September
Huis Ten Bosch Wine and Beer Festival
Location: Huis Ten Bosch, Sasebo
Date: September – October
Details: After illuminations.
Isahaya Mini-Triathalon
Teams of six run, swim, bike, and gata-ski through east Isahaya. The gata-ski involves pushing yourself through a muddy rice paddy on a wooden board. Cheer on ALTs and possibly join!
Location: Kantaku no Sato
Date: September 2nd (9 am ~ 12 pm)
Nonnoko Festival (諫早のんのこ祭り)
Nonnoko is a traditional dance, unique to Isahaya. Thousands of dancers, of all ages, click small plates in their hands and parade through the streets.
Location: Isahaya Shopping Arcade & City Hall
Date: September 15th (AM children, PM adults)
October
Walk and Cruise in Shinkamigoto
Location: Shinkamigoto
Date: October 6-7th
Hirado City Walk (ひらどツーデーウォーク)
Course lengths range between 5 km – 30 km.
Location: Greater Hirado Area (Ikitsuki, Hirado, Tabira)
Date: Mid October
Yosakoi Festival
YOSAKOI is an energetic Japanese dance style which combines elements of traditional Japanese dance and music with a variety of modern influences (jazz, rock, hip hop, samba etc.), and is performed at a number of festivals throughout Japan.
Location: Sasebo
Date: Mid – Late October
If you haven’t seen the festival yet. Check out this video from here!
Every October Sasebo City hosts the YOSAKOI Sasebo Matsuri. The city also hosts an international exchange team called ‘International Team – GO!! -’ The team’s concept is to broaden our mutual understanding of each other’s cultures through the Yosakoi dance. This is a great opportunity for ALTs to make new friends and experience a unique part of modern Japanese culture.
You can learn more about this by visiting the Sasebo E-Channel website.
Iki Ultra Marathon 壱岐ウルトラマラソン
50km or 100km race around the island. Registration ends August 31st.
Location: Iki
Date: October 20th
Matsuura Naval Festival (松浦水軍まつ)
A festival celebrating the successful repelling of the Mongol invasion of Japan. The festival features people dressed in samurai armour and lively parades down the main road of Matsuura.
Location: Matsuura
Date: Late October
November
Omura Fall Festival (大村秋祭り）
Location: Omura Sea Hat
Date: November 4th
Oyster Festival
Location: Sasebo
Date: Saturday and Sundays in November
