A hot air balloon festival in Saga City, this event features competitive flights, character-shaped balloons, and a nighttime glow show synchronized with music.
An autumn festival in Karatsu City, Karatsu Kunchi is a UNESCO event featuring large, ornate hikiyama floats paraded through streets and across a sand beach.
An autumn festival in southern Kyushu features 20,000 participants performing synchronized street dances alongside taiko drums, marching bands, and an illuminated flower tram.
A sumo tournament in Fukuoka, the Kyushu Basho, is held over 15 days in November. It is the final major tournament of the year for professional sumo wrestlers.
