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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.
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.
Chikugo Area
- November 1 (Sat) – 3 (Mon, National Holiday), 2025
*Held annually from November 1 to 3
Hakushu Festival and Parade on Water
130 illuminated donko boats parade through Yanagawa at night.
- November 1 (Sat) – 3 (Mon, National Holiday), 2025
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
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.
Fukuoka Area
Blindfolded Female Sumo Wrestling (Masue Goro Inari Shrine)
Fukuoka Area
Miare Festival
Kitakyushu Area
- Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, 2025
*Rain or shine. May be canceled in case of severe weather.
Wasshoi Hyakuman Summer Festival
“Change for the Future – Let’s Create Together a Bright Future for Our Town and Festival!”
- Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, 2025
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
Summer Festival at Tanabata Shrine
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
Chikugo Area
Daizenji Tamataregu Shrine’s “Oniyo” (Fire Festival)
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
- 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
- Firday/Holiday, November 3 - Sunday, November 5, 2023
Nyoirinji Temple Light and Autumn Leaves Maple Festival
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
Fukuoka Area
Miyajidake Jinja Shobu (Iris) Flower 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.
Chikuho Area
Michi no Eki Oto Sakura Kaido
Kitakyushu Area
- Saturday, November 16 - Sunday, November 17, 2024
Kanmon Straits Candle Night
Candlelight in Shimonoseki and Moji, two areas across the Kanmon Straits
Chikugo Area
Yame Fukushima’s Toro Ningyo and “Akari to Chapponpon” 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
Momote Matsuri (Festival) at Yodogawa Tenjinsha Shrine
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
Chikugo Area
Tsukiyomi Shrine Festival (“Sanyasama”)
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
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
- 【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)
Chikugo Area
Kowakamai (Government-Designated Intangible Folk Cultural Asset)
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).
Kitakyushu Area
- Sunday, July 13, 2025; Friday, July 18 - Monday, July 21, 2025
Kurosaki Gion Yamakasa (Float) Festival
Fukuoka Area
- November 1 (Sat) – November 2 (Sun), 2025
Munakata Festival 2025
One of the largest outdoor music festivals in Kyushu! Featuring spectacular music-synchronized fireworks.
Chikugo Area
Hirokawa Kofun Park Historical Museum (Kofun Pia Hirokawa)
Fukuoka Area
Atago-Jinja Shrine- Hozuki (Ground cherries) Summer Festival
Fukuoka Area
Shiraito’s Kanmisogi (Purification Ceremony at Kumano Shrine in Itoshima City)
Fukuoka Area
- Saturday, October 4, and Sunday, October 5, 2025
Fukutsu Festival at Aeon Mall Fukutsu
It’s autumn, it’s Fukutsu, it’s festival time!
Fukuoka Area
- Saturday, September 20, 2025
Summer Festival Asakura
10 powerful shot of Shaku-dama fireworks display !
Fukuoka Area
- January 3
Tamaseseri Festival
Fukuoka Area
“Batabata Ichi (Bazaar) ” in Amagi
