Matsuri in Fukuoka

Drummers play both sides of drums mounted on moving floats in Kokura's Gion festival.

Rituals honoring living creatures and stalls along the shrine approach mark this autumn festival.

Fukuoka's high-energy festival where teams race through the streets carrying massive floats.

Rival groups compete for a wooden ball in a New Year ritual for good harvests and fishing.

Fukuoka's largest festival with over 2 million visitors, featuring parades and stages.

Autumn harvest thanksgiving festival at Kushida Shrine in Fukuoka.

Carried floats transform from daytime banners into glowing tiers of lanterns after dark.