Culture Kokura Castle in Kitakyushu Anonymous Kokura Castle is a very placid fortification, sitting in pleasant park and garden in the middle of Kitakyushu.
Culture The Kokura Gion Festival 2026 Mid - Late Jul The Kokura Gion Festival is a frenzy of mid-summer community drumming in northern Kyushu. Get your taiko on!
Culture The Equinox Flower and Rice Harvest Tristan Scholze Spider lilies signify the coming of the autumnal rice harvest in Japan with fleeting beauty.
9 Activities Fukuoka's Keya Beach Tristan Scholze Photo story of Fukuoka, Japan's top beach resort. Green mountains, boulders, and beach houses line this bay with clear wat..
17 My Neighborhood's Summer Festival Tristan Scholze Local neighborhood summer shrine festival in Imajuku, Fukuoka, Japan. Community gathering includes portable shrines, glowing paper..
Activities Shingu-ya Beach House Tristan Scholze Beach house on the broad, beautiful, scenic, and sandy Shingu Beach at the edge of Fukuoka City. Rentals, shelter, food, and m..
11 Activities Virgin Baseball Game in Fukuoka Jerome Lee Baseball at one of Japan's most exciting stadiums. A JapanTravel reporter's virgin baseball match between the Fukuoka ..
6 Culture Hanami at Bairin-ji Marcella Dita Armilla Bairin-ji is an isolated temple located near Kurume Station. Few visitors, but lots of sakura! Perfect for photos or hanami!