Articles

Geisha to Grace Hakata-za’s Stage

The Japanese term for the office in which geisha are hired is kenban. These offices are located all over the country, but the recent decline in the number of geisha has resulted in...

야나기바시 식당

Often warmly referred to as “Fukuoka’s Kitchen”, the Yanagibashi Fresh Food Market is one of the Fukuoka’s most colorful and fascinating places for foreigne...

Ten Years of Now

  Have your cake and eat it too… This month Fukuoka Now celebrates a decade of serving Fukuoka’s small (but growing!) foreign population. Flip the pages for a flas...

Fukuoka: THEN and NOW

This month is the tenth anniversary of Fukuoka Now, and to mark our 120th consecutive issue we present a special celebration of the magazine, and the city and community it serves. ...

Now hear this…

A few words from Governor Wataru Aso,Governor of Fukuoka PrefectureI extend my heartfelt congratulations Fukuoka Now on its ten year anniversary. Fukuoka Now introduces its readers...

Christmas Religious Services

The churches listed below offer Christmas worship service or mass in English, Korean, or Spanish. EnglishSeinan Gakuin Baptist Church西南学院バプテスト教会7-5-35 Nishijin, Sawara-ku 092-821-2...

I am no fashionista, but…

These days every time I open up the newspaper I am reminded that Japan is in the midst of a recession.

Eugenio & Claudio Velitti

"It's very difficult," says Claudio Velitti, when we ask if he can recommend a good wine for sushi. "Wine is very personal, it must always be about passion".