Culture Nagasaki Kunchi Festival 2025 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 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 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...
Culture Kagoshima Kinko Bay Summer Night Fireworks 2026 Kim Bergström Every summer, the Kagoshima Kinko Bay Summer Night Fireworks lights up the skies over southern Kyushu in one of the region’s ...
Culture Meisui Maruike Appreciation Evening 2026 Kim Bergström Every year on the first Saturday of September, Maruike Park in Kagoshima's Yusui Town comes alive with soft, flickering light...
Culture Tanegashima Space Art Festival 2025 Kim Bergström On Tanegashima, the island often called Japan's "gateway to space," art and science come together in a unique cultural celebr...
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 Ohori Park Japanese Garden SORA 2025 Kim Bergström From July 4th to September 30th, 2025, the Ohori Park Japanese Garden in Fukuoka transforms after dark into a breathtaking wo...
