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32nd Jojima Sake Festival & Brewery Hopping
Held every February in Jojima Town, Kurume City, one of Kyushu’s most respected sake-producing areas along the Chikugo River, Jojima Sakagura Biraki brings together local breweries...
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...
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...
Hatsukoshin Festival
An annual ritual at Sarutahiko Shrine held on the year’s first kōshin day (kanoe-saru in the sexagenary cycle). On this day, many visitors...
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...
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...
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...
Miyajidake Shrine Setsubun Bean-Throwing Festival
Miyajidake Shrine is known as a place to pray for good fortune and business success, and for the famous “Path of Light,” a straight line of sunlight that aligns...
Setsubun at Daihonzan Naritasan Kurume Temple
Known locally as “Narita-san,” Naritasan Kurume Temple is famous for its towering Bodhisattva statue. On Setsubun, the temple holds a traditional bean-throwing...
Setsubun at Munakata Taisha Shrine
Munakata Taisha, one of Japan’s oldest shrines and a registered World Cultural Heritage site, holds a Setsubun festival featuring the traditional Mameuchi-shiki...