Block 9 2017 Tottori Hanakairo Salvia Festival 16 September – 05 November Hanakairo Flower Park, Nambu Town, Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture Website in Japanese only Becchar Matsuri 01 November - 03 November Ichinomiya Shrine, Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture Website in Japanese only Ube Matsuri (Float Parade) 04 November - 05 November Various Sites, Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture Website in Japanese only Mihara Ukishiro Matsuri 04 November - 05 November Mihara Station Area, Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture Website in Japanese only Okayama Handmade Festa 17 November – 19 November Convex Okayama, Kita Ward, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture Website in Japanese only
Photos: Duncan Cox Shantel Dickerson Illaura Rossiter Vi Phan
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Block 11
East Kyushu Ise-Ebi Festival 02 September – 30 November Select Restaurants in Saiki City, Oita Prefecture Website in Japanese only
East Kyushu Ise-Ebi Festival 02 September – 30 November Select restaurants in Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture Website in Japanese only
Hakushu-sai (Boat Parade) 01 November - 03 November Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture Website
Minamata Rose Festa 14 October – 05 November Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture Website in Japanese only
Coloured Leaves Viewing 1 November - 4 December Mt.Mifune, Takeo City, Saga Prefecture Website in Japanese only
Ohara-Matsuri Festival (Parade & Singing) 02 November - 03 November Various Sites, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture Website
Kingdom of Light Illuminations 03 November 2017 - 06 May 2018 Huis Ten Bosch, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture Website
Tour De Okinawa 11 November - 12 November Nago City, Okinawa Island Website
Usuki Takeyoi (Bamboo Lantern Display) 04 November - 05 November Usuki City, Oita Prefecture Website in Japanese only November Grand Sumo Tournament 12 November - 26 November Fukuoka Convention Center, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture Website Chikuraku Matsuri 17 November – 19 November Taketa City, Oita Prefecture Website in Japanese only