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Category Archives: History/Culture
Introduction to Japanese Sake (Nihonshu) and Sake Shops in Fukuoka
When it comes to alcoholic beverages, most people associate Kyushu with shochu, a type of liquor widely produced in the region (especially in southern Kyushu). However, in Fukuoka Prefecture (and neighboring Saga Prefecture), nihonshu has considerable popularity. Nihonshu (lit. “sake of … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Drink, History/Culture, Nihonshu (Japanese sake)
Tagged alcohol, amabuki, benefits, brewery, brewing, culture, daiginjo, Fukuoka, ginjo, health, how to make, Japan, Japanese, junmai, koji, Kyushu, liquor, moromi, moto, muroka, namazake, nigori, nihonshu, Saga, sake, shigemasu, shops, stores, zake
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Fukuoka Subway System Symbols: Nanakuma Line
The Fukuoka City Subway system is unique in that each station has its own symbol, a depiction showing something characteristic about the district or area that station is in. Continuing on from previous posts covering the symbols of the Kuko … Continue reading
Posted in History/Culture, Subway Station Symbols
Tagged Japan, Kyushu, meaning, minami, Nanakuma, Nanakuma Line, Ropponmatsu, station, subway, symbols, Tenjin, Tenjin-minami, train, Watanabe
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Fukuoka Subway System Symbols: Hakozaki Line
The Fukuoka City Subway system is unique in that each station has its own symbol, a depiction showing something characteristic about the district or area that station is in. Continuing on from a previous post covering the symbols of the … Continue reading
Posted in History/Culture, Subway Station Symbols, Uncategorized
Tagged Fukuoka, Hakata, Hakozaki, Hakozaki line, Japan, Kyushu, meaning, station, subway, symbols, Tenjin, train
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Gunkanjima: Nagasaki’s “Battleship Island” Ghost Town
Ghost towns are powerful spectacles. Because built environments are strong symbols human life, it is disconcerting to see a town completely abandoned, thrown away as if it were nothing–a fully built urban environment completely devoid of the residents it once … Continue reading
Posted in History/Culture, Kyushu, Sightseeing
Tagged abandoned, apocalyptic, Battleship Island, bay, boat, city, coal, dangerous, Fukuoka blog, ghost island, ghost town, guide, Gunkan jima, Gunkanjima, ha shima, Hashima, history, island, Japan, Kyushu, Kyushu blog, mine, miner, Mitsubishi, must-see, Nagasaki, Nagasaki City, Seaman Shokai, ship, sightseeing, tour, tourism, town, travel, typhoon, urban
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Fukuoka Subway Station Symbols: Kuko Line
The Fukuoka City Subway system is unique in that each station has its own symbol, a depiction showing something characteristic about the district or area that station is in. Although this slightly confusing system has now been augmented by letter-number … Continue reading
Posted in History/Culture, Subway Station Symbols
Tagged airport line, Fukuoka, Hakata, Japan, kuko line, Kyushu, meaning, station, subway, symbols, Tenjin, train
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Sakai: Kansai’s Lost City
Let’s leave Kyushu for a moment: I had the privilege to visit Sakai during my recent trip to Osaka, and it really made me think. What most people see as an unattractive, polluted city is actually one of the most … Continue reading
Posted in History/Culture, Outside Kyushu, Sightseeing
Tagged blog, culture, history, Japan, Kansai, Kinki, Osaka, Sakai, sightseeing, tourism, travel
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Delving Deeper: Local Temples and Shrines of Fukuoka City
Recently, having finally finished cleaning up and hauling furniture, the combination of the desire to relax and passable weather was enough to prompt me to get out and start exploring Fukuoka City in more depth. I had been to Atago … Continue reading
Posted in History/Culture, Sightseeing
Tagged Buddha, Buddhist, city, culture, Dontaku, drink, festival, Fukuoka, Fukuoka blog, garden, Gion, Gion Yamakasa, Hakata, Hakata Station, history, hotcake, image, Japan, Japan blog, Japanese garden, jinja, kami, koi, Kushida, Kyushu, local, matsuri, milkshake, Naka, Nakagawa, obaasan, obasan, Osaka, otera, Rakusuien, ramen, Shinto, Shofukuji, shrine, small, statue, Sumiyoshi, temple, Tenjin, Tochiji, tonkotsu, Toraya, Yamakasa
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The Difference Between “Hakata” and “Fukuoka”
Why are both Fukuoka and Hakata used to refer to the same city? This is something I think few Japanese outside the Fukuoka area know the answer to, let alone expats and visitors from abroad. In fact, I didn’t even … Continue reading
Posted in History/Culture
Tagged dialect, difference, difference between, Fukuoka, Fukuoka blog, geographical, Hakata, Hakata Station, history, Japan, Kuroda, Kyushu, Kyushu blog, Meiji, merchant, Naka, Nakagawa, name change, place name, ramen, river, samurai
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