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hakata

Bones, dice, seeds or shells which, in religions such as vodoun, are used by a witch doctor for divination.
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During the earthquake, liquefaction occurred in the reclaimed lands of the Hakata Bay area and caused structural damage, although the magnitude of the earthquake was not significantly large.
Fukuoka officials, therefore, hope to turn Hakata into a port on the same scale as Yokohama and Kobe.
In his peaceful, amply lit workshop on the northern outskirts of Fukuoka City, Japan, Muroi is carrying on the respected art of Hakata doll making, the nation's best-known craft tradition.
For lunch, you can have delicious horse meat sashimi, a popular dish in Kumamoto, before heading to Hakata in Fukuoka.
and sought support from the Hakata, which is equipped with two machine guns.
Accompanied by the Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera under the leadership of the eminent Carlo Rizzi, Hakata was justifiably rewarded with the warmest of Welsh welcomes.
Hakata may have undergone a drastic change over the years, but passions here remain the same.
It will have traversed the Hakata to Shin-Osaka line for around two and a half years when it finally ceases operation by spring or sometime in May.
The sleeper train travels around Kyushu, the southwestern island of the Japanese archipelago, starting in, and returning to, Hakata Station in Fukuoka City.
Description of Transfer (1) Asset to be transferred: The trust beneficiary rights of real estate (Trustee: The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.) (2) Name of Asset: Sanix Hakata Building (3) Book value: 4,547,000,000 yen (4) Transfer value: 4,400,000,000 yen (5) Date of transfer: September 30, 2005 (6) Transferee: Fukuoka REIT
Other projects include the creation of an environmentally friendly city in a coastal area in the eastern section of Hakata Bay and the promotion of research and development programs in sectors such as information technology in the western part of Fukuoka.