Akamajuku Festival
A local festival held along Akamajuku-dori, a former post town on the Karatsu Kaido that flourished during the Edo period...
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Nagasaki Lantern Festival
Held in conjunction with Lunar New Year (Shunsetsu), this is one of Nagasaki’s signature winter events. During the 18-day festival, around 15,000 vividly colored...
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Kurume Ueki Festival
A long-running plant fair held in Kurume, a city with over 300 years of horticultural heritage dating back to the Edo period. Known as one of Japan’s top...
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Miyajidake Shrine Path of Light
Twice a year, in late February and late October, the setting sun aligns perfectly with the straight path (sando) leading from...
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Yamaga Romantic Lantern Festival
A nighttime illumination event set along the historic Buzen Kaidō, where traditional Japanese umbrellas, bamboo sculptures, and thousands of candles gently light up the street...
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Setsubun Festivals at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
The Setsubun Yakuyoke Kigan Taisai at Dazaifu Tenmangu is a traditional festival held to pray for safety and protection from misfortune in the year ahead. On Setsubun day...
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26th Iizuka Hina Matsuri
A spring tradition in Iizuka, a city that began as a post town and later thrived as a coal mining center. Centered around the Former Ito Den’emon...
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Sake Brewery Opening at Hakata Hyakunen-gura
An annual brewery opening held at Hakata Hyakunengura, the only active sake brewery remaining in Hakata. Visitors can sample freshly brewed sake...
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