Events

Hina no Sato Yame Bonbori Matsuri

In Yame, long known for its tradition of hina doll making, the Dolls Festival season sees the entire town transformed into a place...

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• #Yame

Yanagawa Hina Matsuri Sagemon Meguri

In Yanagawa, a canal town long known as a “city of water,” the hina festival is symbolized by sagemon, traditional hanging decorations...

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• #Yanagawa

Dazaifu Tenmangu Kyokusui no En

Kyokusui no En is a Shinto ritual that recreates a court ceremony from the Heian period. In a traditional garden, participants...

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• #Dazaifu

Hakozaki Shrine – Oshioi-tori (Gathering Sacred Sand)

Hakozaki Shrine’s Spring Shanie Festival is held on the day of Tsuchinoe (the “Elder Earth” day in the traditional calendar) ...

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• #Higashi-ku

St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Fukuoka 2026

St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday honoring Ireland’s patron saint, is celebrated worldwide with people dressed in green. In Fukuoka...

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• #Culture
• #Tenjin

Tenryo Hita Ohina Matsuri

In Hita, which prospered during the Edo period as a shogunate-controlled territory known as Tenryo, hina dolls handed down through...

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• #Oita Prefecture

Exploring the Castle Town of Kitsuki and Hiina Meguri

In Kitsuki, a castle town that still preserves its Edo-period town layout, hina dolls are displayed in samurai residences...

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• #Kitsuki
• #Oita Prefecture

Saga Castle Town Hina Matsuri

In Saga, which developed as a castle town, a dignified Hina Matsuri is held centering on hina decorations associated with the former...

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• #Saga City
• #Saga Prefecture

Akizuki Hina Meguri

Akizuki, a former castle town that still preserves its traditional streetscape, hosts a town-wide Hina Meguri during the Hina Matsuri season...

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• #Fukuoka Prefecture

Chikugo Yoshii Ohinasama Meguri

In Yoshii Town, known for its streets of white-walled storehouses, hina dolls dating from the Edo period to the present day...

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• #Fukuoka Prefecture