Star Festival at Fukuoka Tower
Tanabata season is upon us - the time when we celebrate the long-distance love of deities Orihime and Hikoboshi, who are separated by the Milky Way except for one day of the year, ...
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Star Festival at Fukuoka Tower
Tanabata season is upon us - the time when we celebrate the long-distance love of deities Orihime and Hikoboshi, who are separated by the Milky Way except for one day of the year, ...
Hawaiian Festival in Fukuoka 2016
Hele mei hoohiwahiwa (come celebrate)! This year marks the 35th anniversary of Fukuoka and Hawaii becoming sister states/cities (in 1981), and to celebrate there will be a Hawaiian...
Italian Wine Festival Fukuoka 2016
Fukuoka’s sommeliers, chefs, liquor store owners, wine importers and Italian wine-lovers are coming together to host the fourth Italian Wine Festival Fukuoka...
Hakozakigu Shrine Ajisai Festival
Come enjoy thousands of beautiful ajisai (hydrangea)! This year’s festival promises 3,500 ajisai of approximately a 100 different kinds - a summer scene you definitely don’t want t...
Shiraito Falls Opening Festival
Shiraito Falls is located in the scenic foothills of Itoshima. Considered sacred by some, this spot...
5th Karatsu Yakimon Ceramic Fair
The fifth incarnation of this ceramic fair, which celebrates Karatsuyaki (a local style of ceramics which is over 400 years old), is centered around the theme of...
Kamado Jinja Shrine Daigomaku
Write your wish on a gomagi (votive stick) and toss it into the fire to burn away bad luck! Enjoy a...
Miyajidake Jinja Shrine Iris Festival
Enjoy a view of 100,000 Edo Japanese irises (100 species), a Shinto ceremony, an art exhibit, concerts, a gourmet fair, a mini zoo, a craft market and nighttime iris light-up (~21:...
Kawawatari Jinkosai Festival
This 450-year-old river-crossing festival is one of Fukuoka’s five major festivals. Around 11 large mikoshi (portable shrines) are carried from...
22nd Moji Strait Festa
This annual Golden Week event enlivens the whole district of Mojiko Retro for three days! In addition to stage performances of dancing and music, gourmet yatai sell...