{"id":74830,"date":"2013-02-28T11:48:44","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T02:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=feature&#038;p=33725"},"modified":"2017-06-13T12:49:11","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T03:49:11","slug":"march-2013-fukuoka-now-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/march-2013-fukuoka-now-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2013 Fukuoka Now Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sakura season is almost here &#8211; and Fukuoka Now is helping you prepare. Inside the mag there&#8217;s a Hanami Beginner&#8217;s Guide, and online we&#8217;ve put together an <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/2013\/02\/fukuoka-nows-sakura-and-hanami-map\/\" target=\"_blank\">extensive guide<\/a> including a map of 50 sakura spots in Fukuoka! In the March issue, we also enjoy authentic Italian-style sandwiches at Italian Bakery La Spiga, chat with J.P from Belgium, and FN staff share their favorite free WiFi spots in Fukuoka. Meanwhile, reader Dena-Kae from Jamaica ponders the silence of the Nishitetsu bus in our regular &#8220;Dodesho&#8221; opinion column. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"454\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html#3209099\/1590729\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nExpand the viewer above to browse the magazine, or read the articles online by following the links below\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/2013\/02\/fukuoka-nows-sakura-and-hanami-map\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fukuoka Sakura Guide<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/2013\/02\/fukuoka-nows-sakura-and-hanami-map\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Maizuru61-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"\" title=\"Maizuru6\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-33786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Maizuru61.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Maizuru61.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gourmet:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/food\/italian-bakery-la-spiga\/\" target=\"_blank\">Italian Bakery La Spiga<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/food\/italian-bakery-la-spiga\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fn171-gourmet-spiga-3961-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" title=\"fn171-gourmet-spiga-396\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-33782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fn171-gourmet-spiga-3961.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fn171-gourmet-spiga-3961.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dodesho:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/shhhwere-on-a-bus\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shhh\u2026we\u2019re on a bus!<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/shhhwere-on-a-bus\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fn171dodesho1-224x300.png?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"\" title=\"fn171dodesho\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-33783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fn171dodesho1.png?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fn171dodesho1.png?w=594&amp;ssl=1 594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>In Fukuoka:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/jean-paul-wuyts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jean-Paul Wuyts<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/jean-paul-wuyts\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fn171-in-fukuoka-002-11-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"\" title=\"fn171-in-fukuoka-002-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-33784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fn171-in-fukuoka-002-11.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fn171-in-fukuoka-002-11.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fukuoka City Bulletin:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/city-bulletin-march-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\">March 2013<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/city-bulletin-march-2013\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/citybulletin2-e13617629197531-300x225.png?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" title=\"citybulletin2-e1361762919753\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-33787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/citybulletin2-e13617629197531.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/citybulletin2-e13617629197531.png?w=639&amp;ssl=1 639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fukuoka Topics:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/sofukuji-temple-final-resting-place-of-the-kuroda-clan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sofukuji Temple\u2014Final Resting Place of the Kuroda Clan<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/sofukuji-temple-final-resting-place-of-the-kuroda-clan\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fn171-fukuoka-topic-300x202.jpg?resize=300%2C202\" alt=\"\" title=\"fn171 fukuoka-topic\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-33780\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013<br \/>\n<strong>FIFTEEN YEARS OF FUKUOKA NOW<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/fukuokanow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/15FN-e1355818719517.png?resize=639%2C226\" alt=\"\" title=\"15FN\" width=\"639\" height=\"226\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31739\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sakura season is almost here &#8211; and Fukuoka Now is helping you prepare. Inside the mag there&#8217;s a Hanami Beginner&#8217;s Guide, and online we&#8217;ve put together an extensive guide including a map of 50 sakura spots in Fukuoka! In the March issue, we also enjoy authentic Italian-style sandwiches at Italian Bakery La Spiga, chat with J.P from Belgium who works at the Apple Store in Tenjin, and FN staff share their favorite free WiFi spots in Fukuoka. Meanwhile, reader Dena-Kae from Jamaica ponders the silence of the Nishitetsu bus in our regular &#8220;Dodesho&#8221; opinion column.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"33725","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","location-fukuoka-city","location-fukuoka-prefecture","en-US"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fn171-web-top-banner2.jpg?fit=650%2C420&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74830","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=74830"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99199,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74830\/revisions\/99199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}