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START: May 3, 2021 END: May 5, 2021 Three of Fukuoka’s leading natural marches: Kyushu Vegan Festival, Fukuoka Organic Marche, and Hakko (fermentation) Festival Itoshima will hold a joint marche in Itoshima. About 130 stores will open their stalls, focusing on orga...

Fukuoka Now Azalea Guide 2021 Azalea is a shrub with red, pink, and white flowers that bloom from April to June. It is commonly used as a garden and roadside shrub in many parts of Japan since ancient times and introduced in Japan’s oldest collection of waka poems, the Manyoshu. During the Edo period (1603-1868), when horticulture became popular among the general public, many varieties of azaleas were bred from those growing wild in Kyushu. There are now more than 2,000 varieties of azaleas....

Calls arise in Japan to feed crop-damaging deer, wild boars to zoo carnivores April 11, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) A puma eats a hunted wild boar at Morioka Zoological Park in Iwate Prefecture. (Photo courtesy of the zoological park) FUKUOKA -- A former zookeeper and others in Japan are calling on zoos across Japan to feed their predators with wild boars, deer and other animals that are locally captured to prevent crop damage. Normally animals captured during crop protection work are simply ...

Uber Eats Expands To Every Prefecture in Kyushu Uber Eats announced their service would become available in all prefectures within Kyushu. As of Mar. 4, the food delivery service begins in the prefectures of Saga and Yamaguchi. It will also begin operation in Iizuka City of Fukuoka on Mar. 11. Expanded service areas were announced for other regions, including Kitakyushu City (some parts of Kokurakita Ward, Tobata Ward, Yahatahigashi Ward Yahatanishi Ward Nakama City), Fukuoka City (Higashi Ward...

UpdatedTue, Feb 23, 2021 at 9:40 pm CT Reply LTHS students write to Itoshima High School students in Japan. (Yamasaki Toshishige) LTHS students write to Itoshima High School students in Japan. (Yamasaki Toshishige) LOCKPORT, IL — For the third year in a row, students taking Japanese at Lockport Township High School have had the opportunity to correspond with students from Japan. Teacher Karla Buttons level 2 students write to Itoshima High School students in Japan. According to teacher Karla...

JR Kyushu Commemorates 111 History of Trains in Itoshima JR Kyushu has released a memorial ticket sheet to celebrate the 111th year of train history in Itoshima. The first train company in the area was the Hokuchiku Kido, which operated between Imagawa-bashi and Kafuri from 1909. The sheets can be reserved by Instagram direct message before purchasing them at Chikuzen-Maebaru Station. Available until Feb. 28 (*may sell out sooner.) A special exhibition to celebrate the local train history is al...

E-Bike Specialty Shop Opens Near Itoshima A specialized shop for e-bikes, Zing²Fukuoka West, opened at the gateway to the Itoshima area last November. Operated by a Kurume-based sport shop with a hundred years of history, the shop introduces Turbo electric bikes, road bikes, mountain bikes, triathlon bikes and more. Customers can also get follow up support and discover new ways of enjoying Itoshima touring through participating events and getting specialist advice. Beginners welcome, too!

Online Cooking Class Featuring Itoshima Branded Ingredients An online cooking class featuring Itoshima-branded ingredients will be held on Jan. 31. The local tourism association collaborates with an Itoshima-based food company Yamasue and an Itoshima-native cooking expert Shoko Sato, who will cook two sea bream ( tai) dishes and other delicacies with twenty participants. Fresh ingredients will be delivered 1 ~ 3 days in advance to the homes of participants. Applications are accepted via the off...

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Momote Festival at Yodogawa Tenmangu Shrine START: Jan 26, 2020 END: Jan 26, 2020 The Momote Festival is a traditional festival which sees locals gather at the Yodogawa Tenmangu Shrine to pray for a good harvest and cleanse their lives of evil. It is also recognized ...