Culture The Kokura Gion Festival 2024 Mid Jul The Kokura Gion Festival is a frenzy of mid-summer community drumming in northern Kyushu. Get your taiko on!
Culture Kokura Castle Kokura Castle is a castle in Kitakyushu, Japan. It was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki starting in 1602, with construction completed in 1608. [Wikipedia] ..
Culture Takatori Pottery Festival 2024 Apr 26th - Apr 29th If you'd like to explore Takatori ware for yourself, a great way to do that is at the annual Takatori Pottery Festival, which..
Culture Yanagawa Canals Yanagawa, a small city in the south of Fukuoka, is known as the Venice of Kyushu and for good reason. The city's 470 kilometers of canals which date..
Anime & Manga Gundam Landing in Fukuoka Caleb Cello Oct 22, 2021 Gundam fans should brace themselves for a new attraction because a fresh new Gundam robot is set to be installed at the new Mitsui..
Culture Uminaka Candle Night 2024 Mid - Late Dec The Uminaka Candle Night event has become a much-loved winter tradition in Fukuoka, and it involves the help of local citizens in..
Culture Nanzoin Temple Nanzo-in is a Shingon sect Buddhist temple in Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is notable for its bronze statue of a reclining Buddha, said to..
Culture Oniyo Fire Festival 2025 Early Jan With a history of over 1600 years, the Oniyo Fire Festival in Fukuoka's Kurume City is held on the 7th of January each year...