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Tulip Soup
A bright and airy cafe in Yakuin Buzzwords like organic, healthy, and all-natural are tossed around these days like a good salad should be – but at the recently sprung-up Tul...
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Fukuoka’s Foreigners – Who Are We?
100th Issue Special A Historical Overview Currently Fukuoka Prefecture is home to 39,000 foreigners and Fukuoka City to 20,400. With its proximity to the continent it is not surpri...
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Fukuoka City or Hakata City?
In April 1889, the government issued a regulation for municipalization and parochialism following great controversy throughout the previous year whether they named the area Fukuoka...
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Sebo
Seven years ago, when this wet-behind-the-ears Frenchman arrived in Tokyo as a student, he couldn't have predicted he would later become a radio and TV talento in Fukuoka.
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Hakata Dontaku Port Festival
A Guide to Dontaku Each year in May, the Hakata Dontaku Port Festival fills Fukuoka with excitement and attracts more than two million people, making it the highest attended...
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The Origins of the Dontaku Song
One of the most exciting carnivals in Japan, Hakata Donkatu, has its own theme song called “Bonchikawaiya.” Where exactly did it come from and who discovered this tune?
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Heeki Park
Born in Hiroshima, raised in Seoul and educated in California, Heeki is a very multi-cultural and international woman.
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Summer Beach Guide
**Cowabunga baby!**Surf’s up so splash on some suntan lotion and grab a towel, it’s time to hit the beaches! Fukuoka is blessed with a great coastline so use this guide...
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Keyaki Dori
Keyaki-dori, named after the leafy green trees that provide cool shade in the summer, is home to many unique stores, small cafes and cozy restaurants. Excellent for a leisurely str...
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Max
Already famous as the ever-hyper, always goofy host of "Maximum Times" on Love FM (9:00 ~ 11:00 weekdays), Max, as in "Ohaiyougozai-MAX!"