The Hakata Gion Yamakasa is an annual festival associated with Kushida Jinja, a Shintō shrine housing the guardian spirit of Fukuoka’s old Hakata district. The festival is best known for the Oiyama ...

Erika Adams is the former deputy editor of Eater’s Northeast region, where she covered Boston, Philly, D.C. and New York. Based in Boston, she has spent years covering the local restaurant industry.

Hakata TonTon has moved uptown with new owners and a revamped menu. Photo: Janice Chung Hakata TonTon has moved uptown with new owners and a revamped menu. Photo: Janice Chung And now the group will ...

Hakata’s ties to the Asian mainland can also be seen the city’s proud street food traditions. Two members of the Nippon.com editorial team visited the city to sample some of the best-known examples of ...

FUKUOKA -- This year's Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival recently came to a close after 15 days of festivities, during which men dressed in traditional "happi" coats and loincloths dashed through streets ...

FUKUOKA--Standing noodle shops are a dime a dozen outside train hubs across Japan, but the one operating on a platform inside JR Hakata Station here has attracted a particular following even though ...

Despite an ill-timed debut just before the pandemic, this Westwood izakaya has become a worthwhile destination for Japanese bar bites—at least on the Westside. This review was originally published on ...

Fukuoka was named the world's seventh most-livable city by Monocle magazine this year for its eco- and business friendly initiatives — but its status as a ramen mecca couldn't have hurt. Within Japan, ...

Hakata Ikkousha is the first Canadian location of the popular Japanese chain specializing in Hakata-style ramen. With more than 70 locations worldwide, owner Kousuke Yoshimura first launched Ikkousha ...

Hakata Shoryuken Ramen is not a Street Fighter special move, but rather a restaurant that serves up Hakata-style ramen In North York. Found a few blocks north of the North York Centre subway station, ...