Directory of Society and Culture Resources

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Includes sites that reflect the history, culture, and composition of the people of Fukuoka. Also includes the sites of local social-service resources and institutions that serve this prefecture. Examples includes sites for clubs, social-service organizations, disability resources, genealogy, history, personal pages, activism, politics, religion, and various sub-groups of the population.

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• Museums

Resources in This Category

• Amikas - Fukuoka

  http://amikas.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/
  Bilingual page for women's rights advocacy group. With symposia, forums, library, and online essays.

• Dazaifu Tenmangu

  http://www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp/
  One of Japan's most famous shrines, with access, history, map and guide, and plum trees.

• Fukuoka City Foundation for Arts and Cultural Promotion

  http://www.ffac.or.jp/
  Provides support to the people of Fukuoka for artistic and cultural activities to promote a network to enable Fukuoka to become a key center for cultural exchange.

• Japan Atlas: Hakata Dontaku

  http://web-japan.org/atlas/festivals/fes21.html
  Description of this colorful festival on May 3 and 4 in Fukuoka City.

• Kitakyushu International Association (KIA)

  http://www.kitaq-koryu.jp/
  Provides information on daily life to foreign residents, sponsors homestay and visit programs, carries out exchange projects , conducts language classes, and holds seminars and workshops on international exchange.

• Prisoner of Camp #1 - Fukuoka, Japan

  http://mansell.com/pow_resources/camplists/fukuoka/fuk_01_fukuoka/fukuoka_01/POWCamp1.htm
  An insight into life and death at a POW camp in wartime Fukuoka. With actual testimonies of those who were there, both Allied and Japanese.

• The Asian-Pacific Children's Convention in Fukuoka

  http://www.apcc.gr.jp/
  Holds cultural meets and festivals with international themes to promote world peace and understanding.

• Tiempo Iberoamericano Latin Culture Center

  http://www.tiempo.jp/
  A non-profit organization created in 1997 by several Iberoamericans and Japanese interested in promoting cultural exchange through the learning of Spanish and Portuguese languages. Based in Tenjin, Fukuoka City.

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