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Sumiyoshi Jinja Shrine Festival (Sumo Festival)

A celebration of sumo! Events include the chigo ceremony (costumed children process around the shrine’s grounds), a children’s sumo competition and...

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Oct. 7 ~

Oct. 10

Fukuoka Fish Festival 2016 in Bayside Place Hakata

Seafood specialists from across Japan will gather to serve their best dishes made using local ingredients. The menu will be unique to this event and, amongst other things, includes...

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Oct. 23 ~

Oct. 24

Hakata Okunchi 2016

This traditional festival, which is over 1,200 years old, gives thanks to the gods for the autumn’s harvest. On Oct. 24 (Mon.), an ox-drawn carriage pulls an ornate mikoshi (divine...

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Oct. 27 ~

Oct. 29

41st Nakasu Matsuri

Watch as Nakasu becomes a pedestrian paradise, with wagons lining the streets to sell food and stages hosting performances. The main event is the Kunihiro Onna Mikoshi: 300 women c...

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Oct. 29 ~

Oct. 30

Kyushu Food Harvest Festival 2016 in Fukutsu

Bringing together gourmet foods from across Kyushu in a celebration of the autumn harvest. There will be four areas: meat gourmet, local foods, seafood and the Fish Center. There a...

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Oct. 22

22nd Hakata Tomyo Watching 2016

Expect to see one of Hakata’s finest light shows, as the area’s shrines and temples are lit in spectacular fashion by tens of thousands of lanterns, handmade by the local community...

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Oct. 15 ~

Oct. 16

Itoshima Handmade Craft in Autumn

Over 100 artists sell their own creative items at this annual event. Across the two days there will be 90 craft stalls and a selection of gourmet food stalls from Itoshima includin...

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Oct. 16 ~

Oct. 17

Dazaifu Full Moon Wine Festival

Todoroki Liquor store is planning to host a wine festival in Dazaifu on Oct. 16 to coincide with the full moon. It will take place on Kotorii-shoji, the street running perpendicula...

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