{"id":73839,"date":"2014-06-27T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T00:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=feature&#038;p=51500"},"modified":"2017-06-13T12:48:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T03:48:16","slug":"july-2014-fukuoka-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/july-2014-fukuoka-now\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2014 Fukuoka Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Expand the viewer below to browse the magazine\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"issuuembed\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 454px;\" data-configid=\"3209099\/8382940\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>July 2014 Fukuoka Now<\/strong><br \/>\nSummer is here and the living is easy\u2026 really easy here in Fukuoka! In this month\u2019s issue &#8211; and in greater detail on the Fukuoka Now website we cover a lot. On the cover is Amy Houck from Pennsylvania (USA). The shot was taken on Niginohama Beach in Itoshima, just one of 18 fabulous beaches in our updated guide to local beaches. Fireworks are another intergral part of the Japanese summer experience and BANG! \u2013 we have detailed guide to ten recommended fireworks festivals and a less-detailed list of 15 more options. Speaking of festivals, Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival is Fukuoka\u2019s most famous. We\u2019ve got a guide to that too, complete with an overview of the history, a map of the routes, and tips for watching it live. This is required reading for anyone planning to attend. What\u2019s SUP Fukuoka? you ask? &#8211; the latest marine sports craze has arrived in Fukuoka and we introduce three places to learn how to enjoy stand up paddle boarding (SUP). Summer also means it\u2019s time of parties and we have that info too, including the huge beach DJ event \u201cPower Fes 2014\u201d on July 21, and Fukuoka Now\u2019s annual \u201cSummer Party\u201d at the gorgeous Hotel With The Style on July 25. So much to do, so much to see,,,, it\u2019s going to be a great summer in Fukuoka!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\" http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/2014\/06\/fireworks-guide-2014\/\">Fukuoka Fireworks Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/2014\/06\/yamakasa\/\">Hakata Gion Yamakasa Guide 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/2014\/06\/sup\/\">What\u2019s SUP Fukuoka? Stand Up Paddle Board<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/2014\/06\/fukuoka-beach-guide-2014\/\">Fukuoka Beach Guide 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/event\/power-fes-2014\/\">Power Fes 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/summerparty\/\">Fukuoka Now Summer Party 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/yan-zhang\/\">In Fukuoka &#8211; Interview with Yan Zhang<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is here and the living is easy\u2026 really easy here in Fukuoka! In this month\u2019s issue &#8211; and in greater detail on the Fukuoka Now website we cover a lot. On the cover is Amy Houck from Pennsylvania (USA). The shot was taken on Niginohama Beach in Itoshima, just one of 18 fabulous beaches in our updated guide to local beaches. Fireworks are another intergral part of the Japanese summer experience and BANG! \u2013 we have detailed guide to ten recommended fireworks festivals and a less-detailed list of 15 more options. Speaking of festivals, Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival is Fukuoka\u2019s most famous. We\u2019ve got a guide to that too, complete with an overview of the history, a map of the routes, and tips for watching it live. This is required reading for anyone planning to attend. What\u2019s SUP Fukuoka? you ask? &#8211; the latest marine sports craze has arrived in Fukuoka and we introduce three places to learn how to enjoy stand up paddle boarding (SUP). Summer also means it\u2019s time of parties and we have that info too, including the huge beach DJ event \u201cPower Fes 2014\u201d on July 21, and Fukuoka Now\u2019s annual \u201cSummer Party\u201d at the gorgeous Hotel With The Style on July 25. So much to do, so much to see,,,, it\u2019s going to be a great summer in Fukuoka!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"51500","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73839","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\/06\/fn187-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\/73839","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=73839"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99175,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73839\/revisions\/99175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}