On April 12, 2026, the Hana Matsuri (はなまつり) spring festival took place at Sairinji Temple in Fukuoka. It is a celebration of Buddha’s birthday combined with the Ottera Marche 14 temple market. The event ran from 10:00 to 16:30 and attracted many visitors, with a warm and relaxed spring atmosphere throughout the day. Members of […]
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On April 2, 2026, UAFukuoka held a borsch cooking and Ukrainian culture event at いとしま児童クラブ「みんなの居場所」 in Itoshima, hosted by Yoshikawa-san (吉川貴子). You can find their original event announcement here. Around 20 children and 10 adults participated. Roman, Mariya (UAFukuoka), and Yu — a Kyushu University student — cooked a traditional Ukrainian borsch from scratch, starting early in the morning. The
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Board Member
Iryna Pavlenko
Social-economic relations
Provides support to Ukrainian evacuees who have arrived in Fukuoka Prefecture (in cooperation with Kokusai-hiroba, Fukuoka city). Supports and organizes the events introducing Ukrainian culture to people in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Education and Science
Roman Selyanchun
Born in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. Graduated with a degree of Master in physics from Uzhhorod National University in 2003. From 2009 to 2012 took a course and obtained the Ph.D. degree in Engineering from the Department of Environmental Engineering of The University of Kitakyushu (Japan). Since 2014, researcher in the Kyushu University (Fukuoka, Japan). Research interests: nanotechnology, nanofabrication, gas separation, carbon dioxide capture.
Recording Secretary
Sasha Shiraishi
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