{"id":75040,"date":"2012-11-30T18:16:58","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T09:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=feature&#038;p=30686"},"modified":"2017-06-13T12:49:11","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T03:49:11","slug":"december-2012-fukuoka-now-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/december-2012-fukuoka-now-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2012 Fukuoka Now Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oh yeah! Oysters! This issue we introduce the famous winter pastime of eating fresh oysters at the kakigoya huts in Itoshima. Meanwhile, we get a little taste of \u201cDown Under\u201d at Australian themed cafe and bar \u201cManly\u201d in Imaizumi, and chat to the new Executive Chef at the Fukuoka Grand Hyatt. In this month\u2019s reader opinion column, Matt from Kansas City discusses courtesy issues when it comes to tall foreigners in a crowd. There\u2019s also a mini guide to Christmas illuminations in Fukuoka, and an introduction to the monthly drinking event \u201cYakuin Salud\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><object style=\"width:640px;height:455px\" ><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/static.issuu.com\/webembed\/viewers\/style1\/v2\/IssuuReader.swf?mode=mini&amp;proSidebarEnabled=true&amp;printButtonEnabled=false&amp;searchButtonEnabled=false&amp;backgroundColor=%23222222&amp;documentId=121128055044-1e3b322599904c4c8932ace058a45e3e\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"menu\" value=\"false\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"\/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Expand 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\/2012\/11\/oysters\/\" target=\"_blank\">Itoshima Oyster Hut Guide<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/2012\/11\/oysters\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-29-at-16.13.301-300x226.png?resize=300%2C226\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen-Shot-2012-11-29-at-16.13.30\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-29-at-16.13.301.png?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-29-at-16.13.301.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Special:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/salud\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yakuin Salud<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/salud\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/salud-e13540700156881-300x211.jpg?resize=300%2C211\" alt=\"\" title=\"salud-e1354070015688\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/salud-e13540700156881.jpg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/salud-e13540700156881.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\/manly\/\" target=\"_blank\">Manly Australian Cafe &#038; Bar<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/food\/manly\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/food02_4-11-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"\" title=\"food02_4-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/food02_4-11.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/food02_4-11.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\/dont-be-those-guys\/\" target=\"_blank\">Don&#8217;t be those guys&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/dont-be-those-guys\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/fn168-dodesho-illo1-300x300.png?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" title=\"fn168-dodesho-illo\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/fn168-dodesho-illo1.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/fn168-dodesho-illo1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/fn168-dodesho-illo1.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>In Fukuoka:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/ernst-jaeck\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ernst Jaeck<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/ernst-jaeck\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/fn168-in-fukuoka-ernst-01911-300x216.jpg?resize=300%2C216\" alt=\"\" title=\"fn168-in-fukuoka-ernst-0191\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/fn168-in-fukuoka-ernst-01911.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/fn168-in-fukuoka-ernst-01911.jpg?w=511&amp;ssl=1 511w\" 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-december-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dec. 2012<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/city-bulletin-december-2012\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/fn168-city-bulletin_bridge-copy1-300x230.jpg?resize=300%2C230\" alt=\"\" title=\"fn168-city-bulletin_bridge-copy\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/fn168-city-bulletin_bridge-copy1.jpg?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/fn168-city-bulletin_bridge-copy1.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fukuoka Topics:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/the-kyushu-symphony-orchestra-fosters-musical-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Kyushu Symphony Orchestra Fosters Musical Culture<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/feature\/the-kyushu-symphony-orchestra-fosters-musical-culture\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/fn168fukuoka-topics-e13540813653291-300x260.jpg?resize=300%2C260\" alt=\"\" title=\"fn168fukuoka-topics-e1354081365329\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/fn168fukuoka-topics-e13540813653291.jpg?resize=300%2C260&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/fn168fukuoka-topics-e13540813653291.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh yeah! Oysters! This issue we introduce the famous winter pastime of eating fresh oysters at the kakigoya huts in Itoshima. Meanwhile, we get a little taste of \u201cDown Under\u201d at Australian themed cafe and bar \u201cManly\u201d in Imaizumi, and chat to the new Executive Chef at the Fukuoka Grand Hyatt. In this month\u2019s reader opinion column, Matt from Kansas City discusses courtesy issues when it comes to tall foreigners in a crowd. There\u2019s also a mini guide to Christmas illuminations in Fukuoka, and an introduction to the monthly drinking event \u201cYakuin Salud\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"30686","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75040","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\/2012\/11\/fn-web-top-banner-Dec12.jpg?fit=650%2C420&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75040","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=75040"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99202,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75040\/revisions\/99202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}