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Things you can only see right now

Festivals, fireworks, markets. What is happening in Fukuoka and Kyushu now, and what is coming. Please check the source page for the latest dates.

Happening now
Oct 7–9祭り

Nagasaki Kunchi

諏訪神社ほか市内各所 · 長崎

The autumn festival of Suwa Shrine, held since 1634 and designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. Its dedication dances carry visible traces of Nagasaki’s Chinese and Dutch trade — the dragon dance and the boat dances are the ones to see. About two hours from Fukuoka by limited express.

一部の桟敷席は有料

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-09-04 · 長崎伝統芸能振興会

Experiences you can book during these dates

Tea Ceremony Experience "Otemae" ~ Whisk Your Own Matcha with a Hakata Maiko ~¥3,000 · 3 open daysInside the Member-Only Door — Japanese Sake and Fresh Matcha Whisked Before You¥6,000 · 3 open daysJapanese Sake Tasting in Nishi-Nakasu with 3-Course Appetizers¥8,000 · 3 open daysKintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 3 open days
Coming up
Oct 10–119:00〜17:00工芸

Onta Pottery Festival

小鹿田焼の里（日田市源栄町皿山） · 日田市（大分県）

Once a year the nine family kilns of Onta, a village known for its water-powered clay mills, hold a pottery festival.

入場無料。日田駅から無料シャトルバス

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 日田市観光協会（問合せ：日田市立小鹿田焼陶芸館）

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 2 open days

If you are in Fukuoka around these dates, you might also spend half a day with a local host.

Browse experiences →
Half-Day Home Stay in Ogusa, Mandarin Orange Village¥16,000 · 2 open days
Fly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 2 open days
Hotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 2 open days
Oct 10–129:00〜17:00（窯元により異なる）工芸

Koishiwara Autumn Pottery Village Festival

小石原地区・小石原鼓地区の窯元一帯 · 朝倉郡東峰村

Around 40 kilns in this mountain pottery village open their doors at once. Buy Koishiwara ware straight from the potters.

入場無料。器は割引販売（公式に割引率の記載は要確認）

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 民陶むら祭運営委員会（事務局：東峰村商工会）

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 3 open daysHalf-Day Home Stay in Ogusa, Mandarin Orange Village¥16,000 · 3 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 3 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 3 open days
Oct 10–129:00〜17:00工芸

Okawa Woodcraft Festival

大川産業会館・大川中央公園ほか市内各所 · 大川市

The furniture town of Okawa holds its autumn fair with furniture sales and woodcraft workshops such as kumiko.

入場無料（体験は有料のものあり）

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 第75回大川木工まつり実行委員会

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 3 open daysHalf-Day Home Stay in Ogusa, Mandarin Orange Village¥16,000 · 3 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 3 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 3 open days
Oct 10–1218:00〜21:30工芸

Yoshida Saraya Hikariboshi (Kiln-tool Lights)

肥前吉田焼窯元会館周辺 · 嬉野市（佐賀県）

Used kiln tools called boshi become lanterns for a night walk through a porcelain-making village.

500円（中学生以下無料）

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 吉田皿屋ひかりぼし（公式）

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 3 open daysHalf-Day Home Stay in Ogusa, Mandarin Orange Village¥16,000 · 3 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 3 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 3 open days
Oct 10–20夕方（日没前の短い時間）自然

Path of Light Sunset Festival (Miyajidake Shrine)

宮地嶽神社 · 福津市

Twice a year the sunset lines up with the shrine's approach road to the sea. The shrine holds a special ritual and seating during this period.

特別観覧席は申込制（料金はページに未記載）

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 宮地嶽神社

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 11 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 11 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 11 open daysBeyond the Guidebook — One Day in Kyushu, Chosen Just for You¥600,000 · 11 open days
Oct 1418:00頃〜祭り

Kebesu Fire Festival (Kunisaki)

櫛来社（岩倉八幡社） · 国東市（大分県）

A mysterious fire ritual where a masked figure called Kebesu repeatedly charges a blazing pile of ferns.

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 国東市（文化財課）

Experiences you can book during these dates

Tea Ceremony Experience "Otemae" ~ Whisk Your Own Matcha with a Hakata Maiko ~¥3,000 · 1 open daysInside the Member-Only Door — Japanese Sake and Fresh Matcha Whisked Before You¥6,000 · 1 open daysJapanese Sake Tasting in Nishi-Nakasu with 3-Course Appetizers¥8,000 · 1 open daysKintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 1 open days
Oct 16–18時間は告知記事に未記載工芸

Itoshima Craft Fes 2026

志摩中央公園 · 糸島市

Local makers sell their own ceramics, woodwork, leather and glass in a park in Itoshima.

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 糸島クラフトフェス実行委員会

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 3 open daysHalf-Day Home Stay in Ogusa, Mandarin Orange Village¥16,000 · 3 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 3 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 3 open days
Oct 23–24祭り

Hakata Okunchi

櫛田神社 · 博多

The autumn festival of Kushida Shrine, the guardian shrine of Hakata, giving thanks for the harvest. A portable shrine and a children’s procession move through the old town. It draws far smaller crowds than Yamakasa, which means you can watch from close up.

見物無料

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-09-04 · 博多の魅力（博多区役所）

Experiences you can book during these dates

Inside the Member-Only Door — Japanese Sake and Fresh Matcha Whisked Before You¥6,000 · 2 open daysKintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 2 open daysHalf-Day Home Stay in Ogusa, Mandarin Orange Village¥16,000 · 2 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 2 open days
Oct 23–2510:00〜17:00工芸

Agano Ware Autumn Kiln Opening

上野焼陶芸館および上野焼協同組合加盟窯元 · 田川郡福智町

Kilns of Agano ware, a 400-year-old pottery tradition, open for three days of autumn sales.

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 上野焼協同組合

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 3 open daysHalf-Day Home Stay in Ogusa, Mandarin Orange Village¥16,000 · 3 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 3 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 3 open days
Oct 23 – Nov 317:30点灯〜21:00消灯（最終入場20:45）祭り

Kokura Castle Bamboo Lights

小倉城・虎ノ門周辺 · 北九州市小倉北区

Kokura Castle is surrounded by bamboo lanterns for 12 nights, made from bamboo cleared from overgrown groves.

1,000円（中学生以上）、小学生以下無料。雨天中止でも返金なし

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 小倉城竹あかり実行委員会

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 12 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 12 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 12 open daysBeyond the Guidebook — One Day in Kyushu, Chosen Just for You¥600,000 · 12 open days
Oct 30 – Nov 3一斉離陸は早朝。夜間係留（バルーンイリュージョン）もあります気球

Saga International Balloon Fiesta

嘉瀬川河川敷 · 佐賀

One of Asia’s largest hot-air balloon competitions. Around a hundred balloons lift off together from the riverbed at dawn. A temporary JR station opens for the event, and it is about 40 minutes from Fukuoka by limited express. Worth the early start.

入場無料

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-09-04 · 佐賀インターナショナルバルーンフェスタ組織委員会

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 5 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 5 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 5 open daysBeyond the Guidebook — One Day in Kyushu, Chosen Just for You¥600,000 · 5 open days
Oct 31 – Nov 30各神社の参拝時間自然

Itoshima Hanatemizu (Flower Basins at Shrines)

糸島地域の神社22か所ほか · 糸島市

Shrine water basins at 22 shrines across Itoshima are filled with locally grown flowers.

無料（御朱印は有料と思われる・要確認）

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 一般社団法人糸島市観光協会

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 31 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 31 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 31 open daysBeyond the Guidebook — One Day in Kyushu, Chosen Just for You¥600,000 · 31 open days
Oct 31 – Jan 11博物館の開館時間（要確認）展示

Special Exhibition: Mirrors of Himiko

九州国立博物館 · 太宰府市

A special exhibition on ancient bronze mirrors and the rise of the early Yamato state.

有料（料金は未確認）

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 九州国立博物館

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 62 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 62 open daysBeyond the Guidebook — One Day in Kyushu, Chosen Just for You¥600,000 · 62 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 59 open days
Nov 1時間は未発表酒

Amanosato Brewery Open Day

天郷醸造所 · 田川郡福智町

A young craft-sake brewery opens its doors to announce its first seishu after taking over a sake license.

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 株式会社天郷醸造所

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 1 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 1 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 1 open daysBeyond the Guidebook — One Day in Kyushu, Chosen Just for You¥600,000 · 1 open days
Nov 1–3夜（時刻は公式お知らせに未記載）祭り

Hakushu Festival Water Parade (Yanagawa)

柳川の掘割（約4kmのコース） · 柳川市

Illuminated boats glide through Yanagawa's canals at night in honor of poet Kitahara Hakushu.

乗船は有料（料金は要確認）。岸から見るのは無料

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 一般社団法人柳川市観光協会

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 3 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 3 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 3 open daysBeyond the Guidebook — One Day in Kyushu, Chosen Just for You¥600,000 · 3 open days
Nov 2–42日は夜19:30頃から、3日と4日は日中祭り

Karatsu Kunchi

唐津神社ほか市内各所 · 唐津

The autumn festival of Karatsu Shrine. Fourteen enormous lacquered floats — a sea bream, a samurai helmet, a dragon — are hauled through the streets to flute and drum. On other days the floats can be seen in the Hikiyama Exhibition Hall. About 90 minutes from Fukuoka by train.

見物無料

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-09-04 · 佐賀県観光連盟（あそぼー！佐賀）

Experiences you can book during these dates

Inside the Member-Only Door — Japanese Sake and Fresh Matcha Whisked Before You¥6,000 · 3 open daysJapanese Sake Tasting in Nishi-Nakasu with 3-Course Appetizers¥8,000 · 3 open daysKintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 3 open daysSushi-Making Class in Fukuoka (Nigiri & Maki Rolls)¥15,000 · 3 open days
Nov 6 – Dec 6昼 8:00〜17:30／ライトアップ 17:30〜22:00自然

Mifuneyama Rakuen Autumn Leaves Festival

御船山楽園 · 武雄市（佐賀県）

A month of autumn colors in a vast garden beneath a cliff, with evening illumination.

昼または夜 大人600円・小学生300円／昼夜共通 大人900円・小学生400円

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 御船山楽園

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 31 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 31 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 31 open daysBeyond the Guidebook — One Day in Kyushu, Chosen Just for You¥600,000 · 31 open days
Nov 7–8時間は公式総合案内に未記載（夕方〜夜）祭り

Usuki Takeyoi Bamboo Lantern Festival

二王座周辺（臼杵中心部） · 臼杵市（大分県）

Bamboo lanterns line the stone-paved lanes of Usuki's old town for two autumn nights.

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · うすき竹宵

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 2 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 2 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 2 open daysBeyond the Guidebook — One Day in Kyushu, Chosen Just for You¥600,000 · 2 open days
Nov 13–15夜（時刻は記事に未記載）祭り

Sennen Akari Bamboo Lanterns (Hita Mameda)

豆田町 · 日田市（大分県）

About 30,000 bamboo lanterns light up Hita's historic Mameda district; overlaps with the Tenryo Festival on the 14th-15th.

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 日田市観光協会

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 3 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 3 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 3 open daysBeyond the Guidebook — One Day in Kyushu, Chosen Just for You¥600,000 · 3 open days
Nov 19–23各店舗・施設の営業時間に準じる工芸

Arita Autumn Ceramics Fair

有田町内一円（メイン会場なし） · 西松浦郡有田町

A calmer autumn version of Arita's pottery fair. Stroll kilns and shops at your own pace; some kilns open wood-fired firings to visitors.

入場無料。無料シャトルバス・レンタサイクルあり

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 有田観光協会

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 5 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 5 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 5 open daysBeyond the Guidebook — One Day in Kyushu, Chosen Just for You¥600,000 · 5 open days
Nov 20–2216:00〜21:30（最終日は21:00まで）祭り

Taketa Bamboo Lantern Festival "Chikuraku"

竹田市 城下町界隈 · 竹田市（大分県）

About 20,000 bamboo lanterns light up the old castle town of Taketa at night.

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · NPO法人里山保全竹活用百人会

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 3 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 3 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 3 open daysBeyond the Guidebook — One Day in Kyushu, Chosen Just for You¥600,000 · 3 open days
Nov 20–24時間は公式未記載工芸

Nabeshima Hanyo Autumn Festival (Okawachiyama)

大川内山（秘窯の里） · 伊万里市

An autumn festival in Okawachiyama, the hidden village of Nabeshima porcelain kilns, timed with the autumn leaves.

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 伊万里鍋島焼協同組合

Experiences you can book during these dates

Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature¥8,500 · 5 open daysFly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight¥27,500 · 5 open daysHotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home¥36,000 · 5 open daysBeyond the Guidebook — One Day in Kyushu, Chosen Just for You¥600,000 · 5 open days
Jan 1–31博物館の開館時間展示

Feature Exhibition: National Treasure Hatsune Bridal Furnishings

九州国立博物館 文化交流展示室 J室 · 太宰府市

National Treasure lacquer bridal furnishings from the Tokugawa Art Museum, on view in Kyushu for January only.

文化交流展示室の観覧料

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-10-06 · 九州国立博物館

Experiences you can book during these dates

Japanese Sake Tasting in Nishi-Nakasu with 3-Course Appetizers¥8,000 · 3 open days
May 3–4祭り

Hakata Dontaku Port Festival

明治通りほか市内各所 · 博多・天神

For two days over Golden Week, stages appear all over the city. Anyone can join a dontaku troupe — companies, schools and neighbourhood associations all march, clapping rice scoops in time. It is known as one of the most heavily attended festivals in Japan.

見物無料

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-09-04 · 福岡市民の祭り振興会
Jul 1–15クライマックスの「追い山」は15日の午前4時59分祭り

Hakata Gion Yamakasa

櫛田神社ほか博多の町全体 · 博多

A UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Decorated floats go up across Hakata from 1 July, and in the small hours of the 15th, teams of men in traditional loincloths race one-tonne floats through the streets. Before dawn, in a dark city, there is nothing but shouting and flying water. The fifteen days most worth travelling for.

見物無料（櫛田神社の桟敷席は有料）

Check dates on the official page →Checked 2026-09-04 · 博多祇園山笠振興会