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Dec 24, 2025 Event
Daizenji Oniyo Fire Festival
Designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset and recognized as one of Japan’s three great fire festivals, the Oniyo Festival at Daizenji...
Dec 11, 2025 Local News
Six Teens Arrested for Dangerous Riding
Fukuoka Prefectural Police arrested six teenagers in Kurume for dangerous group riding captured on patrol-car video in February...
Dec 1, 2025 Event
Pistang Pilipino in Kurume, Fukuoka 2025
Pistang Pilipino in Kurume, Fukuoka is a two-day community festival showcasing food, culture, and performances...
Nov 26, 2025 Event
Ishibashi Cultural Center “Museum of Light”
In winter 2026, as the Ishibashi Cultural Center (Ishibashi Bunka Center) approaches its 70th anniversary...
Oct 30, 2025 Local News
Nishitetsu Tests Digital Travel Booth
Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) will launch a trial digital travel consultation booth at Nishitetsu Kurume Station from November 10...
Oct 24, 2025 Event
Yanagisaka Wax Tree Festival
Framed against the serene Minou Mountains, a stunning allee stretches about 1.2 kilometers, lined with wax trees...
Oct 14, 2025 Event
Ishibashi Cultural Center Autumn Rose Fair
The Ishibashi Cultural Center in Kurume was donated to the city by Shojiro Ishibashi, founder of Bridgestone. Known for...
Oct 9, 2025 Event
Chikugo Sake Festa 2025
A sake festival featuring 22 breweries from the Chikugo area of Fukuoka, one of Japan’s premier sake-producing regions...
Oct 9, 2025 Local News
Ex-Wedding Hall CEO Jailed for COVID Aid Fraud
The Fukuoka District Court sentenced Atsushi Ogushi, former president of Kurume-based wedding hall operator Arcadia...
Sep 18, 2025 Local News
Four Arrested for Copper Wire Theft
Four men in their 20s from Kurume City were arrested for stealing copper wire from agricultural greenhouses in Asakura and Kurume...
