Culture Kurume Water Festival 2026 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 Yumeji Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Each September, Kitakyushu’s Yahatahigashi Ward celebrates the Yumeji Festival, a popular community tradition honoring painte...
Culture Nagasaki Kunchi Festival 2026 Veronica Carnevale Held annually from October 7 to 9, the Nagasaki Kunchi Festival is a multi-day celebration of Suwa Shrine that honors the cit...
Culture Kokura Castle Bamboo Lights 2026 Kim Bergström Each autumn, Kokura Castle in Kitakyushu is transformed into a glowing spectacle as citizens place around 30,000 lanterns acr...
Activities Mikaeri Falls Hydrangea Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Every June, Mikaeri Falls in Saga Prefecture transforms into a lush landscape of color for their annual Hydrangea Festival. S...
Culture Sendai Otsunahiki Great Tug-of-War 2026 Kim Bergström Held annually in Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture, the Sendai Otsunahiki is a large-scale tug-of-war festival that da...
Culture Tanegashima Space Art Festival 2026 Kim Bergström On Tanegashima, the island often called Japan's "gateway to space," art and science come together in a unique cultural celebr...
Culture Pokémon X Kogei Nagasaki 2025 Kim Bergström After successful stints in other parts of Japan, the Pokémon x Kogei exhibition is headed to the Nagasaki Museum of History a...
Culture Tsubaki Satoyama Festival 2026 Kim Bergström The Tsubaki Satoyama Festival is a celebration of Shinkamigoto's rich camellia culture, and the event includes a variety of a...
Culture Fukuoka Castle Night Market 2026 Kim Bergström Fukuoka Castle Night Market brings a dose of summer magic to Maizuru Park each year in early August, transforming the histori...
