{"id":73803,"date":"2014-09-26T17:42:25","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T08:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=feature&#038;p=54689"},"modified":"2017-06-13T12:48:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T03:48:15","slug":"october-2014-fukuoka-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/october-2014-fukuoka-now\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2014 Fukuoka Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We get \u201cup the guts and into \u2018em\u201d in an exclusive interview with Australian rugby superstar Nick Cummins this issue, who finds himself in Fukuoka on a contract playing for the Coca Cola Red Sparks. The \u201cHoney Badger\u201d as he\u2019s known also stars on this month\u2019s cover. Meanwhile, we try sublime souffle and wine at Tsumons in Takasago, our writer Beck Wheeler takes a walk into Japan\u2019s past at Yakushima Island (Kagoshima), and we get pumped up for the Creative Community event happening this November. Looking for something to do in Fukuoka this autumn? The Hakata area comes alive with the Hakata Akihaku (Autumn Festa) in October and November &#8211; a series of colorful events and festivals held to deepen the knowledge of Hakata\u2019s history with a feast of arts, food and music.<\/p>\n<p>Expand the viewer below to browse the magazine\u2026<\/p>\n<div data-configid=\"3209099\/9475031\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 490px;\" class=\"issuuembed\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In Fukuoka:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/nick-cummins\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Cummins<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/nick-cummins\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nick Cummins\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Nick-Cummins.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Feature: <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/2014\/09\/yakushima-island-a-walk-into-japans-past\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yakushima Island<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/2014\/09\/yakushima-island-a-walk-into-japans-past\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54691\" alt=\"Yakushima\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/start3.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Feature: <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/2014\/09\/motorcycling-in-kyushu-autumn-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">Motorcycling in Kyushu \u2013 Autumn Guide<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/2014\/09\/motorcycling-in-kyushu-autumn-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54692\" alt=\"FLOATER-5-Yufuin-in-Fall\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FLOATER-5-Yufuin-in-Fall1.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gourmet: <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/food\/tsumons\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tsumons<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/food\/tsumons\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54693\" alt=\"fn190-gourmet-011\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/fn190-gourmet-0111.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Event: <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/creative2014\/\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Community<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/creative2014\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53750\" alt=\"nl-art-creative-community-76\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nl-art-creative-community-761.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fukuoka City Bulletin: <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/fukuoka-city-bulletin-october-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\">October 2014<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/fukuoka-city-bulletin-october-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54695\" alt=\"fn190-city-bulletin-free\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/fn190-city-bulletin-free1.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fukuoka Topic: <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/fukuoka-marathon-showcasing-our-beautiful-coastline\/\">Fukuoka Marathon<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/fukuoka-marathon-showcasing-our-beautiful-coastline\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54697\" alt=\"fn190-fukuoka-topics-WM-001\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/fn190-fukuoka-topics-WM-0011.jpg?resize=300%2C276\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We get \u201cup the guts and into \u2018em\u201d in an exclusive interview with Australian rugby superstar Nick Cummins this issue, who finds himself in Fukuoka on a contract playing for the Coca Cola Red Sparks. The \u201cHoney Badger\u201d as he\u2019s known also stars on this month\u2019s cover. Meanwhile, we try sublime souffle and wine at Tsumons in Takasago, our writer Beck Wheeler takes a walk into Japan\u2019s past at Yakushima Island (Kagoshima), and we get pumped up for the Creative Community event happening this November. Looking for something to do in Fukuoka this autumn? The Hakata area comes alive with the Hakata Akihaku (Autumn Festa) in October and November &#8211; a series of colorful events and festivals held to deepen the knowledge of Hakata\u2019s history with a feast of arts, food and music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"54689","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","location-fukuoka-city","en-US"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/fn190-web-top-banner.jpg?fit=650%2C420&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73803","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73803"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99169,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73803\/revisions\/99169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}