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 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..
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..
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 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 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 Ohori Park Head to Ohori Koen, Fukuoka’s premiere city park, to spend a lazy—or aspiring—day at any time of year. This nationally designated place of scenic..