Events

Takasu Kagura Shinto Dance

A traditional kagura dance is dedicated at Takasu Shrine (髙祖神社) in Itoshima. Founded in the Heian period, the shrine’s existing...

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Namaste Fukuoka 2026

Namaste Fukuoka is an event where visitors can experience Indian culture through food, music, and hands-on activities...

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Chikugo Seven Regional Sake & Culture Fair

The Chikugo Seven Regions Sake Culture Expo is a popular spring event celebrating the sake culture of the Chikugo area. Eight...

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Nishi Park Sakura Festival

Nishi Park—the only site in Fukuoka Prefecture selected among Japan’s “Top 100 Cherry Blossom Viewing Spots”—hosts...

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Hina no Sato Yame Bonbori Matsuri

In Yame, long known for its tradition of hina doll making, the Dolls Festival season sees the entire town transformed into a place...

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Yanagawa Hina Matsuri Sagemon Meguri

In Yanagawa, a canal town long known as a “city of water,” the hina festival is symbolized by sagemon, traditional hanging decorations...

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Dazaifu Tenmangu Kyokusui no En

Kyokusui no En is a Shinto ritual that recreates a court ceremony from the Heian period. In a traditional garden, participants...

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Hakozaki Shrine – Oshioi-tori (Gathering Sacred Sand)

Hakozaki Shrine’s Spring Shanie Festival is held on the day of Tsuchinoe (the “Elder Earth” day in the traditional calendar) ...

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Fukuoka 2026

St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday honoring Ireland’s patron saint, is celebrated worldwide with people dressed in green. In Fukuoka...

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Tenryo Hita Ohina Matsuri

In Hita, which prospered during the Edo period as a shogunate-controlled territory known as Tenryo, hina dolls handed down through...

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