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Big Playground in Fukuoka
Mar 24th
Finding a nice big space for kids to run around on is often difficult in Japan. In Fukuoka there are a couple that I can think of. First would be Ohori Koen in the center of Fukuoka City, and the second is this one I found the other day in Island City (Don’t know the exact name of the place but will try to update the post with more information). We went on a Sunday so it was pretty packed, but we still managed to do all we wanted. The slides are awesome for both kids and adults 
Another cool thing is that once you are finished here Uminonakamichi is not too far away, so you can make this a day trip, picnic type thing.
Fukuoka City Picture
Mar 24th
Here is a picture of Fukuoka City from the other side of the bay. It was a very clear day as you can see. Next time I will grab some video too
Fukuoka Geeks and Fukuoka-IT Join
Mar 10th
Fukuoka Geeks and Fukuoka-IT Join
Fukuoka Geeks and Fukuoka-IT will be joining to form the premiere social network
for people interested in Information Technology (IT) and Geeking out in Fukuoka.
Fukuoka-IT will be having two meetings a month:
Geek Night (Gaming, Anime and other fun stuff)
Every 2nd Friday of the Month
Evenings at Starbuck’s next to Junkudo Bookshop.
Tech Night (Up Your Skill Set)
Last Saturday Evening of the Month
Place to be announced (though AIP Cafe is most likely)
To celebrate and to get to know each other better we’ll have a mixer at a restaurant
downtown on March 27th. I’m not sure where yet, but I’m thinking Three Kings.
Finding a Job in Fukuoka
Mar 7th
Finding a job in Japan as a foreigner can be tricky if you don’t know the best places to look. In Fukuoka there are several places we can recommend, when looking for a job. The first one we highly recommend is the Fukuoka Now website. They have a fairly active classified section with job listings, announcements, buy & sell, and a few other categories.
The second place to look for a job in Fukuoka is at the Rainbow Plaza located in the IMS Building in Tenjin. There are several bullentin boards with job, buy & sell, teaching, etc.
The next one is GaijinPot, which has positions throughout Japan. There are sometimes positions in Fukuoka, so don’t forget to add this to your list when searching for jobs.
The last one that we recommend is the Fukuoka “Hello Work” office. There are sometimes jobs here and they have English speakers available on certain days.
Good luck with your job hunt (^_^)
Fukuoka Custom Car Show 2010
Feb 21st
Stopped by the Fukuoka Custom Car Show yesterday and snapped a few pictures. The show was much smaller and less “flashy” then car shows in the past. I guess the economic conditions are really bad in the custom car industry. After talking to the “Pako D” from Uras, I found out that Sunday had a much larger crowd than Saturday. The show had drift cars, VIP cars, old school cars, vans, exotic cars, remote control cars, and motorcycles. Another sign of the economic conditions was the lack of “Booth Babes”! There were very few at the show.
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VIP Style Car
Nissan Silvia S15 Drift Car
Uras Booth
Stealth Black Mazda RX-7
Moto Guzzi Motorcycles
More pictures coming soon!
