Region 12
KYUSHU
Kyushu
Floats race through the streets; dance offerings colour the town.
Fukuoka · Saga · Nagasaki · Kumamoto · Oita · Miyazaki · Kagoshima
Fukuoka
Hakata Gion Yamakasa
A rite offered at the summer festival of Kushida Shrine. From July 1 until the dawn Oiyamakasa on the 15th, the nagare districts of Hakata tend, carry and race their yamakasa floats.
Typically: Annually, July 1–15
Nagasaki
Nagasaki Kunchi
The autumn grand festival of Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki's tutelary shrine, known for its solemn divine procession and the varied dances offered by the odori-cho neighbourhoods.
Typically: Annually for three days, October 7–9