Fans of yakitori, the “soul food” of Kurume, will find themselves in grilled, smoky heaven: this gathering of 12 yakitori booths draws 50,000 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.
• 9/8 (Sat.), 9/9 (Sun.)
• 11:00~20:00 (9/9: ~16:00)
• Free entry
• Higashimachi Park
• 26 Higashi-machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka
• 0942-38-1811 (Kurume Yakitori Bunka Shinko Office)
• http://www.kurumeyakitori.or.jp/index.html