NEWS!!!!    We are having Japanese Cooking workshop!!!

At “SAMURAI Kitchen”  you can learn the REAL TRADITIONAL JAPANESE COOKING by Japanese cooking instructor Asako in English.

It is a Hands-on Cooking workshop. You can bring back the recipes home, show your friends your Japanese cooking when you go back!

Join SAMURAI Kitchen and Enjoy Japanese food!

Place : Khaosan Fukuoka 3rd floor Kitchen

Date : June 5th Tuesday & June 19th Tuesday

Time : 5pm – 7pm

Price : 800yen

Instructor profile: Holistic Food Adviser & Kushi Macrobiotic Instructor who holds  Cooking Classes in Fukuoka City.

Booking required

This weekend( 5/12,13), “Nomi no ichi( flea market)” will be held at Gokoku shrine. Cute  antique shops and oridunal café will opens! Let’s find your favorite items and eat delicious foods!

今週末、毎回多くの人で賑わうイベント”蚤の市”が護国神社で開催されます。手作りのおしゃれなお店や素敵なカフェが並びます！ぜひ護国神社へ！

Date: May 12th, 13th

Time: 9:00- 15:00

Venue: Gokoku shrine (護国神社)

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Access：Take a bus #114 from Mizuho bus (瑞穂バス停）stop to Gokoku jinjya mae(護国神社前）. (220yen/30min)

URL: http://g-nominoichi.petit.cc/

“Fukuoka Museum week” will be held from May 7th to May 20th. During this period, the  admission of 7 museums will be free (except Oh Sadaru baseball museum, the admission of  it will be discounted if you bring leaflet) !!! Many interesting eventｓ will be held! Let’s enjoy history and Art together! And let’s collect stamps at museum, you may get a nice present!

These following 7 museums cooperate together.

福岡市美術館（Fukuoka Art Museum）

福岡県立美術館（Fukuoka Prefectual Museum of Art）

福岡アジア美術館（Fukuoka Asia Museum）

福岡市博物館（Fukuoka city Museum）

博多町屋ふるさと館（Hakatamachiya Furusato Museum）

福岡市埋蔵文化財センター（ Fukuoka culture center）

王貞治ベースボールミュージアム( Oh Sadaharu’s baseball Museum)

URL: http://f-museum.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/events/

Date: May 3rd, 4th

Venue: Mokikou retoro( Kitakyushu city, Moji ku)

Access: Take Shinkansen from Hakata station to Kokura station(16min). Take Mojiko train line to Mojiko station(11min).

URL: http://www.retro-mojiko.jp/news/entry-36.html

Period: April 28th -May 6th

Time: 8:30am – 20pm

Admission: 200yen(17pm-20pm) 500yen(8:30am-17pm)

Place: Kumamoto castle(1-1 Honmaru-machi, Kumamoto-shi)

Access: By bus – Take a bus from Hakata bus terminal to Kumamoto Kotsu center(2 hours) and 5 minutes walk from there.

By shinkansen- Take a shinkansen from Hakata station to Kumamoto station(30mintes). Take a bus in front of the Kumamoto station to Kumamoto kotsu center, and then 5 minites walk from there.

URL: http://kumanago.jp/en/spots/detail/430000000910.html

Venue: Arita town ※mainly between JR Kami-Arita station and JR Arita station

Period: April 29th to May 5th

Admission: Free

Access: Take an express train from Hakata station to Arita station(80 mintes)

This night aquarium is very popular event  every year.

Dolphin show, sea otter show and any other interesting event will be held.

You can look into marine creatures living in the night and find their interesting life!

Let’s enjoy romantic and fantastic night with marine creatures.

Venue: Marine world

Period: April 28th – May 6th

Time: 9:00 -21:30 (Night time 18:00-21:30)

Admission: 2,100yen

URL: http://www.marine-world.co.jp/event_mw/event12gw_night.html

Access: Take the JR Kagoshima Line and get off at Kashii Station(11min)

Transfer to the JR Kashii Line, and get off at the Uminonakamichi Station(20min)

Period: May 3rd (12:00-19:00), May 4th(14:00-20:00)

Admission: Free

Venue: Tenjin

Access: Take the subway to Tenjin from Hakata station.

URL: http://www.fukunet.or.jp/dontaku/index.html

official website

Period: May 11th, 12th and 13th
Time: 5/11 19:00, 5/12 14:00/18:00, 5/13 13:00
Venue: Canal city theater
Rate: SS seat 7000yen, S seat 6000yen, A seat 5000yen
Access: Take the bus#114 from Mizuho bus stop and get off at Canal city Hakata.

There are many baseball games in Fukuoka in June!!
Don’t miss this chance!!
Interleague between Pacific League and Central league starts in June!!
Here are the time schedule.

Tickets are from 1000yen!!
Let’s cheer up our local team together!!

Access
Take a bus No. 44 from Mizuho, the closest bus stop from the hostel, to Yahoo Dome-mae ,about 40min 220yen.
On weekends, not so many buses run on this route.
You can take a subway from Hakata station to Tojinmachi station, 15min 250yen and 10min walk from the station.

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