Moji Strait Festa 2019
One of Japan’s three biggest port festas. On May 3 enjoy watching a “banana auction” which is said to have originated at Moji Port, and on May 4 watch a parade of...
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Moji Strait Festa 2019
One of Japan’s three biggest port festas. On May 3 enjoy watching a “banana auction” which is said to have originated at Moji Port, and on May 4 watch a parade of...
Hakata Dontaku 2019
Dontaku, derived from the Dutch word Zondag (holiday) is one of the largest festivals in Japan attracting two million spectators. On May 3 & 4, the parades begin with the Hakata Ma...
Ishibashi Bunka Center Spring Rose Fair 2019
The Ishibashi Bunka Center has the largest rose garden in Fukuoka. The peak season lasts for about a month starting in early May with...
Kawawatari Jinkosai Festival
This 450-year-old festival is a Fukuoka intangible folk cultural asset. A large mikoshi (portable shrine) is pulled across the Hikosan River by 60 men along with 11 luxuriously dec...
Grand Islamic Week Food Festival & Welcome Party
The Grand Islamic Week and Food Festival (IWFF) is an annual event of KUMSA (Kyushu University Muslim Student Association). Join the event and gain more perspective about Islam and...
Family Flower Festival
Tulips, narcissus, nemophila and 19 other kinds of seasonal flowers 150,000 strong will herald the coming shift in season by taking a splash of color to Green Park. There’s also a ...
Takasu Kagura Shinto Dance
Takasu Kagura has been taking place since the start of the Ounin era in 1467. Designated as an important intangible cultural property of Fukuoka Prefecture in 1982, masked dancers ...
Peony Flower Festival at Hakozaki Shrine
See brightly colored botan (peonies) at the Shin-en Flower Garden of Hakozaki Shrine. Called the “King of Flowers” because of their beautiful vibrancy, over 2,000 peonies will be i...
Hakko Fes Itoshima Vol. 1
This upcoming two-day festival brings together several experts in fermentation. Check out 40 booths selling a wide variety of fermented food, drink, and items such as miso, bread, ...
Onakatomi Shrine Shogun Fuji Festival
The purple curtains of wisteria which cover 200 m2 of the Onakatomi Jinja Shrine’s grounds are known as Shogun Fuji. From mid-April to early May, many visit the shrine’s wisteria f...