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Tuesday · Culture Day · 2026/11/03

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Festival · Fukuoka · Kyushu

Hakata Dontaku

One of Japan's largest festivals, dating back to 1179, with parades of the Three Lucky Gods, children's processions, and modern Flower Cars.

Fukuoka · 2–4 May 2027

Interactive Experience · Fukuoka · Kyushu

teamLab Forest Fukuoka

Experience teamLab Forest Fukuoka's digital art museum. Interactive nature installations blend learning with technology.

Fukuoka

Festival · Fukuoka · Kyushu

Hakata Gion Yamakasa

Teams race towering floats through Fukuoka in this seven-century-old festival, competing for the fastest run as traditional music and crowds fill the streets.

Fukuoka · 1–15 Jul 2027

Area & Points of Interest · Fukuoka · Kyushu

Nakasu

A narrow island between two rivers in central Fukuoka, known as the largest nightlife district in western Japan, with yatai food stalls along the riverside.

Fukuoka

Festival

Hakata Dontaku

One of Japan's largest festivals, dating back to 1179, with parades of the Three Lucky Gods, children's processions, and modern Flower Cars.

2–4 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetFukuoka

Festival

Hakata Gion Yamakasa

Teams race towering floats through Fukuoka in this seven-century-old festival, competing for the fastest run as traditional music and crowds fill the streets.

1–15 Jul 2027Fukuoka

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Shrine

Kushida Shrine

The chief guardian shrine of Hakata in Fukuoka, founded in 757 according to shrine tradition, to which the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is dedicated each July.

Fukuoka

Area & Points of Interest

Dontaku Square

Main parade route of the Hakata Dontaku Port Festival on Meiji-dori in Fukuoka, where dance and music groups perform during Golden Week.

Fukuoka

Area & Points of Interest

Nakasu

A narrow island between two rivers in central Fukuoka, known as the largest nightlife district in western Japan, with yatai food stalls along the riverside.

Fukuoka

Interactive Experience

teamLab Forest Fukuoka

Experience teamLab Forest Fukuoka's digital art museum. Interactive nature installations blend learning with technology.

Fukuoka

Visual Art

Ashiya Sand Craft Exhibition

A yearly autumn show of sand sculptures carved by professionals from Japan and abroad at Ashiya Seaside Park in Fukuoka, lit up at night with sound and light.

23 Oct – 8 Nov 2026Ashiya · Fukuoka

Festival

Hakata Dontaku

One of Japan's largest festivals, dating back to 1179, with parades of the Three Lucky Gods, children's processions, and modern Flower Cars.

2–4 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetFukuoka

Festival

Hakata Gion Yamakasa

Teams race towering floats through Fukuoka in this seven-century-old festival, competing for the fastest run as traditional music and crowds fill the streets.

1–15 Jul 2027Fukuoka

Festival

Omuta Daijayama Festival

A festival featuring massive serpent-shaped wooden floats that spew fire and smoke as they parade through Omuta City streets in July.

25–26 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOmuta · Fukuoka

Firework

Chikugo River Fireworks Festival

The Chikugo River Fireworks Festival in Kurume, Fukuoka, launches thousands of fireworks over Kyushu's longest river, with roots tracing back over 350 years.

5 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKurume · Fukuoka

Music

Monster Hunter Orchestra Concert ~Hunting Music Festival~

Video game music from the Monster Hunter series receives live orchestral treatment by the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra in this touring concert event.

31 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetFukuoka

Shrine

Kushida Shrine

The chief guardian shrine of Hakata in Fukuoka, founded in 757 according to shrine tradition, to which the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is dedicated each July.

Fukuoka

Area & Points of Interest

Dontaku Square

Main parade route of the Hakata Dontaku Port Festival on Meiji-dori in Fukuoka, where dance and music groups perform during Golden Week.

Fukuoka

Area & Points of Interest

Nakasu

A narrow island between two rivers in central Fukuoka, known as the largest nightlife district in western Japan, with yatai food stalls along the riverside.

Fukuoka

Interactive Experience

teamLab Forest Fukuoka

Experience teamLab Forest Fukuoka's digital art museum. Interactive nature installations blend learning with technology.

Fukuoka

Area & Points of Interest

Moji Port

Port on the Moji side of Kitakyushu, part of the Port of Kitakyushu since 1964, designated a special export port in 1889, with cruise berths at Nishikaigan.

Kitakyushu · Fukuoka