{"id":164922,"date":"2024-08-08T19:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=164922&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-08-08T19:03:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T10:03:00","slug":"kitakyushu-establishes-sushi-city-council","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitakyushu-establishes-sushi-city-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu Establishes Sushi City Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To realize the vision of &#8220;Sushi City Kitakyushu,&#8221; a council comprising local sushi restaurants, fisheries, and city officials was established on August 7. The council aims to promote Kitakyushu&#8217;s sushi culture and leverage the accessibility of Kokura Station to attract international tourists. Mayor Kazuhisa Takeuchi expressed confidence in Kitakyushu&#8217;s sushi as a world-class offering. The council will continue selling fixed-price coupons for a sushi and soup set at 3,800 yen and is considering organizing market tours to enhance the sushi dining experience. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westjr.co.jp\/press\/article\/items\/240807_00_press_sushinomiyako.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Japan Railway<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164910\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fnn_sushi-shot_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kitakyushu Establishes Sushi City Council\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fnn_sushi-shot_2024_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fnn_sushi-shot_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fnn_sushi-shot_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fnn_sushi-shot_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo for image purpose only<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To realize the vision of &#8220;Sushi City Kitakyushu,&#8221; a council comprising local sushi restaurants, fisheries, and city officials was established on August 7. The council aims to promote&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":164904,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-164922","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/164922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}