoka!

Fukuoka Now publishes new and updated information about good places to eat, shops, events for both visitors and residents every month. But did you know that we also pass on discoun...

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Fukuoka City National Strategic Special Zone (3) “Financial Aid for Renting Residential and Office Spaces”

Office and house rental fees in Fukuoka are considerably lower than in bigger cities in Japan such as Tokyo and Osaka. According to the statistics published by the Ministry of Inte...

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Kougei Expo in Fukuoka – Report

Wow! What an exhibition! Anyone even remotely interested in Japanese traditional crafts shouldn’t miss this free event taking place now at Marine Messe and again tomorrow and Sunda...

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Mikan Picking in Itoshima

Certainly one of the sweetest perks about living in Japan is the availability of inexpensive and tasty mikan (unshu mikan 温州蜜柑). Did you know they were once commonly referred to as...

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Hakata Old Town Light Up Walk & Mermaid Bones

It’s back! Once a year for just a few days, several temples, shrines and other historic places in the Hakata area are beautifully illuminated, including a few spots not usually ope...

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November 2018 Fukuoka Now

Autumn is an especially good time to enjoy food in Japan and this issue has heaps of foodie info to sink your teeth into! For ramen lovers we have a guide to Fukuoka Airport’s Rame...

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