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Aug 15, 2012 Event
Summer Festival at Machiya
Since opening in Aug. 1995, Hakata tourist spot Hakata Machiya Furusato-Kan has hosted this annual summer festival. In tune with the museum’s goal to showcase good old Japanese “ma...
Aug 7, 2012 Event
Summer Time Night Zoo
Spend a balmy summer’s night with animals big and small! Fukuoka City Zoological Garden will be open until 21:00 every Saturday of August for the annual summer event “Night Zoo”. E...
Jul 20, 2012 Event
Tanabata Shrine Summer Festival
See the shrine decorated with lanterns and paper wishes for Ogori City’s famous Tanabata star festival. Japanese drumming, karaoke, magic show performances and nighttime food stall...
Jul 20, 2012 Event
Wasshoi Hyakuman Summer Festival
Over 1.5 million gather in Kokura City for Kitakyushu’s largest festival! The 25th Wasshoi Hyakuman Summer Festival includes Yosakoi dance teams, a parade of around 10,000 dancers ...
Jul 19, 2012 Now Reports
Cool Down This Summer
The grassed square in front of Fukuoka City Hall will be turned into a water playground from Jul 22~Aug 12. Entry is free and open 10:00~17:00, weather permitting. Sources: http://...
Jul 19, 2012 Now Reports
Summer Fun – Find the ‘Kobito Zukan’ Characters Hiding in Tenjin!
Characters from the popular books, ‘Kobito Zukan’, will be hiding in Tenjin from Jul 31~Aug 5. They may be in businesses, at train stations, on buses etc.! To join in the search, v...
Jun 9, 2012 Now Reports
Fukuoka Summer Sale Bargain Dates
It’s almost summer SALE time. Here’s a list of starting dates for some of Fukuoka’s major shopping centers. Remember, the more you shop the more you save! 😉 The dates noted below a...
May 11, 2012 Now Reports
Summer Cover Model Wanted!
Fukuoka Now is looking for an female amateur model to pose in summer fashion or swimsuit for the cover our upcoming July issue. This is unpaid but you’ll get to keep all the ...
Apr 26, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric Power Shortage Could Reach 4.6% This Summer
A government committee examining power supply and demand projections for this summer held their first meeting and released their outlook based on the assumption that none of the co...
Aug 1, 2011 Food & Drinks
Papparayray
Located one block over from Keyaki-dori, the exterior of this café and bakery resembles that of a traditional Japanese house. The interior has been beautifully renovated with airy ...