Culture The Kokura Gion Festival 2025 Mid - Late Jul The Kokura Gion Festival is a frenzy of mid-summer community drumming in northern Kyushu. Get your taiko on!
14 Temples & Shrines Tochoji Temple in Hakata Tony Mariani It is said that Tocho-ji temple in Hakata was dedicated to the Buddhist saint Kukai who built it in 806. The feudal lords of Fukuoka..
Temples & Shrines Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine Tony Mariani Dazaifu Tenmangu is a large Shinto shrine dedicated to the scholar Sugawara Michizane. Students come here to pray for success at..
8 Culture Tenkai Inari Daimyojin Shrine, Fukuoka Lily Tenkai Inari Daimyojin Shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture is an Inari Shrine within the grounds of Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine. It..
Culture Ago Festival 2025 Late Sep Flying fish are known as ago in the Kyushu region of Japan, and the Ago Festival in Fukuoka is a two-day event where attendees can..
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 Discover Kyushu Lisa Wallin Discover the natural and cultural wonders of Kyushu. Find out what makes the prefectures Saga, Nagasaki, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Kumamoto,..
