Articles

  • When Food Meets Fashion

    My family has long been in the food replica business, creating food replicas to cater to restaurants and the F&B industry. Unfortunately, when the economy went down, the restaurant industry went o...

  • From Mr & Mrs Igarashi’s Mode...

    Traditionally, the Japanese make Namasu for New Year celebrations on 1 January. This is a dish of vegetables seasoned in rice vinegar, made using carrots and radish. The orange of the carrot is likene...

  • Yamaguchi Shuzojo / Secret Garden

    A  sake brewery located in Kurume city in Fukuoka prefecture, Yamaguchi Shuzojo releases sakes under the label Niwa no Uguisu, which means “Bush Warbler (or Japanese nightingale) in the Garden”. A pop...

  • Mr. Lim Li Wei / For The Love of J...

    Emporium Shokuhin is the newest integrated Japanese food shopping and dining destination in Singapore. It includes a Japanese gourmet grocer, a live seafood market, a beef dry-aging facility, and eigh...

  • Fabulous Fukuoka

    What do you look for when picking a holiday destination? Is it a thriving food scene with a mouth-watering selection of local specialties? An abundance of cultural sites and activities to satisfy your...

  • Taste of the Town

    Fukuoka has something to offer every palate, whether you prefer sweet or salty flavours, meat or vegetables, and rice or noodles....

  • Chef Kenjiro “Hatch” Hashida / A D...

    “I had wanted to be a painter when I was younger. With Hashida Garo, you could say it’s a combination of everything I love – at the moment, all the paintings you see plastered on the walls were done b...

  • Thanks for the Memories

    Made with utmost dedication and attention to detail,Fukuoka's artisanal offerings are the best way to remember the city by, long after your trip is over....

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    7 Cultural Places in Fukuoka

    Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Dedicated to collecting and showcasing modern and contemporary art in Asia, the museum possesses around 2,700 art works created between the end of the 18th century to the pre...

  • What’s “Sekku” a...

    Sekku refers to the five festivals that are celebrated in Japan to indicate the changing seasons. Having evolved from Chinese customs and traditions, the five “sekku” include: Jinjitsu on 7 January (F...

  • 3 Brew Houses in Fukuoka

    It’s not just about how you make your products, it’s where you make it. Contributing writer Annabelle Fernandez goes kura-hopping in Fukuoka to get the inside scoop on the secret ingredient behind thr...

  • “Katsu” Restaurants in...

    It’s not just a breaded piece of meat deep-fried to crispy perfection. Katsu is also eaten by the Japanese before an important exam or game as the word “katsu” also means “to win”. We find out what ma...