{"id":174923,"date":"2025-12-11T14:35:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=174923&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-12-11T14:35:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:35:13","slug":"hakataza-to-close-for-renovations","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/hakataza-to-close-for-renovations\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakataza to Close for Renovations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hakataza in Fukuoka City will close for more than a year from June 2029 for a major renovation planned as the theater approaches its 30th anniversary. Operated by a third-sector entity, the venue will undergo upgrades to stage elevators, set-lift systems, lighting and audio equipment, and interior areas. The closure is expected to last until September 2030. During the shutdown, the city is considering holding productions at alternative venues, including Fukuoka Civic Hall in Chuo Ward. <b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/articles\/ASTDB34DSTDBTIPE00ZM.html#:~:text=%E4%B9%9D%E5%B7%9E%E6%9C%80%E5%A4%A7%E7%B4%9A%E3%81%AE%E6%BC%94%E5%8A%87,%E3%82%AB%E6%9C%88%E9%96%93%E3%80%81%E4%BC%91%E9%A4%A8%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E6%96%B9%E9%87%9D%E3%80%82\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"noopener\">Asahi<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_174908\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174908\" class=\"size-full wp-image-174908\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_hakataza_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hakataza to Close for Renovations\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_hakataza_2025_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_hakataza_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_hakataza_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_hakataza_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-174908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fukuoka Now<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hakataza in Fukuoka City will close for more than a year from June 2029 for a major renovation planned as the theater approaches&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":174908,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-174923","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-hakata","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/174923","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\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174923"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}