Culture Yamaga Winter Lantern Festival Feb 1st - Feb 23rd Yamaga displays illuminated paper umbrellas and and bamboo candles on winter evenings in February.
Culture Aso Fire Festival Tuesday - Mar 24th The slopes of Mt Aso are alight with flames during the annual March fire festival.
Activities Carp Streamers at Tsuetate Onsen Apr 1st - May 6th Hundreds of carp streamers are strung over the swift-flowing river at Kumamoto Prefecture's Tsuetate Onsen every year from April..
Tamana Iris Festival May 24th - Jun 8th Over 66,000 purple irises in several varieties bloom in the Takaseura River in late May to early June during the Tamana Iris F..
Culture Arao Rice Planting Festival Thursday - Jun 25th The town of Arao holds a rice planting festival to kick off the start of the annual growing season.
Festivals Mizuakari Festival in Kumamoto Oct 12th - Oct 13th Every year in October the Mizuakari Festival brightens the night with 54,000 lights. Lanterns line the streets near Kumamoto C..