Now Reports

Udon Wasuke

Fukuoka’s claim to be the birthplace of Japanese udon noodles is subject to debate, but when it comes to goboten udon (udon noodles with burdock tempura), there’s no question: Fuku...

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Aug 2015 Fukuoka Now

Fukuoka is beginning to sizzle (or rather, steam) as the temperature rises, so Fukuoka Now’s 200th issue focuses on kakigori: the perfect sweet treat for beating the heat. Whether ...

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Learn about the Beginning of Rice Cultivation at the Itazuke Ruins

Not far from the airport, in the middle of a residential neighborhood in Hakata Ward, sits a small park-like facility. Surrounded by greenery, what looks like a regular park at fir...

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Yoshizuka Unagiya

In Japan, there is an age-old custom of eating eel when the heat hits. In Fukuoka, the locals know that if you want good eel, you have to go to Yoshizuka. Founded in 1873, Yoshizuk...

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This Month in Fukuoka – August

Welcome to Fukuoka Now! Since 1998 our team of local experts have been introducing the best of Fukuoka to the world.

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Pinkberry Opens in Tenjin

Rising from the asphalt of a parking lot along Meiji-dori, in central Tenjin, is a new eatery. Airy and open, boasting floor-to-ceiling windows, this building plays host to two dif...

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Accessorize Opens in Fukuoka

A sea of sequins, a rainbow of colour, a flurry of fabric; Accessorize has landed in Fukuoka, and is bringing its patented mix of bikinis and accessories to our city. The London-bo...

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July 2015 Fukuoka Now

Big changes this month! In our 199th issue - one shy of 200 - we’ve switched up the magazine from English and Japanese to English, Chinese and Korean. Chinese and Korean speaking v...

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