Fukuoka Tanabata Star Festivals

4 events

4 Tanabata events in Fukuoka. 3 with 2026 dates, 1 showing the last edition's dates (next dates not yet announced).

Ended

Jul 5–7, 2025Last edition

Fukuoka Tower Tanabata Festival

Momochihama, Sawara Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka

A Star Festival event at the 234-meter Fukuoka Tower, where a roughly 150-meter 'Milky Way illumination' lights up and the plaza bustles with food stalls and festival games.

Ended

Jul 1 – Aug 31, 2026

Miyajidake Shrine Furin Festival

Miyaji Motomachi, Fukutsu, Fukuoka

A summer 'cool-evening' event where about 3,000 wind chimes and lights recreate the Milky Way along the inner-shrine approach, with Tanabata decorations and wish-strips at the main hall and gate.

Ended

Aug 6–7, 2026

Tanabata Shrine (Himekoso Shrine) Summer Festival

Osaki, Ogori, Fukuoka

A summer festival at Himekoso Shrine, fondly known as the rare 'Tanabata Shrine' that enshrines the weaver goddess, with dedication rites, a lion procession, food stalls, and an evening stage show.

Ended

Aug 7, 2026

Oshima Tanabata Festival (Munakata Taisha Nakatsugu)

Oshima, Munakata, Fukuoka

On Oshima Island, said to be the birthplace of Japan's Tanabata legend, Munakata Taisha Nakatsugu holds a Tanabata rite said to date to the Kamakura period on the month-delayed date of August 7.