The festival is said to have begun as a way of thanking the Sumiyoshi gods for the legendary Empress Jingu’s safe return from Korea by holding sumo and archery matches. Children wearing Heian-era clothes march in a parade, and intense, traditional Japanese archery while riding on horseback called yabusame will be held. Feel the excitement as elementary students battle it out to be the yokozuna (sumo grand champion) in the young men’s sumo tournament.
• 10/12 (Thu.) ~ 10/14 (Sat.)
• 10/12 (Thu.): children’s procession 16:00~
• 10/13 (Fri.): young sumo wrestling competition 9:00~12:00, yabusame (horseback archery) 11:30~
• Sumiyoshi Shrine
• 3-1-51 Sumiyoshi, Hakata-ku
• 092-291-2670
• http://chikuzen-sumiyoshi.or.jp/event/autumn.html#detail-03
