BOATHOUSE OHORI PARK

Ohori Park, located in the center of Fukuoka City, is a place of relaxation that many people visit throughout the year. Check out our guide to "BOATHOUSE OHORI PARK" re-opened in Feb. 2015!

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2015.03.11

Valentine's Day Events "Dokidoki♡Dokkin Daisakusen (Challenge)!" Photo Report!

In this report we cover "Dokidoki♡Dokkin Daisakusen (Challenge)!" which is centered around the sisters Dokeen and Coreen!

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2015.02.19

FUKUOKA ANPANMAN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM in MALL, Valentine's Day Events "Dokidoki♡Dokkin Daisakusen (Challenge)!"

In anticipation of Valentine's Day, the FUKUOKA ANPANMAN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM in MALL will be hosting an event called "The Doki Doki Dokkin Daisakusen (Challenge)" between February 1st (Sunday) and March 14th (Saturday)!

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2015.02.10

Fukuoka Illuminations 2014

The most exciting thing about the long winter nights is going out to see the decorative illuminations! Fukuoka prefecture has been decked in lights and the illuminative decorations that brighten up every corner of the city give it a magical atmosphere. Here, we’d like to give you a bit more information on the illuminative lights in Fukuoka along with a lot of pictures.

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2014.12.18

FUKUOKA ANPANMAN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM in MALL, Christmas Special Event!

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2014.12.11

AZA MIYUKO's "Doki-Doki (exciting)" Fukuoka Story!

World-famous Korea cosplayer, AZA MIYUKO visited Fukuoka for the first time! AZA MIYUKO has been to Tokyo and Nagoya but we wanted her to see just how fascinating Fukuoka was as well and we planned a variety of activities for her upon her arrival.
Let us take a look at AZA MIYUKO’s Fukuoka experience and see how she felt about it!

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2014.10.20

Two Fascinating Guidebooks to Introduce Fukuoka

Recently I just bought two books popular books with really high-impact covers: Fukuoka Tsuide Kankou (Fukuoka Sightseeing Opportunity) and d design travel Fukuoka.

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2014.10.03

“MICHELIN GUIDE Fukuoka/Saga 2014 – Special Edition" English Website Opening

Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture and Saga Prefecture, with the cooperation of NIHON MICHELIN TIRE, have produced an English language web version of the MICHELIN GUIDE Fukuoka/Saga 2014 guidebook online for all to see. The guide showcases the very best restaurants and hotels the Saga/Fukuoka area has to offer.

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2014.09.18

“MICHELIN GUIDE Fukuoka/Saga 2014- Special Edition” English Website is opened!

On September 9, 2014, Fukuoka Prefecture Fukuoka City and Saga Prefecture, with the cooperation of NIHON MICHELIN TIRE, have produced an English language web version of the MICHELIN GUIDE Fukuoka/Saga 2014 guidebook online for all to see!

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2014.09.18

AZA MIYUKO comes to Fukuoka!!

On September 15th, (Monday) the popular cosplayer AZA MIYUKO, known throughout the world came to Fukuoka! At asianbeat we'll soon be posting a fun little anecdote about AZA MIYUKO's experience of Fukuoka, so please stay tuned for this exclusive!

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2014.09.17

[Report from Lee in Busan]　Busan's Otaku Spot, "Book Culture / Comic World"

This week's report is introducing a famous Otaku spot, "Book Culture", located in the Seomyeon shopping district of Busan, Korea. What kind of shop is it? Let's dive in and find out!

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2014.09.17

"The Thousand Sunny" & "Going Merry" from the "ONE PIECE" have docked in Hong Kong!

We'd like to give you information on the "ONE PIECE DOCKS AT HONG KONG" exhibition event that started on July 30th at one of the most popular tourist destinations in Hong Kong, Causeway Bay's Times Square.

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2014.08.29

[JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!] #102 Are all European Girls who Love Japanese Idols this Shy?

Continuing on from my article last week, in April 2014, I attended Italy’s largest Japanese pop culture event, ROMICS, for the first time since fall, 2011.

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2014.05.07

[JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!] #101 Rome’s ROMICS. “Hetalia,” “Attack on Titan,” “Gintama”: The Cross-Border Topics for Discussion are Endless.

Italy is a place that holds a lot of memories for me and my work in cultural diplomacy. In December 2007, I was asked by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to perform a series of talks, in Prague, Czech Republic, and in Rome, Bologna and Milan, in Italy, and one of the main reasons that I started to become passionate about cultural diplomacy was because of this tour.

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2014.04.30

[JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!] #100 Local Idol Concert, Local Landmarks and Local Food – A New Way to Sightsee in Japan

“asianbeat,” the website that publishes these articles, is operated by Fukuoka prefecture. Fukuoka plays a major role as a gateway to all the countries throughout Asia and the world, and I think it’s rather significant that Fukuoka prefecture is the one representing Japan, transmitting Japanese pop culture to the world.

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2014.04.23

An Amusement Cosplay Studio on Ikebukuro's Otome Road

Introducing a rental photography studio from Hacosta in Tokyo's Ikebukuro.

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2014.04.19

[Report from Kobori in Bangkok] Thailand's first anime disco cosplay party! Thailand's only anime DJ makes a guest appearance and will make you a disco fan!

From Japan to Bangkok, the extremely popular "Anime Disco" pre-party was a success and many were belting out Japanese anime tunes!

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2014.04.18

[JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!] #97 Idols Want to do More Sightseeing, Too! Guiding a Group of Popular Idols Around Taiwan

Being an idol is no walk in the park. At home in Japan they’re constantly busy, but when they also take part in activities overseas and they’re given such tight schedules over such a short period of time, they’re even busier still.

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2014.04.02

[JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!] #96 Japanese Writers and Artists Flock to Taiwan’s Biggest Dōjin Event, “Fancy Frontier”!

On February 15-16, 2014, I took part in “Fancy Frontier,” the biggest dōjin event in Taipei.
Fancy Frontier is often written up in magazines and across online media here in Japan, and it certainly lived up to the hype.

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2014.03.26

[Report from Robin in Hong Kong] U900 Themed Restaurants

Popular in Hong Kong! The knit animal ukulele rabbit and bear duo "U900" making their claim to fame!

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2014.03.17