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Friday · 2026/10/30

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Visual Art · Fukuoka · Kyushu

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.

Ashiya · 23 Oct – 8 Nov 2026

Park & Garden · Saga · Kyushu

Kunenan

The villa garden of the Itami family in Kanzaki, Saga, a national Place of Scenic Beauty known for its maples and moss, open only in spring and autumn.

Kanzaki

Festival · Saga · Kyushu

Saga International Balloon Fiesta

Asia's largest hot-air balloon event, where around 100 balloons rise over the Kase River each autumn in a five-day competition and festival.

Saga · 30 Oct – 3 Nov 2026

Museum · 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

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

Saga International Balloon Fiesta

Asia'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 2026Saga

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 2026Fukuoka

Festival

Miyazaki Jingu Grand Festival

Miyazaki's largest festival honors Emperor Jimmu with a grand autumn procession of portable shrines and floats reenacting the legendary emperor's journey.

31 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Miyazaki

Festival

Ohara Festival

Mass dancing in vibrant costumes and powerful taiko drumming celebrate Kagoshima's regional identity in this southern Kyushu autumn festival.

2–3 Nov 2026Kagoshima

Autumn Leaves

Kunenan Autumn Public Opening

The autumn opening of Kunenan, a Meiji-era villa garden in Kanzaki, Saga, when its maples turn red over moss and a thatched house, with daily concerts and tea.

14–29 Nov 2026Kanzaki · Saga

Sport & Competition

T-rex Race

Footraces run in inflatable T-rex costumes, held in parks, on beaches and at local festivals across Japan since 2022, with adult and juvenile classes.

29 Nov 2026Kanoya · Kagoshima

Sport & Competition

Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Established in 1952 and regarded as one of Japan's three most prestigious classic marathons, this Oita race draws dedicated runners annually.

1 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOita

Festival

Nagasaki Lantern Festival

The festival illuminates Nagasaki's streets with around 15,000 Chinese lanterns, some reaching 10 metres, celebrating Lunar New Year traditions.

6–23 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagasaki

Food Fair

Seki Aji and Seki Saba Festival

An annual seafood festival celebrating locally prized Seki horse mackerel and mackerel, offering sashimi, sushi, and stage performances.

14 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOita

Festival

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.

23 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetAso · Kumamoto

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

Quick poll

Observatory

Tachibana Observatory

A city-run public observatory in Takazaki, Miyakonojo, with a large telescope for day and night sky viewing and a planetarium.

Miyakonojo · Miyazaki

Interactive Experience

teamLab Forest Fukuoka

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

Fukuoka

Park & Garden

Kunenan

The villa garden of the Itami family in Kanzaki, Saga, a national Place of Scenic Beauty known for its maples and moss, open only in spring and autumn.

Kanzaki · Saga

Interactive Experience

Attack on Titan in Hita

A regional revitalization initiative in the hometown of Attack on Titan creator Hajime Isayama, featuring two museums dedicated to the manga series.

Hita · Oita

Shrine

Sasayama Shrine

Sasayama Shrine, dedicated to the god of martial arts and war, sits within Kurume Castle in Fukuoka with a main hall in traditional Edo period style.

Kurume · Fukuoka

National Park

Yakushima Island

Subtropical island of ancient cedar forests and mossy landscapes that inspired Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke, one of Japan's first World Heritage Sites.

Yakushima · Kagoshima

Shrine

Kanbashira-gu

This shrine enshrines Amaterasu Omikami and Toyoukebime, along with five other Shinto deities including Ninigi-no-Mikoto and Ame-no-Tajikarao.

Miyakonojo · Miyazaki

Shrine

Aso Shrine

Shrine said to date back over 2,000 years, honoring a grandson of Emperor Jimmu and joining Shinto practice with worship of Mount Aso's sacred crater.

Aso · Kumamoto

Castle

Kagoshima Castle

Built 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.

Kagoshima

Shrine

Yutoku Inari Shrine

One of Japan's three most famous Inari shrines, dedicated to the god of agriculture and prosperity, known for vermilion torii gates and statues.

Kashima · Saga

Shrine

Miyazaki-jingu

Shrine dedicated to Emperor Jimmu and ancestral deities, believed to occupy the site of the emperor's ancient palace before his legendary eastern expedition.

Miyazaki