murmurYanagisaka Haze Festival
Kurume City · Around the Yanagisaka-Sone wax tree avenue (Yamamoto-machi Toyota, Kurume)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Kurume Convention & Visitors Bureau · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Nov 21–29, 2026 10:00 to 17:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late November
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Around the Yanagisaka-Sone wax tree avenue (Yamamoto-machi Toyota, Kurume)
- City
- Kurume City, Fukuoka
About
In autumn, when the haze (Japanese wax tree) avenue at Yanagisaka-Sone in Kurume's Yamamoto area turns red, this festival is held beneath it. The avenue runs for about 1.2 km with some 200 trees, mostly of the Ikichi-haze variety, planted by the Kurume domain in 1742 to supply wax for lighting. Lined with old trees about 5 to 6 meters tall, the road is a Fukuoka Prefecture Natural Monument and is listed among Japan's 100 finest roadside tree landscapes. On weekends and holidays during the festival, cars are kept out and the road becomes a walking street, so you can take your time under the red canopy. It is held even when it rains.
Sources
- OfficialKurume Convention & Visitors Bureau welcome-kurume.com
- OfficialFukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association (Crossroad Fukuoka) www.crossroadfukuoka.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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