Events

Aug. 5
367th Chikugo River Fireworks Festival

Dating back to 1650, this is one of western Japan’s largest and oldest fireworks festivals, having begun as...
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- #Kurume
Aug. 7
Tanabata Festival at Nakatsugu on Oshima Island

Held on Oshima Island, home to Munakata Taisha’s Nakatsu-miya Shrine—said to be one of the places where the Tanabata...
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- #Munakata
Aug. 6 ~

Aug. 7
Tanabata Shrine Summer Festival

Celebrate summer at Tanabata Shrine, one of the few shrines in Japan dedicated to Orihime, the Weaver Princess of...
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Jul. 31 ~

Aug. 11
Sakagura de Hiya Garden – An Adult Summer Festival

Held at Hakata Hyakunen-gura, the only working sake brewery remaining in Hakata, this annual summer event brings...
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- #Hakata-ku
Aug. 13
39th Kanmon Kaikyo Fireworks Festival

One of western Japan’s leading fireworks festivals, this joint event is held by Moji Ward in Kitakyushu and...
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Aug. 15
Shoro Nagashi

One of Nagasaki’s most iconic Obon traditions, Shoro Nagashi takes place every year on August 15 to...
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- #Nagasaki City
Aug. 15 ~

Aug. 16
Yamaga Toro Festival

One of Kumamoto’s signature summer festivals, the Yamaga Toro Festival bathes the historic town of Yamaga in...
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Aug. 13 ~

Aug. 16
Fukuoka Gokoku Shrine Mitama Festival

Held over the four days of Obon, the Mitama Festival at Fukuoka Gokoku Shrine is a summer tradition honoring...
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- #Chuo-ku