Culture Toronagashi in Sasebo 2025 Friday - Aug 15th The souls of Sasebo's departed are guided back to their eternal rest by lanterns set afloat on the Sasebo River on the final..
Culture Kowakamai Dance in Miyama 2025 Late Jan Kowakamai, a 700 year old dance style, is still performed every year on Janaury 20th in southern Fukuoka prefecture.
Culture Kashima Gatalympics 2025 Early Jun Japan's craziest sporting event held on the mudflats of Kashima.
Culture Kajiki Spider Fighting Festival 2025 Mid Jun The townsfolk of Kajiki, a town in Aira City, Kagoshima, happily partake in a tradition which reaches back over four-hundred years:..
Culture Hakata Gion Yamakasa 2025 Jul 1st - Jul 15th Fukuoka's most exciting festival: it's 5 am, the streets are packed, and the men are running.
Culture The Kokura Gion Festival 2025 Mid - Late Jul The Kokura Gion Festival is a frenzy of mid-summer community drumming in northern Kyushu. Get your taiko on!
Nightlife Sunset Live 2025 Early Sep Fukuoka's top outdoor summer music and art festival comes each September at Keya Beach. 15,000 attend the three-day annual..
Culture Beppu Fireworks Festival 2025 Late Jul The Beppu Fireworks Festival is a must-see summer event. It is held annually on either the last weekend of July or first weekend..