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Fireworks Festival @ Chikugo city, July 30th

[ 2011/07/30; 8:00 PM to 9:20 PM. ] Fire works festival is held in Chikugo city on July 30th!!
About 6000 fireworks will attract you a lot!!

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Fireworks display: 8pm – 9:20pm
*If it rains, the festival will be postponed until 31st of July.*

Access
Take train from Hakata station and get off at “Chikugo funagoya” station.
By rapid train: about 50min, 1080yen
By Shinkansen: about [...]

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Fireworks Festival @ Kasuya machi, July 23rd

[ 2011/07/23; 5:30 PM to 8:40 PM. ]  

3000 fireworks are set off at this festival.
Let’s go earlier and enjoy some events and food stalls before the Fireworks.

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Events starts from 5:30pm
High school bras band, Hula Dance, YOSAKOI Dance, Japanese Drum
Fireworks display: 8pm – 8:40pm
*If it rains, the festival will be canceled.*
Access
Take JR Fukuhoku Yutaka line train(most of them go [...]

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Summer Festival @ Dazaifu, July 24th and 25th

[ 2011/07/24 2:00 PM to 2011/07/25 8:50 PM. ] Summer Festival is held in Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine on July 24th and 25th.
Children carry MIKOSHI(a portable shrine) at noon.
Why don’t you join the dance at night??
How about to visit Kyushyu National Museum as well?
It is just Next to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine.

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La Nuit des Publivores (The Night of the Ad-Eaters) @ JR Kyushu Hall, July 30th

[ 2011/07/30; 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM. 2011/07/30 10:30 PM to 2011/07/31 5:30 AM. ] A unique and hugely popular film festival dedicated to screening the best television commercials from around the world.
Five hundred commercials have been selected, from the funny to the profound.
Choose from either the day or night screenings, both of which also include live performances and chances to win special prizes.

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Summer Festival @ Kego Shrine, July 23rd

[ 2011/07/23; 12:00 AM to 9:00 PM. ] Summer Festival is held in Kego shrine which is at the middle of Tenjin downtown!!
Let’s go and pray for good health over the summer time.
You can enjoy the live performances on the stage and try some foods at from the stalls.

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Time: 12am – 9pm
Stage performances starts from [...]

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The Hozuki Festival @ Atago Shrine, July 17th and 18th

[ 2011/07/17 8:00 AM to 2011/07/18 11:00 PM. ] The Hozuki (ground cherry) Festival is held in Atago Shrine on July 17th and 18th.
You can buy Belled hozuki there and the proceeds are going to the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami relief effort.
Some other events such as Yukata (Japanese Summer Kimono) Contest, Watermelon splitting and international cuisine give you a good time there!!

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Fukuoka Asian Film Festival @ Daimyo and Nakasu, July 1st – 3rd and July 8th – 10th

[ 2011/07/01 11:00 AM to 2011/07/03 8:00 PM. 2011/07/08 4:30 PM to 2011/07/10 8:00 PM. ] Run entirely by volunteers, this year’s festival showcases 13 films including Jiyoung Kim’s humorous look at Japanese politics, Election in Japan 2, French director’s background documentary film on Japanese yakuza movie “Yakua Eiga”, and Indonesian transgender superhero action-comedy Madame X.

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Venue
July 1st~3rd: French Institute in Fukuoka, Daimyo
July 8th~10th: Meiji [...]

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Fireworks Festival @ Karatsu, Saga, July 17th

[ 2011/07/17; 8:00 PM to 9:15 PM. ] This festival is held in Karatsu, Saga prefecture, not in Fukuoka.
6000 fireworks attract you on July 17th.
How about to visit Karatsu castle before fireworks!?
*If it rains, it will be postponed until July 18th.*

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Fireworks display: 8pm – 9:15pm
Access
Take the subway train from Hakata station and get off at “Karatsu” station.(about 1:20, 1100yen)
From [...]

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Fireworks Festival @ Ohori Park, August 1st

[ 2011/08/01; 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM. ] Why don’t you enjoy the big fireworks display in the city??
6000 fireworks are set off from the central island of the pond at Ohori Park.
Don’t miss this chance to experience Japanese Summer!!
*If it rains, it will be postponed until August 2nd.*

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Fireworks display:8pm-9:30pm
Access:
Take subway train from Hakata station and get off at [...]

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Chiran “Neputa Matsuri” in Kagoshima – 16th July 2011

[ 2011/07/16; 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. ] NOTE: this festival is NOT in Fukuoka, it is Kagoshima prefecture.

Are you going to Kagoshima in July 16th?
Here is the great festival in Minami-Kyushu city.
Chiran Neputa Matsuri

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The shuttle bus from Kagoshima Chuo station West exit 13:00 on 16th July.
For return, leaves chiran at 21:30.
The price 2,000 yen (advanced [...]

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