Now Reports

Beppu Hatto Yukemuri Akari no Matsuri

Light is the theme of this early spring festival, as the hot spring city of Beppu is illuminated with all the colors of the spectrum.

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Plum Blossom Viewing is En Vogue!

Dazaifu Tenmangu is widely known as the perfect place for students to pray for success in exams, but did you know that it is also famous for a legendary plum blossom called tobiume...

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Good Cop, Bored Cop

One of the great advantages of life in Japan is the safety we come to take for granted... by Max

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Tenryo Hita Doll Festival

The Tenryo area of Hita - where culture and tradition survive in a historical setting. Welcome to the colorful world of hina dolls.

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Claudio Ferniani

In Italy, his family operates a fashion business, so despite an eduction in ceramics and art, it's no big surprise to see Claudio running his own shop here inside Fukuoka's most pr...

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Shayne Bowden

Shayne is an English teacher living and working in Fukuoka, but his passion is art. Despite studying film at university, Shayne has gravitated toward audio art since arriving in Ja...

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Ikeda-ya

Picture a two-story renovated Japanese house nestled down a narrow lane in Daimyo with no signs to mark it and only your trusty Fukuoka Now map to show you the way.

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Pray for Prosperity!

The tenth is the day of the Seidai Festival for Ebisu, god of prosperity, and of fishermen, at the Toka-ebisu Shrine

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