Festival · Kumamoto · Kyushu
Hifuri Shinji Fire Swinging Ritual
Each spring at Aso Shrine, priests perform the Hifuri Shinji fire-swinging ritual, a mesmerizing ceremony rooted in ancient agricultural tradition.
Aso · 23 Mar 2027
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Friday · 2026/10/30Museum · Kumamoto · Kyushu
Amakusa Shiro Museum
A Kamiamakusa museum about the Shimabara-Amakusa Uprising and Amakusa Shiro, the sixteen-year-old who led it, told through documents and film.
Kamiamakusa
Illumination · Kumamoto · Kyushu
Kumamoto Tanabata Lantern Festival
A festival centered on the release of approximately 3,000 sky lanterns creating one of Japan's largest lantern displays, with performances and food.
Koshi · 15–16 Aug 2027
Area & Points of Interest · Kumamoto · Kyushu
Nabegataki Falls
A wide, low waterfall in Kumamoto that can be walked behind, left by the eruption that formed the Aso caldera 90,000 years ago.
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