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Costco Japan: Can You Use Your Membership From Home? Cards, Warehouses and Access (2026)

OCT. 26, 2026A Costco card from the US, Canada, the UK or Australia works in Japan, but Costco Japan'…READ

Feliz: Tacos and a Rooftop Bar Over the River in Fukuoka

OCT. 20, 2026Field note Fukuoka · Haruyoshi Rooftop bar Partner 2 visits By Nobu Feliz: tacos and a r…READ

Hayase: Charcoal-Grilled Koshodori Chicken in Fukuoka

OCT. 19, 2026A small Haruyoshi izakaya in Fukuoka: Koshodori chicken off the charcoal, the day's fish…READ

Fukuoka Food Guide: Yatai, Ramen and Where to Eat at Night

OCT. 18, 2026What to eat in Fukuoka, how the city's 100 yatai stalls work, the nightlife districts ar…READ

Northern Kyushu in 4 Days: Dazaifu, Yoshinogari, Arita, Imari and Karatsu by Rail (2026)

OCT. 11, 2026A four-day loop from Fukuoka through Saga without a rental car: Dazaifu, the Yayoi settl…READ

Kyushu Autumn Without the Guidebooks: Yujaku Park and Raizan Sennyoji (2026)

SEP. 4, 2026Two of Kyushu late-autumn best sites have almost nothing written about them in English,…READ

Dazaifu Tenmangu: Japan’s Shrine of the God of Learning (2026 Guide)

JUL. 31, 2026Dazaifu Tenmangu near Fukuoka is the head shrine of Tenjin, deity of learning, where stu…READ

The Kengo Kuma Starbucks at Dazaifu: Japan’s Woven-Wood Coffee Shop

JUL. 31, 2026The Starbucks on the approach to Dazaifu Tenmangu is wrapped in about 2,000 cedar batten…READ

Cheaper Than Kyoto: 4 Base Cities Where Your 2026 Yen Goes Furthest

JUN. 20, 2026Kyoto's lodging keeps climbing and dual pricing is creeping in. 4 cheaper base cities wh…READ

Kaishinmaru Hakata 2026: Conveyor Sushi Downstairs, Kappo Kaiseki Upstairs at One Nishijin Sushi House

MAY. 18, 2026A three-floor Nishijin sushi house running touchpanel-ordered conveyor sushi on 1F and p…READ