after solar eclipse

after solar eclipse
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The sun had already recoverd.

Good morning from Oohori Kouen Park

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We have the Oohori Kouen Park in Fukuoka, near the Fukuoka Art Museum. In every morning lots of people enjoy walking, running, cycling and their own exercise.

YAKITORI

Do you like YAKITORI ?
In Fukuoka, it is one of the most popular food with beer. Grilled chicken, pork, beef, vegetables and so on. (YAKI means grilled, TORI means chicken)
We can eat similar food in many Asian towns, for example SATE in Indonesia, GAI YANG in Thailand.

for Visitors: AB88 and Fukuoka Art Information

I am very sorry the Art Base 88 is now underconstructing and will open maybe June.

The most unique art space in Fukuoka is Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Hakata Riverain.
It is very easy to access to use city-subway, the building is connected with Nakasu-Kawabata Station.
http://faam.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/eng/home.html

There is an art gallery in same building (Hakata Riverain), named "Gallery Artlier".
"Museum City Project" has been directing this space with "Fukuoka City Foundation for Arts and Culture Promotion (FFAC)".
The Artlier is a kind of art information space, you will be able to get Fukuoka's local art information there.
There are some guide pamphlets ex. "Fukuoka Art Map 2007" (Jap/Eng) .
http://gaartlier.exblog.jp/i7/
*Access
http://www.ffac.or.jp/english/access.html

I hope you enjoy my city and art spaces here.

Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival @ Fukuoka

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Yamakasa (Yamagasa) has been held here in old Hakata area in Fukuoka city during July 1 to 15 in every year. Final running race is early morining in July 15.
This is decorated festival shrine.

Hana BUS

It is also a famous event of HAKATA DONTAKU festival.

Hakata Dontaku, local session

After Dontaku parade, some teams visit their community and play music.

Reisen-sou 1st anniversary

An old apartment house [Reisen-sou] has revived as a kind of art complex building in Hakata, traditional district of Fukuoka city.
Yesterday, in April 29, the 1st anniversary event was held.
Reception and some play in front of the Reisen-sou.

Outdoor installation work

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At Umino-nakamichi Kaihin Kouen Park, Fukuoka, JAPAN. "Flower Picnic 2007", "HANA no installation" project.
Asai Yuusuke and Egami Keita's collaboration artwork.

Lunch @ Cafe Brazileiro, Hakata

Lunch @ Cafe Brazileiro, Hakata
Originally uploaded by ohaz88.

I cannot have enough time for my lunch these days. This is special case with my friend. An old traditional cafe restaurant in Hakata.

SHIBARAKU! (hakata ramen)

SHIBARAKU! (hakata ramen)
Originally uploaded by ohaz88.

We, Fukuoka people love RAMEN, hot noodle with pork soup.

SHIBARAKU means "long time no see" or "for a while". In this case, Ramen shop's name.

I am surprised

to find most of museums/foundation website in Fukuoka have less information in Enlgish.

Of course, I had alerady known about outline (they do not have enough pages).
When I visited these sites for this blog's link, I was really shocked this fact.

As you know, they are locol government public cultural organization.
They have English page about basic information.
But concerning each exhibition data, I can find very old one (or none).
Only Fukuoka Asian Art Museum has up-to-date information in English.
'Cause the museum always accept many international artists/curators/researchers.

About private galleries and alternative spaces in Fukuoka,
it depends on personal talent.
When a space has a member who can use English, he/she does all English job.
Even so each staff's job may be non-profit.

We have professional English tlanslaters/interpreters here in Fukuoka.
They are always very busy.
Their fee is not so expensive according to a regular/standard system,
but is is very heavy for art people to pay.

That's why I start this weblog.
My English is not so good.
But I will be able to write about my daily life and art scene around me,
with using digital images (flickr sysytem).

YO-ZAKURA, night cherry blossom

We have cherry blossom flowers now in Fukuoka.
We love to see them in night time.
It is our pleasure to sit below cherry blossom trees and drink/eat/talk with good friends even it might be a little bit cold.

KEGO PARK, TENJIN

KEGO PARK, TENJIN
Originally uploaded by ohaz88.

Fukuoka city has approx. 1,300thousand population.
This is Kego kouen park, central of Fukuoka.
You can see MITSUKOSHI, a famous department store in the right side.