{"id":177924,"date":"2026-06-05T10:58:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=177924&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-06-05T10:58:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:58:50","slug":"kitakyushu-showa-summer-fes-26","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/kitakyushu-showa-summer-fes-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu Showa Summer Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This retro-inspired urban summer festival is known for its giant yagura dance tower and a lantern road illuminated by around 2,000 paper lanterns. Around Katsuyama Park and the Murasaki River area, visitors can enjoy Bon dancing, live performances of classic Showa-era songs, festival games, and food stalls in a relaxed, open atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Although it began only recently, the event is quickly becoming one of Kitakyushu\u2019s new summer traditions.<br \/>\nThe best time to visit is after sunset, when the lanterns are lit and the riverside takes on a nostalgic festival atmosphere. Anyone can join the Bon dancing, and simply walking through the area with festival food in hand is part of the experience.<\/p>\n<p>The venue is within walking distance of JR Kokura Station and easy to combine with nearby attractions such as Riverwalk Kitakyushu and the Uomachi area.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fn_showa-natsumatsuri01_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kitakyushu Showa Summer Festival, \u5317\u4e5d\u5dde\u662d\u548c\u590f\u307e\u3064\u308a\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-177710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fn_showa-natsumatsuri01_2026_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fn_showa-natsumatsuri01_2026_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fn_showa-natsumatsuri01_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fn_showa-natsumatsuri01_2026_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aug. 14, 2026 (Fri) ~ Aug. 23, 2026 (Sun)<\/li>\n<li>Free entry<\/li>\n<li>Katsuyama Park, Murasaki River and Ogai Bridge area<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/6fEws1Cp3RUTXGLj7\" target=\"_blank\">Around Jonai, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shouwasummerfes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.shouwasummerfes.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This retro-inspired urban summer festival is known for its giant yagura dance tower and a lantern road illuminated&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":177710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-177924","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/177924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30291"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}