{"id":92575,"date":"2016-10-31T14:32:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T05:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=feature&#038;p=92575&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2017-06-13T12:58:10","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T03:58:10","slug":"november-2016-fukuoka-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/november-2016-fukuoka-now\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2016 Fukuoka Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>November\u2019s Issue of Fukuoka Now features two monster sporting events. Nov. 18~20, the America\u2019s Cup World Series kicks off in Fukuoka, the first time an America\u2019s Cup race has ever been staged in Asia. It\u2019ll bring crowds from far and wide and the racing will be a spectacle never before seen on Fukuokan shores. Meanwhile, from Nov. 13 to 20, rikishi (sumo) from across Japan will roll into Fukuoka for the last grand tournament of the year: the Kyushu Basho. If you\u2019re looking for fine dining, we\u2019ve reviewed four delightful gourmet spots: Maison De Yoshida, Oimatsu, Hachibe and Au Bord d\u2019Eau. Go to any of these for your fix of some of the best food Fukuoka has to offer. If you\u2019re looking for a place to relax why not head to this month\u2019s cafe: Ka-Ku. Here, great coffee is mixed with a boutique pen shop where you can work, relax, or make your own personalised ink. Our bar of the month is Wall, which features a giant vertical garden wall designed by French artist and botanist, Patrick Blanc. All this and much, much more in November\u2019s issue of Fukuoka Now! Want to get involved? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and let us know what you think! Read it all here or <a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/fukuokanow\/docs\/fn-215-web\/\" target=\"_blank\">download the PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expand the viewer below to browse the magazine\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"issuuembed\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 454px;\" data-configid=\"3209099\/40206574\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>This Month:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/feature\/month-fukuoka-november-2016\/\">Nov. 2016<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-92365\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Kaku-1-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Kaku-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Kaku-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Kaku-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Feature:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/feature\/americas-cup-fukuoka-guide\/\">The America&#8217;s Cup in Fukuoka<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91815\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160723-SBTJ_Knighton_90956-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"20160723-sbtj_knighton_90956\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160723-SBTJ_Knighton_90956.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160723-SBTJ_Knighton_90956.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160723-SBTJ_Knighton_90956.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160723-SBTJ_Knighton_90956.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160723-SBTJ_Knighton_90956.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Feature:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/feature\/kyushu-basho-fukuoka-sumo-2016\/\">November Sumo &#8211; The Kyushu Basho<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-92240\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Main-Image-%E6%A8%AA%E7%B6%B1%E5%8F%96%E7%B5%842-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"main-image-%e6%a8%aa%e7%b6%b1%e5%8f%96%e7%b5%842\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Main-Image-%E6%A8%AA%E7%B6%B1%E5%8F%96%E7%B5%842.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Main-Image-%E6%A8%AA%E7%B6%B1%E5%8F%96%E7%B5%842.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Main-Image-%E6%A8%AA%E7%B6%B1%E5%8F%96%E7%B5%842.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Main-Image-%E6%A8%AA%E7%B6%B1%E5%8F%96%E7%B5%842.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Main-Image-%E6%A8%AA%E7%B6%B1%E5%8F%96%E7%B5%842.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gourmet:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/food\/maison-de-yoshida\/\">Maison De Yoshida<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-92446\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Maison-De-Yoshida-15-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"maison-de-yoshida-15\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Maison-De-Yoshida-15.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Maison-De-Yoshida-15.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Maison-De-Yoshida-15.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gourmet:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/food\/oimatsu\/\">Oimatsu<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-92404\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Oimatsu-1-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Oimatsu-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Oimatsu-1.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Oimatsu-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yakitori:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/food\/hachibei\/\">Hachibei<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-92385\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hachibe-9-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hachibe-9.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hachibe-9.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Hachibe-9.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wine:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/food\/au-bord-deau-fukuoka\/\">Au Bord d&#8217;Eau<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-92420\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Au-Bord-dEau-3-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Au-Bord-dEau-3.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Au-Bord-dEau-3.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Au-Bord-dEau-3.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fukuoka Topics:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/feature\/experience-sumo-november-tournament\/\">Experience Sumo at the November Tournament<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-92545\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/fn215-fukuoka-topic-300x230.jpg?resize=300%2C230\" alt=\"fn215-fukuoka-topic\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/fn215-fukuoka-topic.jpg?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/fn215-fukuoka-topic.jpg?resize=768%2C590&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/fn215-fukuoka-topic.jpg?w=840&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also New Online!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/2016\/10\/nokonoshima-cosmos-photos-2016\/\">Nokonoshima Cosmos in Photos &#8211; 2016<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-92264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cosmos-10-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"cosmos-10\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cosmos-10.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cosmos-10.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cosmos-10.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/2016\/10\/itoshima-kakigoya-oyster-hut-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">Itoshima Kakigoya &#8211; Oyster Hut Guide 2016<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56530\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/kakigoya-itoshima-pre-opening-2014-003-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"kakigoya-itoshima-pre-opening-2014-003\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/kakigoya-itoshima-pre-opening-2014-003.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/kakigoya-itoshima-pre-opening-2014-003.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/2016\/10\/kurume-kasuri-tour-fukuoka-now\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kurume Kasuri Tour<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91776\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kurume-kasuri-aug-2016-126-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"kurume-kasuri-aug-2016-126\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kurume-kasuri-aug-2016-126.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kurume-kasuri-aug-2016-126.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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listings!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/fukuokanow\/docs\/fn-215-web\" target=\"_blank\">fn216<\/a>, NOV. 2016)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November\u2019s Issue of Fukuoka Now features two monster sporting events. Nov. 18~20, the America\u2019s Cup World Series kicks off in Fukuoka, the first time an America\u2019s Cup race has ever been staged in Asia&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"92575","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4914],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others","location-fukuoka-prefecture","en-US"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/fn215-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\/92575","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=92575"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99383,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92575\/revisions\/99383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}