Posts about the event in English.
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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On January 25, 2026, a Ukrainian borshch cooking workshop was held in Fukuoka at the restaurant Pizza & Pasta Campagnola. The workshop was led by Iryna, a representative of the Ukrainian Association of Fukuoka Prefecture (UAFukuoka). The invitation from the restaurant’s owner, Mr. Kazumi Inaga, was a warm and pleasant gesture. Interest in Ukrainian cuisine
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On Sunday, January 18, members of UAFukuoka, Mariya and Sofia, held a cultural cooking event — Borsch-kai — in Tagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture. During the event, participants prepared and shared traditional Ukrainian dishes: While cooking and sharing the meal, participants discussed: The event took place in a warm and welcoming atmosphere, where food became a
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On December 8, 2023 (Friday), in response to the earlier inquiry, we held a Ukrainian borscht cooking class at the Hoshigaoka Civic Center (星ヶ丘市民センター) in Kitakyushu City (Fukuoka prefecture). Twelve enthusiastic city citizens participated in the lesson, and we successfully prepared a delicious, hearty borscht with all the necessary ingredients. The red beets for the
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To promote cultural understanding between Ukraine and Japan, we organized a lecture for Japanese enthusiasts to explore the unique aspects of Ukraine, including its rich history, culture, and current state of affairs, including the ongoing aggression by russia against our country. The lecture was organized by Chikushino City Human Rights Policy and Gender Equality Division, took
Ukrainian borsch is a dish that is a symbol of Ukrainian cuisine. It has a rich flavor that combines the sweetness of beets, the sourness of beans and tomato paste, and the aroma of fresh herbs. One can cook Ukrainian borsch in various ways, depending on the region or taste preferences. Usually, Ukrainians prepare borsch
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On Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the request of the citizens of Chikushino, a town near Fukuoka, Roman Selyanchyn, a member of UAFukuoka, gave a lecture at the Chikushi-Minami Community Center. The 90-minute lecture, entitled “What kind of country is Ukraine?”, focused on basic information about Ukraine, its brief history, culture, culinary traditions, and, to
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On December 17th, the “Christmas Charity Event in Support of Ukraine in Karatsu,” co-organized with UAFukuoka, was held at Maizuruso, Karatsu City, Saga prefecture. The event had an informational and entertaining program. Professors and students from Kyushu University, Kumamoto University, and the Japan University of Economics visited us, gave speeches, and interacted with Karatsu Minami
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On September 6, 2022, at the invitation of the Fukuoka International University of Health and Welfare, an online lecture about Ukraine was held. The presentation was prepared and conducted by representatives of the Association of Ukrainians of Fukuoka Prefecture “UAFukuoka.” The university is engaged in training nursing staff, and the lecture, which lasted more than
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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