Events

Dec. 5
Hakata Odori

Sixteen geigi from Hakata Kenban, the organization that preserves Hakata’s geigi tradition, come together for this annual year-end...
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Oct. 19 ~

Nov. 8
Hakata Geigi Experience

Step into Hakata’s geigi culture with this intimate transformation experience in Hakata Old Town. Participants are styled as...
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Oct. 31
Hakata Geigi Procession Experience

Hakata is one of the few places in Japan where geigi culture is still actively preserved. This special program offers participants the chance to...
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Oct. 24
Takasu Kagura Shinto Dance

Takasu Kagura has been passed down in the local community for around 550 years. Once performed by Shinto priests, it is now preserved...
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Oct. 12 ~

Oct. 14
Sumiyoshi Shrine Reitaisai

Sumiyoshi Shrine in Hakata, said to be the oldest of Japan’s Sumiyoshi shrines, holds its annual autumn grand festival, or Reitaisai. According to tradition...
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Nov. 13 ~

Nov. 15
Hakataori Juried Exhibition

This annual juried exhibition brings together new works of Hakataori, one of Hakata’s best-known traditional crafts. Held at Jotenji Temple, regarded...
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Oct. 17
Hakata Tomyo Lantern Arts Festival 2026

For one night only, temples, shrines, historic sites, and narrow lanes across Hakata are illuminated by tens of thousands of handmade candle lanterns...
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Oct. 15 ~

Oct. 25
Hakata Traditional Craft Center Appreciation Festival 2026

The Hakata Traditional Craft Center, which showcases traditional crafts associated with Fukuoka and Hakata, including Hakataori textiles and Hakata dolls...
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