Jul 1999 Fukuoka Now

This month, Fukuoka’s famous Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival sees 7 groups of men, wearing happi coats and loincloths, racing with heavy floats on their shoulders at dawn. Or, for something less frantic, surf’s up at Miyazaki! Plus... [Restaurants] Hasegawa- soba meets art, Tojinkaku- Chinese ramen [Night Life] Café des Près HAKATA, Kuros Nude [Shops & Services] Olio Santo Delica Cafe, Chukobo. On the cover Wayne Macpherson is being tempted to eat cucumber which is a forbidden food during Yamakasa.