Tama Seseri
For over 600 years, two teams of loincloth-clad men have braved the winter cold to scramble for possession of an 8 kg wooden ball, which, if they touch it, will give them good luck...
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Tama Seseri
For over 600 years, two teams of loincloth-clad men have braved the winter cold to scramble for possession of an 8 kg wooden ball, which, if they touch it, will give them good luck...
Hatsukoshin Festival
A New Year custom in which people visit the small Sarutahiko Shrine in the early morning to line up and buy monkey masks handmade by Hakata ningyo doll makers. The masks are hung i...
New Year Night Market 2022 to 2023
The New Year Night Market, a year-end version of the Sennen Yoichi Night Market that can be enjoyed by tourists and locals alike, young and old, men and women, and all nationalitie...
Shika no Yu Festival
"Kaiseikan", a former hot spring inn, has been renovated as a workspace. To celebrate the first anniversary of its opening, an event will be held under the theme of "Live and Work ...
The 18th Autumn Arita Ceramics Festival
Arita Ceramics Festival is a different experience from the "Arita Pottery Market" held during Golden Week, as visitors can enjoy Arita in autumn at a leisurely pace, not only...
Christmas Market in Fukuoka 2022
Enjoy the European atmosphere of the Christmas season! This year marks the market’s 10th anniversary, which is held at three venues in the city center: in front of Hakata Station (...
Fukuoka Food Festival – Agricultural Market
A wide selection of Fukuoka Prefecture's best agricultural products and processed foods will be on display! There will be booths tasting and selling fresh and delicious seasonal ve...
2022 Saga International Balloon Fiesta
Saga’s balloon festival is the largest in Asia with 96 local and international hot air balloons of all colors, shapes and sizes taking to the sky. Check out animal-shaped and other...
Hakata Okunchi
This traditional festival, with 1,200 years of history, gives thanks to the gods for the autumn harvest. On Oct. 24, from 14:00~, watch as an ox-drawn carriage pulls an ornate...
Fukuoka Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest has become a hugely popular autumn event in Fukuoka. As the only beer festival in Japan recognized by the Bavarian Beer Society, it will be held for the first time in t...