Festivals in Kyūshū & Okinawa
Dates are computed from each festival’s rule, so future years work too
5 · Saga, Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Nagasaki
- 2–4 November 2026Saga
Karatsu Kunchi
唐津くんち
Fourteen lacquered, gilded floats — hauled, on the second day, down onto soft sand.
- 3–4 May 2027Fukuoka
Hakata Dontaku
博多どんたく港まつり
Rice paddles clapped together in the street — by participant count, one of Japan's largest festivals.
- 1–15 July 2027Fukuoka
Hakata Gion Yamakasa
博多祇園山笠
Kushida Shrine's rite, ending at dawn on the 15th as one-tonne floats are run through the city.
- 15–16 August 2027Kumamoto
Yamaga Tōrō Matsuri
山鹿灯籠まつり
Gold lanterns made of paper and glue alone, balanced on the head, danced by a thousand women.
- 7–9 October 2027Nagasaki
Nagasaki Kunchi
長崎くんち
Suwa Shrine's rite, whose dedicated performances carry Chinese and Dutch elements in solution.