Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Fukuoka, Japan

Druk — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Tamaseseri at Hakozaki Shrine

  3 janReligieus feest

  A New Year rite at Hakozakigu: two teams of loincloth-clad men wrestle for a sacred wooden ball in the afternoon, doused with water as they go. Arrive early for a view. Bron ↗

Druk — Plum blossom at Dazaifu, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Plum blossom at Dazaifu

  10 feb – 15 mrt · meestalKersenbloesemDruk

  Thousands of plum trees flower around Dazaifu Tenmangu, half an hour from central Fukuoka, from mid-February, with the sacred Tobiume tree first. Weekday mornings avoid the tour groups. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Plum blossom at Dazaifu, Cherry blossom

• Risico

  Yellow sand season

  1 mrt – 15 mei · meestalStofseizoen

  Dust off the Asian mainland reaches Kyushu first and the worst days leave a film on parked cars. It is forecast like pollen, and it overlaps exactly with the weeks you would want to be outside. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Cherry blossom

  18 mrt – 5 apr · meestalDruk

  Fukuoka is usually among the first big cities the front reaches. Maizuru Park inside the castle walls is lit at night and the peak rarely lasts a week.

Nog steeds bezig: Plum blossom at Dazaifu (10 feb – 15 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cherry blossom, Golden Week

• Feestdag

  Golden Week

  29 apr – 6 meiDrukBoek vroeg

  A run of public holidays from 29 April to 5 May when much of Japan travels at once: trains, flights and hotels fill, rates peak and popular sights are crowded. Book well ahead or come the week after. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Yellow sand season (1 mrt – 15 mei (meestal)), Cherry blossom (18 mrt – 5 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Golden Week, Hakata Dontaku

• Festival

  Hakata Dontaku

  3–4 meiGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Two million people over two days in the middle of Golden Week. Anyone can join the parade down Meiji-dori clapping rice scoops, which is the point of it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Yellow sand season (1 mrt – 15 mei (meestal)), Golden Week (29 apr – 6 mei)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Seizoen

  Tsuyu, the rain front

  5 jun – 20 jul · meestalMoessonRisico

  Northern Kyushu takes the heaviest of the rainy season and the inland valleys are where the warnings land. In the city it is mostly humidity and a wet afternoon rather than a washout.

Topdrukte — Hakata Gion Yamakasa, Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan

• Festival

  Hakata Gion Yamakasa

  1–15 julReligieus feestDruk

  Decorated floats stand around the centre for two weeks, then teams race one-tonne versions through the streets from 4:59am on the 15th. Be in place by four or you will see nothing. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tsuyu, the rain front (5 jun – 20 jul (meestal))

Druk — Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Typhoon season

  1 aug – 30 sep · meestalSluitingen

  Kyushu sits in the path more often than anywhere else on the main islands. A direct hit stops the shinkansen and the ferries to Korea for a day, and the forecast is worth watching from a week out. Bron ↗

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Typhoon season (1 aug – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Festival

  Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

  5–25 nov · meestalSportevenementBoek vroeg

  The last of the year's six grand sumo tournaments runs for fifteen days in November at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Ticket sales open in September and weekend seats go fast. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Autumn leaves

  15 nov – 8 dec · meestalHerfstkleuren

  Maples at Yusentei garden, Komyozenji temple in Dazaifu and the gorges of the Kyushu hills turn from mid-November, usually peaking in late November and hanging on into early December.

Druk — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn leaves (15 nov – 8 dec (meestal))