Life in Fukuoka "English"

【NEPAL FESTIVAL FUKUOKA】

This weekend, on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19, the multicultural exchange festival Nepal Festival Fukuoka 2026 will be held—connecting Fukuoka with the world.

Fukuoka City is one of the regions in Japan with a large Nepalese population. April 14 marks the Nepali New Year according to the Bikram calendar, and this festival is held to celebrate that occasion. It has become a popular annual event in Fukuoka.

There will be a variety of booths, including restaurant booths where you can enjoy authentic Nepalese and South Asian cuisine, stalls selling Nepalese goods and traditional clothing, and experience booths where you can try wearing a sari.
In addition, companies supporting foreign residents will also have PR booths.

On the main stage, there will be performances by famous Nepalese singers, as well as Hawaiian dance performances by a hula studio.

Once again, Nepal Festival Fukuoka 2026 will be held this weekend on April 18 and 19 at Tenjin Central Park. Admission is free. The event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on both days.

Come and enjoy two days of experiencing Nepalese culture right here in Fukuoka, and celebrate the Nepali New Year together! 

【Fukuoka City Information】

Rules about putting out the garbage

There are a lot of people who are starting a new chapter in their lives this month and that does typically mean buying new things or getting rid of old things. Which brings us to garbage and the rules around garbage here. 

In Fukuoka City, garbage is separated into three types. There is burnable, nonburnable and plastic pet bottles and glass garbage. You can buy the bags for each type of garbage at convenience stores and supermarkets, so make sure you use the Fukuoka City garbage bags for throwing things out. 

The red bag is for burnable garbage. This is used for garbage like paper waste, food scraps, clothes and plastics. 

The blue bag is for nonburnable garbage which includes things like empty cans and glass or ceramics. 

And the yellow bag is for plastic pet bottles and glass bottles. 

The day on which garbage is picked up is specific to your neighborhood. Burnable garbage is picked up twice a week and nonburnable and glass bottles and plastic pet bottles are picked up once a month. 

Garbage is picked up late at night so garbage should be put out between sunset and midnight on your collection day in the designated location. 

If you need to find out when garbage is picked up in your neighborhood, you can do so by adding the official Fukuoka City LINE account to your friend's list. Set your location when you add the account and you will get notifications for the pickup day. 

And, if you type in the name of the garbage you want to throw out, the account will tell you which bag you should put it in, so it's a pretty handy service. 

If you can't fit something you want to throw out in one bag because it is too big, it is considered over-sized garbage and needs to be thrown out through a different process. For over-sized garbage, pick-up can be arranged if you contact the Fukuoka City Oversized Garbage center, or Sodai Gomi Uketsuke in Japanese, by phone, on the internet or through LINE. They will tell you how much it will cost to throw away the item, where to put it and on what day and time they will pick it up. 

If you decide to call the Oversized Garbage Center, you can call (092-731-1153). They have support for 23 different languages. There is also a QR code service that provides information on garbage disposal rules in 10 different languages. Just check the Fukuoka City website for that QR code.