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Yanagawa Ohina-sama Water Parade 2019 – Report

Yanagawa is an old canal town about an hour from Tenjin on the Nishitetsu line. Every week, I go there to teach English to my wonderful student and friend Keiko. Last October I men...

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Bridge to the Gods: Tales from Kyushu – Book Review

Andrew Thomson’s new book, Bridge to the Gods: Tales from Kyushu, is a wonderful dive into Kyushu’s history, food, and community. Andrew’s father, Peter Thomson, was a professional...

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Japan Pizza Festival is on at Hakata Station!

Who could resist? Just hearing that twenty top pizza chefs from around Japan and Italy would be there baking pizzas using high quality imported (and some domestic) ingredients - we...

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April 2019 Fukuoka Now

“It’s not the destination, it's the journey.” True, but it's also the food! In this issue, we introduce three new sightseeing trains operating near Fukuoka. What could be better th...

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Kunio Maekawa and the Fukuoka Art Museum

The Fukuoka Art Museum reopened on Mar. 21 after extensive renovations lasting two-and-a-half years. Aiming to create a more open facility, a new entrance was built on the Ohori Pa...

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Itoshima Now! April 2019

The town of Keya is awesome in many ways. It’s got sandy beaches, some of the best surf points, fresh seafood restaurants, a golf course, and it’s home to many talented craftspeopl...

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Odoru Niku Dango

Amid the rising popularity of standing bars in Fukuoka, Odoru Niku Dango opened in Kego this January. As the name implies, the specialty here is homemade niku dango (meatballs made...

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Masamune Keisei Daireimen

In Jan. 2019, Namio Nakayama, who lived in Jixi, China until the age of 19, and his wife Liu Yang opened Masamune Keisei Daireimen. Their specialty is authentic Jixi-style noodles,...

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