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Oct 24, 2011 Article
Fukuoka Gifts Fair 2003
Cornucopia of Imported Gifts in Fukuoka Think exotic jewelry, imported wine, striking interior decorations, and thousands of room accessories. You name it, wholesalers from all cor...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Kumamoto Fujisaki Hachimangu Shrine
A festive end to the summer When do you know autumn has really arrived? For some, fall is signalled by the official end to the swimming season; for others, it’s an increase i...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Soul Central – Fukuoka
“Nearly fifty years ago JB, then a middle school student, caught the 1955 American film “”The Blackboard Jungle”” starring Sidney Poitier. The film wa...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Okagaki a town of rustic delights
One of the best things about Fukuoka is its huge choice of culture and entertainment. Another plus is the city’s genuine hospitality, evident in its gourmet delights and frie...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Kyushu’s Spirit – Shochu
Ask someone overseas what liquor they associate with Japan and odds are they’ll answer sake, or nihonshu in Japanese. One of the delightful discoveries awaiting people who co...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Carte Postale
Back to Basics For over seventeen years Horie-san has trained and worked in renowned French restaurants in Fukuoka, Tokyo and France. So why then is this accomplished chef serving ...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Yabakei
mountain springs and sights to sigh over Weekend drives and hot spring soaks must be two all-time favorite Japanese pastimes. If you don’t believe us, just flip on the telly ...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Miyahara – A Friendly Neighborhood Pub
“Everybody has walked by them, perhaps even peaked in curiously, but few of us have dared to enter. The kakuichi, (Japanese stand-up pubs) are neighborhood liquor shops with ...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Ramen Noodles Warning: Highly Addictive!
Nuts about Noodles Peer into any slapdash street stall that sprouts on the Tenjin sidewalks after 5 o’clock and you’ll see that folks in Fukuoka are mad about ramen. De...
Oct 24, 2011 Article
Go With The Flow
A recently arrived foreigner’s first encounter with the squatter “It’s not a cry that you hear at night, it’s not somebody who’s seen the light, it...
