Culture Hakata Gion Yamakasa 2025 Elizabeth Wormald Fukuoka's most exciting festival: it's 5 am, the streets are packed, and the men are running.
Culture The Kokura Gion Festival 2025 Anonymous The Kokura Gion Festival is a frenzy of mid-summer community drumming in northern Kyushu. Get your taiko on!
Culture Nogata Summer Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Nogata Summer Festival in Fukuoka is a multi-faceted event, with a variety of stage performances, a traditional float dis...
Culture Chikugo River Fireworks Festival 2025 Kim Bergström With origins dating back to the year 1650, the Chiguko River Fireworks Festival is a world-class event billed as the largest ...
Culture Kurume Water Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Kurume Water Festival is held every year from August 3rd to 5th, and has a history spanning over half a century now. The ...
Culture Ukiyo-e Immersive Art FUKUOKA 2025 Kim Bergström Following on from a stint at Shinagawa's Warehouse Terrada in Tokyo, The Ukiyo-e Immersive Art (Ukiyo-e in Motion) Exhibition...
Culture Hello Kitty Exhibition Fukuoka 2025 Kim Bergström To celebrate half a century of all things Hello Kitty, the popular "When I Change, Kitty Changes Too" exhibition is visiting ...
Nightlife Sunset Live 2025 Tristan Scholze Fukuoka's top outdoor summer music and art festival comes each September at Keya Beach. 15,000 attend the three-day annual ev...
Shopping Kokura Handmade Marche 2025 Kim Bergström If you appreciate the beauty, craftsmanship, and uniqueness of handmade products, the Kokura Handmade Marche in Fukuoka is an...
Culture Ago Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Flying fish are known as ago in the Kyushu region of Japan, and the Ago Festival in Fukuoka is a two-day event where attendee...
