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Fukuoka, Japan
5 customs and traditions in Fukuoka — what they are, and how to take part without causing offence.
Around a hundred licensed street food stalls set up nightly — more than the rest of Japan combined.
July races through the streets with one-tonne floats carried by teams of men.
A 700-year-old silk weaving tradition, used for obi and now bags and ties.
Unglazed painted clay figures, a craft of the same age as the textiles.
The Kyushu basho, one of six annual tournaments, held here each November.
