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With about one article a month on culture, history, and the many charms of Hakata, you too, can become a Hakata connoisseur! Why not take a peek?
Hakata Culture Articles
- Hakata Culture vol.173（Art and Culture You Can Enjoy at Home ） July 7, 2021
- Hakata Culture vol.172（Uiro and Myorakuji Temple） June 4, 2021
- Hakata Culture vol.171（A Great Time to Enjoy Fukuoka’s Roadside Trees ） May 19, 2021
- Hakata Culture vol.170（Kushida Bunko: Tracing the History of Libraries in Fukuoka） April 5, 2021
- Hakata Culture vol.169（Cherry Blossoms and Beautiful Night Views at Atago Shrine） March 1, 2021
- Hakata Culture vol.168（Ancient Ruins in Fukuoka: A Journey Back in Time） February 9, 2021
- Hakata Culture vol.167（Okushida-san: The Shrine of Hakata’s Guardian Deity） January 6, 2021
- Hakata Culture vol.166（Yukichi Tanaka: Hakata’s Idea Man ） December 8, 2020
- Hakata Culture vol.165（Fukuoka’s First Cafe and Chocolate Shop） November 6, 2020
- Hakata Culture vol.164（A Tale of Two Local Doctors and Educators: Nanmei Kamei and Osamu Takaba） October 8, 2020
- Hakata Culture vol.163（The deep, soothing tones of the Chikuzen Biwa） September 8, 2020
- Hakata Culture vol.162（Kyushu University’s Ito Campus: An Integral Part of the Community） August 11, 2020
- Hakata Culture vol.161（The Arrow: The Oldest Japanese-made Automobile Still in Existence） July 13, 2020
- Hakata Culture vol.160（Nagoshi no Harae and Chinowa-kuguri: Summer Purification Rites） June 4, 2020
- Hakata Culture vol.159（Yasuzaemon Matsunaga: A Businessman with Close Ties to Fukuoka） May 14, 2020
- Hakata Culture vol.158（Hakata Dolls: Always Changing with the Times） April 2, 2020
- Hakata Culture vol.157（Shrines and the Surprising Connections Between Land and Sea） March 10, 2020
- Hakata Culture vol.156（Shiro-uo: A Harbinger of Spring） February 13, 2020
- Hakata Culture vol.155（Hakata Hariko: Must-have Good Luck Charms of Local Festivals） January 6, 2020
- Hakata Culture vol.154（Kosoji: Home of the Anakannon） December 6, 2019
- Hakata Culture vol.153（Enjoying the Beautiful Fall Foliage at Yusentei Park） November 7, 2019
- Hakata Culture vol.152（A Zen Monk Known for Playful Ink Paintings） October 10, 2019
- Hakata Culture vol.151（Asia’s First Rugby World Cup） September 12, 2019
- Hakata Culture vol.150（Tachibanayama: A Great Hike for Beginners） August 8, 2019
- Hakata Culture vol.149（The Perfect Season for Seaside Parks） July 12, 2019
- Hakata Culture vol.148（The Manyōshū in Fukuoka） June 13, 2019
- Hakata Culture vol.147（Sailor Uniforms and the Maypole Dance） May 9, 2019
- Hakata Culture vol.146（Kunio Maekawa and the Fukuoka Art Museum） April 18, 2019
- Hakata Culture vol.145（Fukuoka Tower Turns 30） March 14, 2019
- Hakata Culture vol.144（Hakata Hasami: Scissors as Sharp as a Samurai Sword） February 7, 2019
- Hakata Culture vol.143（Meet Geigi at the Hakata Traditional Performing Arts Centre） January 10, 2019
- Hakata Culture vol.142（Fun for Everyone: Fukuoka’s Athletic Facilities） November 30, 2018
- Hakata Culture vol.141（Hanahata Horticultural Park） November 15, 2018
- Hakata Culture vol.140（Hakata-ori Textiles Turn 777） October 4, 2018
- Hakata Culture vol.139（Fukuoka on the Big and Small Screens） September 6, 2018
- Hakata Culture vol.138（Enjoyable Evening Museum Events during the Summer） August 9, 2018
- Hakata Culture vol.137（Step Back in Time with a Visit to the Hakoshima Residence） July 5, 2018
- Hakata Culture vol.136（Old Prefectural Guest Hall and Suijo Park） June 7, 2018
- Hakata Culture vol.135（Fukuoka: Birthplace of the Ever-popular Sazae-san） May 2, 2018
- Hakata Culture vol.134（Josui-dori and Shofuen: Great for a Spring Stroll） April 12, 2018
- Hakata Culture vol.133（Strolling through the Nanohana on Nokonoshima） March 8, 2018
- Hakata Culture vol.132（Dekimachi Park: Birthplace of the Kyushu Railway） February 15, 2018
- Hakata Culture vol.131（Hatsu-koshin and Monkey Masks: An Interesting Combination of Old Beliefs） January 11, 2018
- Hakata Culture vol.130（Tamaseseri: Warding off the Year’s Bad Spirits） December 7, 2017
- Hakata Culture vol.129（Takatori Ware：The City’s Last Remaining Stoneware） November 9, 2017
- Hakata Culture vol.128（Fukuoka City Science Museum: New and Improved and Fun for All Ages） October 12, 2017
- Hakata Culture vol.127（Yayoi no Kaze Park: Home of the Oldest Royal Tomb in Japan） September 7, 2017
- Hakata Culture vol.126（Fukuoka Growth Next: The City’s Startup Support Center） August 24, 2017
- Hakata Culture vol.125（Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention in Fukuoka） July 6, 2017
- Hakata Culture vol.124（Fukuoka’s Hydrangeas） June 8, 2017
- Hakata Culture vol.123（Come See the New and Improved Marine World Uminonakamichi） May 11, 2017
- Hakata Culture vol.122（Hakata Elementary School: Open to the Community） April 6, 2017
- Hakata Culture vol.121（Choun Yamazaki: A Famous Sculptor from Hakata） March 9, 2017
- Hakata Culture vol.120（Learn about Ancient History at the Fukuoka City Archaeology Center） February 16, 2017
- Hakata Culture vol.119（Sake Brewery Tours: A Great Way to Stay Warm in Winter） January 12, 2017
- Hakata Culture vol.118（Iimori Shrine: Keeper of Ancient Rituals） December 8, 2016
- Hakata Culture vol.117（Experience Sumo at the November Tournament） November 10, 2016
- Hakata Culture vol.116（Fukuoka to Host International Yacht Race） October 6, 2016
- Hakata Culture vol.115（Hakata: A City Built by Merchants） September 8, 2016
- Hakata Culture vol.114（Fukuoka’s Seven Sister Cities） August 12, 2016
- Hakata Culture vol.113（The Ikinomatsubara Pine Forest and Genko Borui） July 14, 2016
- Hakata Culture vol.112（Central Children’s Center： Fun for All Ages） June 9, 2016
- Hakata Culture vol.111（Wheeled Cart Stalls: A Nishijin Fixture） May 12, 2016
- Hakata Culture vol.110（New Wholesale Produce Market in Island City） April 7, 2016
- Hakata Culture vol.109（Tracing Hakata’s History Along Taihaku-dori Ave.） March 3, 2016
- Hakata Culture vol.108（Hakata’s Famous Nabemono: Perfect Winter Companions） February 5, 2016
- Hakata Culture vol.107（Tenjin Chikagai: A European-themed Shopping Arcade） January 7, 2016
- Hakata Culture vol.106（Hakata Koma: A Local Toy that Spread Nationwide ） December 10, 2015
- Hakata Culture vol.105（Seimon-barai: Hakata’s Annual Bargain Sale ） November 5, 2015
- Hakata Culture vol.104（Ekiken Kaibara: Renowned Edo Era Scholar） October 8, 2015
- Hakata Culture vol.103（Island City Turns 10） September 3, 2015
- Hakata Culture vol.102（Learn about the Beginning of Rice Cultivation at the Itazuke Ruins） August 13, 2015
- Hakata Culture vol.101（Fukuoka’s National Judo and Kendo Tournaments） July 9, 2015
- Hakata Culture vol.100（Getting Ready for a New Waterfront） June 4, 2015
- Hakata Culture vol.99（Nakasu-Kawabata: A Center of Entertainment since the Edo Period） May 14, 2015
- Hakata Culture vol.98（So， Who Was Mr． Watanabe？） April 9, 2015
- Hakata Culture vol.97（Learn about Literature in a Meiji Era Western Building） March 12, 2015
- Hakata Culture vol.96（Creating Fukuoka’s Future） February 5, 2015
- Hakata Culture vol.95（Tenmangu:The Origin of Tenjin’s Name） January 8, 2015
- Hakata Culture vol.94（Today Even Our Christmas Illuminations are Eco-Friendly） December 4, 2014
- Hakata Culture vol.93（Najima: From Castle Town to Lindbergh Landing Place） November 13, 2014
- Hakata Culture vol.92（Fukuoka Marathon: Showcasing Our Beautiful Coastline） October 16, 2014
- Hakata Culture vol.91（Fukuoka Teams Up with Yokohama on This Year’s Asian Art Triennale） September 4, 2014
- Hakata Culture vol.90（The Twenty-four Horsemen of Kuroda） August 7, 2014
- Hakata Culture vol.89（Fukuoka’s Water-Conscious Citizenry） July 3, 2014
- Hakata Culture vol.88（Kashii-gu: A Shrine with Close Ties to the Imperial Court） June 5, 2014
- Hakata Culture vol.87（Early Summer Flowers in Maizuru Park） May 8, 2014
- Hakata Culture vol.86（Hakata Sennennomon Gate） April 3, 2014
- Hakata Culture vol.85（Super Sakura Spots: Nishi Park and Terumo Shrine） March 13, 2014
- Hakata Culture vol.84（Test Your Knowledge of Fukuoka） February 6, 2014
- Hakata Culture vol.83（Getting to Know Fukuoka from Permanent Exhibits） December 26, 2013
- Hakata Culture vol.82（Spend Christmas in a Historic Church） December 5, 2013
- Hakata Culture vol.81（Visiting Hakata’s Markets） November 13, 2013
- Hakata Culture vol.80（Botoni Nomura―Female Poet of the Late Edo Era） October 10, 2013
- Hakata Culture vol.79（Korokan and the Fukuoka Castle Ruins―Take a Walk through History） September 12, 2013
- Hakata Culture vol.78（Shikanoshima Island: Enjoying History and the Ocean’s Bounty） August 1, 2013
- Hakata Culture vol.77（Fukuoka: An Accessible City） July 4, 2013
- Hakata Culture vol.76（The Fukuoka Method: Advanced Waste Treatment） June 13, 2013
- Hakata Culture vol.75（Shofukuji: Japans First Zen Temple and the Origin of Tea Culture） May 1, 2013
- Hakata Culture vol.74（Karatsu Kaido: A Major Artery for Ancient Travelers） April 1, 2013
- Hakata Culture vol.73（Sofukuji Temple―Final Resting Place of the Kuroda Clan） February 28, 2013
- Hakata Culture vol.72（Setsubun―Heralding the Coming of Spring） February 1, 2013
- Hakata Culture vol.71（Delicious Fruits and Vegetables from Fukuoka） December 28, 2012
- Hakata Culture vol.70（The Kyushu Symphony Orchestra Fosters Musical Culture） November 30, 2012
- Hakata Culture vol.69（Hakata-ori’s close associations with Buddhism） October 31, 2012
- Hakata Culture vol.68（Fukuoka, the Wild Bird Paradise） September 26, 2012
- Hakata Culture vol.67（The appealing Hakozaki shrine and its historical Sakura gate） August 31, 2012
- Hakata Culture vol.66（Xie Guoming, a pioneer in creating friendly Japan-China relations） August 1, 2012
- Hakata Culture vol.65（The Nagare Community） July 2, 2012
- Hakata Culture vol.64（The Green Spaces at the Old Fukuoka Castle Ruins） June 11, 2012
- Hakata Culture vol.63（Fukuoka bus tours are great fun） May 1, 2012
- Hakata Culture vol.62（Future Energy Sources in Hakata Bay） March 27, 2012
- Hakata Culture vol.61（Stalls Brighten Fukuoka Nights） March 1, 2012
- Hakata Culture vol.60（Korokan: Full of New Discoveries） February 1, 2012
- Hakata Culture vol.59（New Year’s and the Traditional Flavors of Hakata） December 28, 2011
- Hakata Culture vol.58（This Compact City is a Shopping Heaven） December 1, 2011
- Hakata Culture vol.57（Studying Hakata’s Traditional Crafts） November 1, 2011
- Hakata Culture vol.56（Hail a Velotaxi and See the Traditional Culture of Hakata） September 29, 2011
- Hakata Culture vol.55（Focus on Asia: The Film Festival for Asia Today） August 31, 2011
- Hakata Culture vol.54（Seeing art by the disabled will make you happy） July 29, 2011
- Hakata Culture vol.53（The new five-story pagoda at Tocho-ji） June 28, 2011
- Hakata Culture vol.52（Board the water bus to experience waterfront Fukuoka） May 31, 2011
- Hakata Culture vol.51（Azuchi Momoyama ＆ Kyushu Shinkansen Rich Heritage） May 2, 2011
- Hakata Culture vol.50（Streetcars and the streets of Hakata） March 1, 2011
- Hakata Culture vol.49（The Little-Known History of Tops） February 1, 2011
- Hakata Culture vol.48（Monkey masks on the front door―an old Hakata tradition） January 4, 2011
- Hakata Culture vol.47（Hakata’s Hidden Almanac: The Mikkaebisu Festival） December 1, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.46（History of Hakata’s Mizutaki） November 1, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.45（The Akihaku brightens Hakata in the fall） October 1, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.44（New ginger，Hakata champon，and Hojoya hajiki！） September 1, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.43（Cine-la―another important asset） August 1, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.42（Hakata’s Special Summer Sweet ） July 1, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.41（Fukuoka Tower：Easy as 123，234） June 1, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.40（Signs of Summer） May 10, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.39（Fukuoka City Ranked as ＃1 Regional City） May 7, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.38（Fukuoka Through the Lens） March 20, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.37（Fukuoka City: Where the Robots Roam ） March 10, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.36（Experience Fukuoka Via Fuku-Tabi ） March 1, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.35（he Fish Heralding Spring’s Arrival） February 20, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.34（Plum Blossom Viewing is En Vogue！） February 10, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.33（The story of the Gold Seal） February 1, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.32（Opening the Sake Cellars） January 20, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.31（Pray for prosperity at the Toka-Ebisu Shrine！） January 10, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.30（A lot happens on January 7） January 1, 2010
- Hakata Culture vol.29（Fukuoka’s Fabulous Fish Market） December 20, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.28（The Urban Landscape of Fukuoka City） December 10, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.27（Fukuoka’s Christmas Lighting） December 1, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.26（Geisha to Grace Hakata-za’s Stage） November 20, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.25（A Local Legend） November 10, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.24（Shichi-go-san and Poppo-zen） November 1, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.23（Sumo Season in Fukuoka） October 20, 2009
- Shintencho Shopping Arcade: Established on October 15, 1946 October 10, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.21（Fukuoka City Retrospect） October 1, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.20（“Kirei-na” Keyaki-dori） September 20, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.19（Background on Fukuoka’s Asian Month） September 10, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.18（Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale） September 1, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.17（Did you know that udon，soba and manju all originated in Hakata？） August 20, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.16（Asian Tourists Present Opportunities and Challenges） August 10, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.15（Fukuoka City’s First Swimming Beaches） August 1, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.14（Avispa Fukuoka’s Return to J1！） July 20, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.13（Shudan Yamamise - Expanding Yamakasa’s Appeal） July 9, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.12（The Yamakasa Happi） July 1, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.11（Hakata-Te-Ippon） June 20, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.10（Fielding Foreign Tourists’Questions） June 10, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.9（Kabuki Comes To Town） June 1, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.8（Love Earth Clean-up originated in Fukuoka） May 20, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.7（Fukuoka Castle - Behind The Walls） May 10, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.6 （Fukuoka City by Numbers） May 1, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.5（The Origins of the Dontaku Song） April 21, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.4（Fukuoka City or Hakata City？） April 10, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.3（The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum） April 2, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.2（Anthologizing Fukuoka’s History） February 25, 2009
- Hakata Culture vol.1（Strolling through Daimyo） February 19, 2009
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