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The Chikugo River Fireworks Festival in Kurume, Fukuoka, launches around 18,000 fireworks over Kyushu's longest river, with roots tracing back over 350 years.
5 Aug 2026Kurume · FukuokaA festival centered on the release of approximately 3,000 sky lanterns creating one of Japan's largest lantern displays, with performances and food.
15–16 Aug 2026Koshi · KumamotoThis 380-year-old shrine festival blends Japanese folk dances with dragon processions and Dutch-influenced performances held across four venues in Nagasaki.
7–9 Oct 2026NagasakiThe 10th sand sculpture exhibition displays 28 works with a prehistoric theme, including pieces reaching six meters in height.
24 Oct – 9 Nov 2026Ashiya · FukuokaMiyazaki's largest celebration honors Emperor Jimmu through a grand autumn procession featuring portable shrines and floats reenacting the legendary emperor's historic journey.
26 Oct 2026MiyazakiAsia's largest hot-air balloon event, where around 100 balloons rise over the Kase River each autumn in a five-day competition and festival.
30 Oct – 3 Nov 2026SagaVideo game music from the Monster Hunter series receives live orchestral treatment by the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra in this touring concert event.
31 Oct 2026FukuokaMass dancing in vibrant costumes and powerful taiko drumming celebrate Kagoshima's regional identity in this southern Kyushu autumn festival.
2–3 Nov 2026KagoshimaEstablished in 1952 and regarded as one of Japan's three most prestigious classic marathons, this Oita race draws dedicated runners annually.
1 Feb 2027OitaThe festival illuminates Nagasaki's streets with around 15,000 Chinese lanterns, some reaching 10 metres, celebrating Lunar New Year traditions.
6–23 Feb 2027NagasakiAn annual seafood festival celebrating locally prized Seki horse mackerel and mackerel, offering sashimi, sushi, and stage performances.
14 Mar 2027OitaEach spring at Aso Shrine, priests perform the Hifuri Shinji fire-swinging ritual, a mesmerizing ceremony rooted in ancient agricultural tradition.
23 Mar 2027Aso · KumamotoA memorial park near the Nagasaki hypocentre, built around the great bronze Peace Statue and peace monuments donated by nations around the world.
NagasakiSeven vividly coloured hot springs in Beppu – from a cobalt-blue pool to a blood-red pond — too hot to bathe in, but spectacular to see.
Beppu · OitaBuilt in 1601 by the Shimazu clan, this castle was notably small by design, with only its moat, walls, and the recently reconstructed Otemon Gate remaining.
KagoshimaObi Castle, ruled by the Ito clan for centuries, was completely refurbished in the late 1970s along with its surrounding castle town.
Nichinan · MiyazakiKumamoto Castle, known as the Black Castle, features impressive stone walls and architecture and now welcomes visitors following its complete restoration after earthquake damage.
KumamotoOriginally built in the late sixteenth century to control highway crossroads, Saga Castle served as the Saga Domain's residence and was reconstructed in 1989.
SagaOpened in 2005 on the site of an Edo-period magistrate's office, this museum explores Nagasaki's distinctive history as Japan's historical gateway to overseas exchange.
NagasakiLocated on an island in central Fukuoka, Nakasu is celebrated for its vibrant nightlife, entertainment venues, and traditional yatai street food stalls.
FukuokaThis shrine enshrines Amaterasu Omikami and Toyoukebime, along with five other Shinto deities including Ninigi-no-Mikoto and Ame-no-Tajikarao.
Miyakonojo · MiyazakiA Kagoshima museum chronicling the Meiji Restoration of 1868, when the Satsuma-Chōshū Alliance restored imperial rule and transformed Japan.
KagoshimaA regional revitalization initiative in the hometown of Attack on Titan creator Hajime Isayama, featuring two museums dedicated to the manga series.
Hita · OitaA wooden replica of a 14th-century castle built in 1985 that now serves as a museum displaying artifacts and historical information.
Aya · Miyazaki
