On Air: Fukuoka City Information/2012.5.11(Fri)/11:00～

Remodeling of Fukuoka City Hall Lobby& Free Public LAN Service in Fukuoka

Fukuoka City Hall Lobby, located on the first floor of Fukuoka City Hall, is a place where the people of Fukuoka and visitors from all over can come and find all kinds of information. And, now, it’s been remodeled!

There is now 10 by 2.5 meter digital signage, sure to catch the attention of all who come by! It plays video and audio messages and provides an array of information about the city and tourism. It is an interactive touch-panel display full of pictures and other features, providing information in a fun medium for everyone from children to adults! It features tourism information on events happening in all of the prefectures of Kyushu in its “Kyushu Information Corner”.There, you will also find free Tenjin Walking Tour information that has been put together by tourism volunteers. Also, in the Café Corner, you’ll find the Universal Café, providing information on coffee and light-meal eateries in Hakata. You can also purchase tickets for Fukuoka’s new double-decker open-top bus tour. It’s a great place to relax while you look for information. There is even a Kid’s Corner for children to enjoy!

And of course, you can still get news on local events and identifications at the Tenjin ID Service Corner and/or Information Plaza. Most of the services at the lobby are available from 9 AM until 8 PM. Please stop by and check it out!

And there is one more announcement about Fukuoka City’s free public wireless LAN service. Now, you can use Fukuoka City Wi-Fi for free. It is available at the city hall lobby, as well as at all of the stations along the Fukuoka Airport Subway line, Nishitetsu Solaria Lion Hiroba, at the Tourist Information in the JR Hakata Station building, and at Fureai Hiroba on the west side of city hall. Anyone with a smart phone, laptop computer, or other Wi-Fi enabled device can use Wi-Fi for free! Just select “Fukuoka_City_Wi-Fi” from the settings screen on your device and register your user information. Once you connect, you can stay connected for 15 minutes. And, if time runs out, you can reconnect as many times as you like!

The service is also scheduled to become available by the end of June along the Hakozaki and Nanakuma subway lines as well as the general information center at the Hakata station.

Fukuoka is looking forward to providing its people, along with tourists and other visitors, information to help them enjoy all that Fukuoka has to offer. The system will also help provide information regarding disaster and other information.

If you’ve got a Wi-Fi enabled device, please be sure to make use of this service!