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Nov 14, 2018 Event
Yanagisaka Wax Tree Festival 2018
This festival celebrates the beautiful 1.1 km stretch of 250 Yanagisaka wax trees in the Toyoda area. The trees were planted by the Kurume Clan about 250 years ago in order to gath...
Nov 6, 2018 Event
Ishibashi Cultural Center Art Festival
The entire area of the Ishibashi Cultural Center turns into one whole museum for this special art festival! Artworks by professionals as well as locals and young children will be d...
Oct 23, 2018 Event
Jojima Sake Brewery Walk
The town of Jojima is well-known for their sake (rice wine). Ride the free shuttle bus from Daizenji Sta. and then tour four breweries. Buy a Nomikurabe Ochoko (tasting cup) to sam...
Aug 23, 2018 Event
16th Kurume Premium Yakitori Festival
Fans of yakitori, the “soul food” of Kurume, will find themselves in grilled, smoky heaven: this gathering of 12 yakitori booths draws 50,000 meat lovers from in and outside the pr...
Jul 11, 2018 Local News
Volunteers in Kurume Wanted
Volunteers are wanted in Kurume for flood relief efforts. The team will help clean up homes of flood-affected families and institutions and are expected to work from 10 a.m. to 3 p...
Jul 4, 2018 Event
14th Kurume Handmade Festa
This fair brings together approximately 100 stands selling a variety of handmade goods such as handicrafts, woodwork, ceramics, fabrics, rubber stamps, and illustrations. Visitors ...
Jun 8, 2018 Local News
New Sports Arena Opens in Kurume
A new multipurpose sports arena, one of the largest of its kind in Kyushu, has opened in Higashikushihara-machi, Kurume City. The Kurume Arena has a total floor space of approximat...
Jun 1, 2018 Event
Hekokaki Festival at Kora Taisha
Kora Taisha Shrine's Hekokaki Matsuri is a famous festival held to ward off evil and protect people from misfortune. Participants who are turning 60 years old or facing the prospec...
Apr 6, 2018 Event
Ishibashi Bunka Center Spring Rose Fair 2018
The Ishibashi Bunka Center has the largest rose garden in Fukuoka. The peak season lasts for about a month starting in early May with 2,600 roses of over 400 varieties. Look forwar...
Apr 2, 2018 Event
61st Kurume Tsutsuji Festival
Now in its 61st year, the Kurume Tsutsuji (azalea) Festival is one of the biggest plant festivals in Japan. Aside from over 2,000 azalea on show, there will also be flower, plant a...