A series of thefts targeting cherry blossom viewers at a park in this southwestern Japan city have been reported, and local ...

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FUKUOKA -- An illusory "keep" of Fukuoka Castle, a designated national historic site, will again brighten the night skies amid blooming cherry blossom trees this spring, the Fukuoka Municipal ...

And high on a hill in Maizuru Park is Fukuoka Castle, with its immense concentric walls. It was once home base for Fukuoka's feudal lord, Kuroda Nagamasa, during the early 1600s. For one-stop ...

Fukuoka police arrested a Chinese couple Thursday for allegedly setting up a campsite without permission on land designated as a special historic site at the ruins of Ono Castle in the city of ...

It was rebuilt in 1959. In the centre of Fukuoka are the ruins of Fukuoka Castle, which was built during Japan’s Edo Period (1600 to 1868). While the word “castle” might conjure images ...

Six of the seven incidents reportedly occurred at night between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. The Fukuoka Castle Sakura Festival is being held between March 26 and April 6 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the park ...