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August 2014 Fukuoka Now

Get ready to turn up your summer in Fukuoka! There are heaps of parties and great beachside festivals coming up this month - the Daimyo Summer Party on Aug. 22, "X on the Beach" on...

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Gorm’s Yakuin

If you like pizza and Danish design, look no further than Gorm's, a pizzeria that opened in April 2014 in Yakuin. The owner, interior shop proprietor Seiichiro Iwamura, travels to ...

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The Twenty-four Horsemen of Kuroda

Kanbei Kuroda and his son Nagamasa founded the Fukuoka Domain, but they encountered many difficulties along the road to daimyohood. All the while, the Kurodas, who were originally ...

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POWER FES 2014 Photo Report

Yesterday’s Umi no Hi (Marine Day 7/21) public holiday was celebrated in a huge way on Jigyohama Beach (next to Momochi Beach) with POWER FES 2014. As billed, it turned out to be W...

Ichiran Opens New Factory, Museum, Restaurant, Shop and Garden in Itoshima

Today, July 17, Manabu Yoshitomi, President of Ichiran (famous pork-broth ramen restaurant chain) presided over the opening of “Ichiran’s Mori” a new ~92,560 square meter developme...

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CrossFit Hakata – New Open Report!

Yesterday we dropped by CrossFit Hakata, the first and only CrossFit gym in Kyushu. “CrossFit” – what’s that? It’s described as a highly efficient way to build strength and conditi...

Michelin Guide Fukuoka & Saga 2014

Today, (July 7, 2014) at the Okura Hotel in Fukuoka City, a pre-launch event was held for the release of “Michelin Guide Fukuoka & Saga 2014 – Special Edition”, the lates...

Blue Mister Donut Unveiled in Tenjin

As summer starts to heat up in Japan, Mister Donut stores are helping their customers to feel cool by transforming eight stores icy blue, nationwide! Fukuoka’s blue Mister Donut wa...