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Apr 5, 2022 Events
Itoshima Handmade Carnival 2022
Approximately 120 artists sell their creative items at this annual spring event, including natural sundries, accessories, bags, clothing, and leather items. It’s fun just to browse...
Feb 17, 2022 Events
Sake Brewery Opening 2022 at Suginoya
Hamachi Shuzo, a sake brewery established in 1870, produces sake using Itoshima-grown rice (Yamada Nishiki) and subterranean water from Mount Raizan, and also produced Fukuoka's fi...
Feb 10, 2022 Places
Itoshima’s Power Spot – Shinseki
Japanese “power spot” (spiritual place) fans are buzzing about an enormous boulder in Itoshima! The stone, Shinseki, is located inside a bamboo forest about five minutes on foot be...
Jan 31, 2022 Made In Itoshima
The organic fishing methods of Itoshima
Agriculture and fishing, both of which draw from nature’s bounty, are important industries that are directly connected to our dining tables. Organic farming is not just limited to ...
Jan 13, 2022 Now Reports
Exploring Itoshima’s Fishing Villages – Uotabi Tour #3
Winter in Itoshima is when the seafood is the tastiest! Many kinds of seafood are landed in Itoshima throughout the year, but as the water temperature begins to drop and the fish t...
Jan 7, 2022 Events
Kamuri Food Festival – Farmers’ Warehouse Direct Sales Event
Producers bring their handmade products, such as seasonal vegetables produced by farmers near the Kafuri district of Itoshima, local fish dishes made by a fisherman’s wife...
Dec 15, 2021 Now Reports
Exploring Itoshima’s Fishing Villages – Uotabi Tour #2
November in Itoshima is when winter seafood starts to come into season and people can enjoy the delicious delicacies the region has to offer. Oyster huts, which have become...
Nov 10, 2021 Now Reports
Exploring Itoshima’s Fishing Villages – Uotabi Tour #1
Beautiful ocean and bountiful mountains. Located about 30 minutes by car from downtown Fukuoka City, the Itoshima Peninsula on the western edge of Fukuoka Prefecture is home to a w...
Nov 4, 2021 Made In Itoshima
Jizakana Bank
Jizakana Bank is an ongoing project in Itoshima to ensure that everyone in society can continue enjoying fresh, delicious local fish. (Jizakana means local fish in Japanese.) In or...
Oct 29, 2021 Food & Drink
Oshi no Chiitama
A new eatery featuring “salt noodles” opens on October 29th, just three minutes on foot from JR Chikuzenmaebaru Station, the gateway to Itoshima. If you read the restaurant’s name,...
