Culture The Kokura Gion Festival Rod Walters The Kokura Gion Festival is a frenzy of mid-summer community drumming in northern Kyushu. Get your taiko on!
Nightlife Sunset Live Tristan Scholze Fukuoka's top outdoor summer music and art festival comes each September at Keya Beach. 15,000 attend the three-day annual..
Culture Fukuoka Grand Sumo Tournament Sleiman Azizi Professional sumo's final tournament of the year will be held in Fukuoka City in western Japan from 11th to 25th November. Tickets..
Culture Hanami at the Fukuoka Castle Ruins Tristan Scholze Maizuru Park in downtown Fukuoka has the best cherry blossom displays at the castle ruins. Have a hanami picnic under the flow..
Culture Yanagawa Doll Festival: Sagemon Tour Mandy Bartok The town of Yanagawa celebrates Girls' Day with several events over a two month period.
Culture Kawachi Fuji-en Wisteria Tunnels Tristan Scholze Tunnels of wisteria blooms the length of a football field highlight one of Japan's most spectacular gardens.
Festivals Hakata Gion Yamakasa Elizabeth Wormald Fukuoka's most exciting festival: it's 5 am, the streets are packed, and the men are running.