{"id":112461,"date":"2018-07-26T17:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?p=112461&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2018-07-27T10:05:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T01:05:44","slug":"august-2018-fukuoka-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/august-2018-fukuoka-now\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2018 Fukuoka Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With just one more month of summer remaining, now is the time to visit Itoshima! And getting to the beaches is now easier than ever thanks to a new public bus service operating along the coastline. Also in this issue we introduce two spots in Itoshima: Passion Fruit La Puni for farm-fresh passion fruit smoothies, and Sunset Cafe Inn, a new guest house in Fukui. For our restaurant selection we present Nakamuta in Hirao, a cozy restaurant where you can watch Nakamuta-san prepare spot-on Japanese cuisine from behind the counter while sipping on fine <em>sake<\/em>. For a \u201ccool\u201d meal, try Ikkaku Shokudo Tenjin\u2019s <em>reimen<\/em> (chilled noodles). Our cafe pick this month is Baku, a 40-year-old cafe and art gallery along Oyafuko-dori. And our recommended bar is Kamata Seisakusho in Hakata where small Italian dishes are offered along with uncommon <em>sake<\/em> and wines. As always, check out our event listings for special all the action in and around Fukuoka. Enjoy summer!<\/p>\n<p>Expand the viewer below to browse the magazine\u2026<\/p>\n<div data-configid=\"3209099\/63372515\" style=\"width:100%; height:500px;\" class=\"issuuembed\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/food\/nakamuta\/\">Nakamuta<\/a> &#8211; <strong>Gourmet<\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-gourmet-nakamuta-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-gourmet-nakamuta-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-gourmet-nakamuta-001.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-gourmet-nakamuta-001.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-gourmet-nakamuta-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/food\/baku\/\">Baku<\/a> &#8211; <strong>Cafe<\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-cafe-baku-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-cafe-baku-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-cafe-baku-001.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-cafe-baku-001.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-cafe-baku-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/food\/ikkaku-shokudo-tenjin\/\">Ikkaku Shokudo Tenjin<\/a> &#8211; <strong>Noodle<\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-noodle-ikkakudo-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C935&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"935\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-noodle-ikkakudo-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-noodle-ikkakudo-001.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-noodle-ikkakudo-001.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-noodle-ikkakudo-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/food\/kamata-seisakusho\/\">Kamata Seisakusho<\/a> &#8211; <strong>Bar<\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-bar-kamata-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-bar-kamata-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-bar-kamata-001.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-bar-kamata-001.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-bar-kamata-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/enjoyable-evening-museum-events-during-the-summer\/\">Enjoyable Evening Museum Events during the Summer<\/a> &#8211; <strong>Feature<\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-fukuoka-topic.jpg?resize=1400%2C1008&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1008\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-fukuoka-topic.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-fukuoka-topic.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-fukuoka-topic.jpg?resize=768%2C553&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-fukuoka-topic.jpg?resize=1024%2C737&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/itoshima-now\/\">Itoshima Now!<\/a> &#8211; <strong>Feature<\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-itoshima-now-010.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-itoshima-now-010.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-itoshima-now-010.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-itoshima-now-010.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-itoshima-now-010.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/sunset-live-2018\/\">Sunset Live 2018<\/a><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/sunset-live-crowd-day.jpg?resize=1400%2C936&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"936\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/sunset-live-crowd-day.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/sunset-live-crowd-day.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/sunset-live-crowd-day.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/sunset-live-crowd-day.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/22nd-isla-de-salsa-world-beat-festival\/\">22nd Isla de Salsa World Beat Festival<\/a><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ISLA-9.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ISLA-9.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ISLA-9.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ISLA-9.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ISLA-9.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/harunobu-from-the-museum-of-fine-arts-boston\/\">Harunobu from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/marine-world-night-aquarium\/\">Marine World Night Aquarium<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/the-cinema-night-fukuoka\/\">The Cinema Night Fukuoka<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/56th-nishinippon-ohori-fireworks-festival\/\">56th Nishinippon Ohori Fireworks Festival<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/tenjin-summer-festival\/\">Tenjin Summer Festival<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/summer-night-zoo-botanical-garden-3\/\">Summer Night Zoo &#038; Botanical Garden<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/gokoku-shrine-mitama-matsuri-4\/\">Gokoku Shrine Mitama Matsuri<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/rizap-kbc-augusta-golf-tournament-2018\/\">Rizap KBC Augusta Golf Tournament 2018<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With just one more month of summer remaining, now is the time to visit Itoshima! And getting to the beaches is now easier than ever thanks to a new public bus service operating along the coastline. Also in this issue we introduce two spots in Itoshima: Passion Fruit La Puni for farm-fresh passion fruit smoothies, and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27918,"featured_media":112485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"112461","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4914],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others","en-US"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fn236-cover-fr-shutterstock.jpg?fit=1400%2C933&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27918"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112461"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112548,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112461\/revisions\/112548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}