August 2026
2 events
08/01–08/01
Hyuga Hyottoko Summer Festival
Around Hyuga-shi Station, Hyuga, Miyazaki
Wearing a Hyottoko mask, they dance while comically stumbling. In Hyuga, Miyazaki, the Hyottoko Summer Festival sends da
08/22–08/23
Tanegashima Gun Festival
Around Nishinoomote Port, Nishinoomote, Kagoshima
The island where guns first came to Japan. Tanegashima lies in the East China Sea, far south of the mainland's southern
October 2026
1 events
10/07–10/09
Nagasaki Kunchi
長崎市上西山町18-15（諏訪神社）
Every October, a dragon descends the stone steps of Suwa Shrine and moves through the streets of Nagasaki. It has been d
November 2026
1 events
11/02–11/04
Karatsu Kunchi
3-13 Minamijounai, Karatsu, Saga (Karatsu Shrine)
Each of the fourteen floats has a name and a story. A red lion. A samurai helmet. A sea bream. A dragon. Urashima Taro o
Year-round
Daily
Takachiho Night Kagura
Takachiho Shrine and village communities, Takachiho, Miyazaki
In the land where the myths were born, people dance through the night. Takachiho in Miyazaki is held to be the place whe
Daily
Kunisaki Peninsula Art Festival
Kunisaki, Bungotakada and the Kunisaki Peninsula, Oita
In a land of Buddhas, contemporary art takes up residence. The Kunisaki Peninsula in Oita is a round peninsula jutting i
Daily
Arita Porcelain Kiln Tour and Painting Experience
Arita, Nishimatsuura District, Saga
Japanese porcelain began in this town. Arita in Saga is where, four hundred years ago, Japan's first porcelain was fired
毎年12月第2土曜日前後
Miyakonojo Shiwasu Festival: The Year's End Fire
Miyakonojo City and Kirishima Shrine, Miyazaki
In December, the gods descend from Kirishima. The mountain shrine complex holds its year-end grand festival, and Miyakon
毎年8月第1土曜
Funai Senshi: Oita's Night of Warrior Floats
Chuo-dori, Oita City, Oita
Oita was once called Funai, and the city carries this history with ease. The Funai Senshi festival reclaims the old iden
月〜土 8:00〜17:00頃（日曜・祝日定休）
Yanagibashi Market: Where Hakata's Chefs Begin Their Day
1 Haruyoshi, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City
Before the restaurants open, the chefs of Hakata come here. Yanagibashi Rengo-ichiba has been supplying Fukuoka's food i
週末・祝日（通年）
Aoshima Morning Market
Aoshima, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki
Miyazaki grows mangoes that the rest of Japan considers luxury items. At the morning market near Aoshima Shrine, they ar
不定期（月1〜2回）
Nagasaki Megane-bashi Bridge Flea Market
Along Nakashima River near Megane-bashi, Nagasaki City
The Megane-bashi — the Spectacles Bridge, named for the double arch reflected in the water — was built in 1634 by Chines
通年（火山活動状況により立入制限あり）
Aso Kusasenri: The Grassland at the Volcano's Edge
Kusasenrigahama, Aso City, Kumamoto
The Aso caldera is one of the largest in the world, and Kusasenri sits inside it — a circular meadow on the flank of an
通年（砂蒸し会館 砂楽）
Ibusuki Sand Bath: Being Buried by the Volcanic Earth
5-25-18 Yunohama, Ibusuki City, Kagoshima
You lie down on the beach in a yukata. The attendant begins to cover you with sand — dark volcanic sand, naturally heate
通年（各工房により異なる）
Kurume Kasuri: Weaving with Indigo-Dyed Thread
Kurume City, Fukuoka
Kurume kasuri begins with thread. Specifically, with thread that has been bound at intervals before dyeing — the bound s
通年（各窯元により異なる）
Onta Yaki: Pottery at a Mill-Powered Kiln
Sarayama, Motosakae, Hita City, Oita
Nine kilns. That is all there are, and all there will be. The Sarayama valley in the mountains above Hita City has produ
通年（体験事業者により異なる）
Amakusa Pottery Stone: Finding the Material That Made Arita Famous
Amakusa City, Kumamoto
The whiteness of Arita porcelain comes from here. Amakusa pottery stone — a white mineral found in the islands of wester
通年（要予約）
Satsuma Kiriko: The Glass That Disappeared and Returned
Kagoshima City, Kagoshima
Satsuma kiriko was invented in the 1840s by the Satsuma domain, which brought in European glassworkers to develop a luxu
通年
Aya: Japan's Organic Farming Pioneer
Aya Town, Higashi-Morokata-gun, Miyazaki
Aya Town began its commitment to organic agriculture in the 1980s — a decision by the town government, supported by loca
通年
Ojika Island: A Slow Life on Japan's Most Beautiful Rural Inn
Ojika Town, Kitamatsuura-gun, Nagasaki
Ojika Island sits in the northern part of the Goto archipelago, more than three hours by ferry from Sasebo. The journey
通年
Minami-Oguni: Long Stay in Japan's Most Beloved Onsen Village
Minami-Oguni Town, Aso-gun, Kumamoto
Kurokawa Onsen sits in a narrow valley in the mountains of South Oguni, a small town in the Aso region of Kumamoto. The
毎年4月第3金〜日
Ushibuka Haiya Festival: The Dance That Crossed the Sea
Ushibuka, Amakusa City, Kumamoto
The Haiya dance originated among the fishermen of Ushibuka, at the southern tip of the Amakusa islands. The boats that f
毎年10月第3土・日
Obi Jokamachi Festival: The Little Kyoto of Kyushu
Obi, Nichinan City, Miyazaki
Obi is called the Little Kyoto of Kyushu, and the designation is more accurate than most such nicknames. The castle town
毎年2月下旬〜3月上旬
Chiran Hina Matsuri: Samurai Town Dolls
Chiran Town, Minami-Kyushu City, Kagoshima
The samurai district of Chiran — stone-walled garden paths, carefully maintained machiya houses, one of the best-preserv
2026年7月下旬（例年7月）
Omuta Djaiyama Festival Fireworks
Suwa River, Omuta, Fukuoka
This is the summer when the great serpent breathes fire. Omuta in Fukuoka was once a coal-mining town, one of the engine
2026年7月下旬（例年7月）
Nagasaki Minato Festival Sea Fireworks
Nagasaki Port, Nagasaki
Fire reflects in a foreign-touched harbor. Nagasaki was, during Japan's centuries of self-imposed isolation, the single
2026年8月下旬（例年8月）
Kagoshima Kinkowan Summer Night Fireworks
Kinkowan Bay, Kagoshima City
Fireworks rise before a mountain of fire. Across Kinkowan Bay from Kagoshima stands Sakurajima—an active volcano that st
例年10月下旬に開催。荒神輿と団車のぶつかり合い。日程は年により異なります。
Imari Tontenton Festival
Portable shrine and float collide.
At the Imari Tontenton Festival in October, a fighting shrine and a fighting float c
毎年7月下旬の土・日（集団顔見世は前週日曜）
Hita Gion: The Evening Floats of a Water Town
Mameda, Kuma and Takeda districts, Hita, Oita
At night, the floats fill with light.
In Hita, in Oita—a town that still keeps the look of the old shogunal domain, in
毎年10月23〜24日
Hakata Okunchi: The Autumn Thanksgiving of Kushida Shrine
Kushida Shrine and central Hakata, Fukuoka
A festival of gratitude, in autumn.
In October, at Kushida Shrine, the guardian shrine of Hakata in Fukuoka, the great