{"id":179163,"date":"2026-08-14T10:16:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T01:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=179163&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T01:16:53","slug":"kitakyushu-distributes-free-english-tourism-map","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitakyushu-distributes-free-english-tourism-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu Distributes Free English Tourism Map"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kitakyushu is distributing a free English-language tourism map designed to help international visitors explore the city. &#8220;NOW MAP KITAKYUSHU,&#8221; produced by the Kitakyushu Convention &#038; Visitors Association, was created as a sister edition of the popular &#8220;NOW MAP FUKUOKA.&#8221; The pocket-sized folding guide opens into a full-color city map introducing major sightseeing spots in English, while QR codes provide access to additional information, including restaurant listings. According to the city, about 367,000 international travelers visited Kitakyushu in 2024, up 98,000 from the previous year. The map has been available since May at tourist information centers, accommodations, and other locations across the city. Organizers hope it will encourage overseas visitors to explore Kitakyushu on foot and discover more of its attractions. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/articles\/20260618\/k00\/00m\/100\/194000c\" target=\"_blank\">Mainichi Shimbun<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_now-map-kitakyushu_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=1175%2C985&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1175\" height=\"985\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-179164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_now-map-kitakyushu_2026_WEB.jpg?w=1175&amp;ssl=1 1175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_now-map-kitakyushu_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_now-map-kitakyushu_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C858&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_now-map-kitakyushu_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C644&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: Fukuoka Now<\/p>\n<p>Get Fukuoka and Kyushu\u2019s top stories delivered to your inbox. The Now is Fukuoka Now\u2019s free biweekly newsletter featuring local news, events, culture, business, and community updates in English. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">Subscribe to 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 <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kitakyushu is distributing a free English-language tourism map designed to help international visitors explore the city. &#8220;NOW MAP KITAKYUSHU,&#8221; produced by the Kitakyushu&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":179164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-179163","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/179163","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\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}