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Kitakyushu Area
- July 25 (Gold) - 27 (Sun), 2025
※Competition: July 26 (Earth), 2025 18:30 - 21:00
Tobata Gion Oyamagasa Festival
- July 25 (Gold) - 27 (Sun), 2025
Kitakyushu Area
- Friday, July 18 - Sunday, July 20, 2025
*Three days before and after including the third Saturday in July each year
Kokura Gion Daiko
A summer tradition in Kokura with the heroic sound of drums.
- Friday, July 18 - Sunday, July 20, 2025
Chikugo Area
- July 19 (Sat) - 27 (Sun), 2025
*Port festival will take place on July 19 (Sat) and 20(Sun).
Omuta Daijyayama (Large Snake Float) Festival
- July 19 (Sat) - 27 (Sun), 2025
Kitakyushu Area
- Sunday, July 13, 2025; Friday, July 18 - Monday, July 21, 2025
Kurosaki Gion Yamakasa (Float) Festival
Chikugo Area
- Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - Friday, September 30, 2022
Nyoirinji Temple(Frog Temple) Wind Bell Festival
The cool sound of the wind chimes, filled with wishes, echoes through the precincts of the temple.
Fukuoka Area
- May 1 (Sunday) - October 2 (Sunday), 2022
Sannoji Wind Bell Festival
Taste the cool air at Tanukiji Temple! Popular photo spots in Sasaguri
Kitakyushu Area
- Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, 2025
Wasshoi Hyakuman Summer Festival
Chikugo Area
Kurume Water Festival
Chikuho Area
- Saturday, May 21 - Friday, September 30, 2022
*The program was canceled on September 14 (Wed.) due to a typhoon.
Mitsui Temple Wind Bell Tunnel
Wind bell temple with unique Jizo and 10,000 wind bells welcoming you.
- Saturday, May 21 - Friday, September 30, 2022
Chikuho Area
- 【Wasshoi Festival】Sun. 6 July, 2025 10:30 – 16:30 (at Kaho Terrace)
【Nagaregaki】Wed. 16 to Fri. 18 July, 2025
【Children’s Iizuka Yamakasa Festival】 Sat. 19 July, 2025 14:40 –
【Iizuka Citizen Yamakasa Festival】 Sun. 20 July, 2025
Iizuka Citizen Yamakasa Festival
- 【Wasshoi Festival】Sun. 6 July, 2025 10:30 – 16:30 (at Kaho Terrace)
Fukuoka Area
- Usually 12-18 September.
Hakozaki Shrine Hojo-ya
One of the three major festivals in Hakata, an autumn tradition in Fukuoka that gets Hakatakko people excited.
Fukuoka Area
- Saturday, June 25 - Sunday, September 4, 2022
Arahito Shrine Wind Bell Corridor
Colorful "wishing-musubi wind chimes" carry your wishes to the gods.
Chikugo Area
Hakushu Festival and Parade on Water
Chikugo Area
Summer Festival at Tanabata Shrine
Fukuoka Area
- Tuesday, July 1 - Tuesday, July 15, 2025 : Decorated Yamakasa open to the public
July 12 (Sat.) : Oi Yamakasa Narashi
July 13 (Sun.) : Group Yamakasa Show
July 15 (Tue.) (from 4:59 a.m.) : Oi Yamakasa
* Held annually from July 1 to 15
Hakata Gion Yamakasa
Two weeks to stir the souls of Hakata natives! Hakata's streets will turn into a spectacular festival!
- Tuesday, July 1 - Tuesday, July 15, 2025 : Decorated Yamakasa open to the public
Chikugo Area
Daizenji Tamataregu Shrine’s “Oniyo” (Fire Festival)
Kitakyushu Area
- 15 (Sat) and 16 (Sun) October 2022
Kitakyushu Kokura Castle Festival
The warriors are coming to Kokura Castle! An event where you can learn and play history in a fun way.
Fukuoka Area
Atago-Jinja Shrine- Hozuki (Ground cherries) Summer Festival
Fukuoka Area
Miare Festival
Fukuoka Area
- 15-16 October every year.
Umi Hachiman Shrine Release Party
Mid-Autumn Festival to pray for a good harvest with compassion for all life.
Chikugo Area
- Saturday, November 22, 2025
Tanushimaru Mushi-oi Matsuri
Kitakyushu Area
- September 21, 2025 (Sun) Kane Oroshi
September 27, 2025 (Sat) Hizan
September 28, 2025 (Sun) Hizan
October 4, 2025 (Sat) Yamakasa Shio-Kaki in each ward
October 5, 2025 (Sun) Shinko Grand Festival
Kanda Yamakasa Festival
The heroic and magnificent “Kanda Yamakasa” changes its appearance three times during the festival period.
- September 21, 2025 (Sun) Kane Oroshi
Fukuoka Area
- Friday, July 25, 2025 *Yamakasa only on July 25; starts at 14:00
Summer Festival: Thursday, July 24 - Friday, July 25, 2025
Maebaru Yamakasa, Summer Festival (Hibuse Jizo Festival, Wagoshi)
Everyone in the local community looks forward to this summer festival!
- Friday, July 25, 2025 *Yamakasa only on July 25; starts at 14:00
Fukuoka Area
- 21-23 September every year.
Miyajitake Shrine Autumn Grand Festival
Don't miss the spectacular procession, which is like stepping back in time to the Heian period (794-1192).
Fukuoka Area
Shinkoshiki Taisai (Procession of Gods Festival) at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
Chikugo Area
Kowakamai (Government-Designated Intangible Folk Cultural Asset)
Fukuoka Area
Momote Matsuri (Festival) at Yodogawa Tenjinsha Shrine
Chikuho Area
- The date for 2025 will be August (tentative).
*Around October 20 every year
Kanada / Kozaki Yamakasa Recital
- The date for 2025 will be August (tentative).
Kitakyushu Area
- Sunday, October 26, 2025
Wakamatsu Port Festival
Fukuoka Area
- Best viewed from mid-April to early May each year.
Wisteria Festival 29 April.
Buzouji Temple Wisteria Festival
Precious and magnificent wisteria flowers that tell the history of Buzouji Temple to future generations.
- Best viewed from mid-April to early May each year.
Kitakyushu Area
- Saturday, November 16 - Sunday, November 17, 2024
Kanmon Straits Candle Night
Candlelight in Shimonoseki and Moji, two areas across the Kanmon Straits
Chikuho Area
- Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11, 2025
*Second Saturday in May and the following Sunday
Itoda Gion Yamakasa
The 9-meter-high, 2-ton Yamakasa floats are overwhelmingly powerful!
- Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11, 2025
Chikuho Area
Fuji Hachimangu Shrine River Crossing Festival
Kitakyushu Area
- February 10, 2022 (Thursday) - March 10, 2022 (Thursday)
Shida Ume Festival (Tsunashiki Tenmangu Shrine)
Enjoy colorful blooming plum blossoms and events at a shrine related to Michizane Sugawara!
Fukuoka Area
- Usually held in mid to late February
Akama-juku Festival
Festival at Akama-juku, where the townscape from the Edo period still remains
Chikugo Area
Hirokawa Kofun Park Historical Museum (Kofun Pia Hirokawa)
Fukuoka Area
Blindfolded Female Sumo Wrestling (Masue Goro Inari Shrine)
Chikugo Area
Yame Fukushima’s Toro Ningyo and “Akari to Chapponpon” Festival
Fukuoka Area
Kyokusui no En Festival
Kitakyushu Area
Imai Gion Festival
