{"id":137734,"date":"2020-12-01T10:59:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T01:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=137734&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2020-12-01T10:59:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T01:59:33","slug":"cities-in-oita-launch-compete-for-seafood-eaters","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/cities-in-oita-launch-compete-for-seafood-eaters\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities in Oita Launch Compete For Seafood Eaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usuki City and Beppu City in Oita Prefecture compete for tourists by launching similar discount campaigns; \u2018Fugu (puffer fish) wari\u2019 vs. \u2018Oni (ogre) wari.\u2019 While \u2018Oni wari\u2019 discounts were used by some 20,000 guests who stayed overnight at Beppu-based onsen facilities as of the end of October, the newcomer \u2018<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usuki-kanko.com\/?page_id=12167\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fugu wari<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 covers half of the fugu-food bills at registered restaurants. The two campaigns battle over the number of users during December and the winner will give away 30 sets of specialty gifts. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usuki-kanko.com\/?page_id=12167\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usuki Kanko<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/omotenasiprideproject.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omotenashi Pride Project<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-137735\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fugu.jpg?resize=1024%2C549&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fugu.jpg?resize=1024%2C549&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fugu.jpg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fugu.jpg?resize=768%2C412&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fugu.jpg?w=1235&amp;ssl=1 1235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UsukiKanko\/photos\/pcb.2390350427776849\/2390350354443523\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usuki City facebook\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Disclaimer<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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