Mar 14, 2023

Tomomi Noguchi – Sharing Itoshima’s Good Things with the Rest of Japan

Tomomi Noguchi, who runs the Coconoki store in Itoshima City, has been promoting the good things that Itoshima has to offer to people outside the area even before...

Oct 31, 2022

Kohji Yamagami – 6th Generation Soy Sauce Master

Funakoshi Fishing Port in Itoshima boasts the largest catch of wild sea bream in all of Japan. Funakoshi is also home to Kitai Shoyu, a soy sauce brewery that has been operating since 1897...

Oct 31, 2022

Itoshima Kakigoya – Oyster Hut Guide 2022-2023

This year, Fukuoka Now has gathered information on 26 kakigoya to choose from! This year, some of the huts will open as early as October 8, 2022...

Jan 16, 2023

Itoshima on Foot: Enjoy the ocean, mountains, farmland and beaches at a leisurely pace

While it is known for its green-blue sea and silky sandy beaches, Itoshima City is also home to peaceful satoyama—border zones where foothills meet arable land—with expansive fields where rice and many fruits and vegetables are grown...

Aug 1, 2022

Chihiro Miyata – Portrait of an Itoshima Landscape Painter

With every painting, Miyata expands her horizons, and that’s what keeps her going. Mt. Kaya standing majestically beyond the waving wheat fields...