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<\/p>\nA popular annual event, the Asian Festival offers bold flavors and fresh herbs to help beat the summer heat. This year\u2019s focus is on Thailand, a country where modern trends blend seamlessly with centuries-old traditions. Featured events include live Thai cooking demonstrations by an Australian chef now based in Chikugo\u2014after honing his craft around the world\u2014and a well-known Asian restaurant from Osaka.<\/p>\n
The festival also features a lively street food section with favorites from across Asia, such as Taiwanese scallion pancakes (Shou Zhua Bing), Vietnamese banh mi, and pan-fried xiaolongbao. A colorful selection of retro-style Asian goods adds to the summer atmosphere. In total, 31 vendors will take part, offering a wide range of food and items from throughout the region.<\/p>\n
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\u2022 7\/9 (Wed.) ~ 7\/14 (Mon.) A popular annual event, the Asian Festival offers bold flavors and fresh herbs to help beat the summer heat. This year\u2019s focus is on Thailand…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":172077,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-172076","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-hakata","event-type-food-drink","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/172076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 10:00~20:00 (7\/14: open until 17:00)
\n\u2022 Free entry
\n\u2022 Hakata Hankyu 8F Event Hall
\n\u2022 1-1 Hakataeki-Chuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka<\/a>
\n\u2022 https:\/\/website.hankyu-dept.co.jp\/hakata\/h\/2025\/0624asia\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"