Events in Fukuoka

Hakata Dontaku Festival

Held in Fukuoka on the 3rd and 4th of May each year, the Dontaku Festival is one of the most popularly attended festivals in Japan and is said to be the most popular held during the golden week …

Hakata Gion Yamakasa

Hakata Gion Yamasaka is a festival with a 750 year history that features fundoshi (that ever popular festival garment) clad men race elaborately decorated floats that weigh in at 1 ton. The event …

Tobata Gion Yamagasa Festival

Tobata is a ward of the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka prefecture and this festival dates back over 200 years to when Tobata was a village. The Yamagasa are tall floats that are carried around. At …

The Chikugogawa Fireworks Festival 2023

Dating back to 1650, this is one of Japan’s longest running fireworks festivals. With 18,000 fireworks and 400,000 spectators, it’s also one of the largest in western Japan. The …

Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival

Update: For 2022, you must buy an admission ticket to enter the area around Mojikō Station. This is a joint fireworks festival across the Kanmon Straits between Shimonoseki City in Yamaguchi …

Beers of Japan Festival – Fukuoka

Rebranded as the Beers of Japan festival, this event was previously known as the Kyushu Beer Festival. Based on past events, there will be a wide variety of Japanese and international beers to …

Fukuoka November Grand Sumo Tournament

Held every November, this is the final of Japan’s six annual Sumo Tournaments, known as honbasho. With sumo rankings released a few weeks before, it’s a chance to see the traditional …

Fukuoka Christmas Market and Illuminations

Fukuoka Christmas Market is considered one of the biggest Christmas markets in Japan. There are a number of venues, so technically there is more than one market. In its 10th year, the miniature …