Fans of yakitori, the “soul food” of Kurume, will find themselves in grilled, smoky heaven: this gathering of 16 yakitori booths draws 60,000 meat lovers from in and outside the prefecture. Enjoy skewers of not only chicken, but beef, pork and veggies too for only ¥100~300! Locally brewed sake available too.
• 9/9 (Sat.), 9/10 (Sun.)
• 11:00~20:00 (Sun.: ~16:00)
• Free
• Higashi-machi Park
• 26 Higashi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka
• 0942-38-1811
• http://www.kurumeyakitori.or.jp/index.html