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30th Yume Tachibana Plum Blossom Viewing

The plum blossom is Fukuoka’s prefectural flower and signals the arrival of spring. From February to March visitors can admire tens of thousands of plum trees spanning 80 hectares....

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Mar. 8

Shichifuku Hoshi Festival

The Shichifuku Hoshi Festival is an annual springtime ritual in which a service is held to ward off evil and protect worshippers from...

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Feb. 15 ~

Feb. 16

Fukuoka Castle Ume Festival

An ume festival will be held at Maizuru Park to celebrate the beautiful plum blossom (ume) season. Around...

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Feb. 1 ~

Feb. 23

Yamaga Romantic Lantern Festival

Admire the colorful, traditional Japanese umbrellas and bamboo lanterns adorning the streets along Buzen Kaido in Yamaga City for this annual festival. The lanterns are lit up from...

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Feb. 3

Setsubun at Kushida Shrine

On the day before the first day of spring, beans are tossed to shouts of “oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi” (Demons out! Luck in!) in a ritual that wards off evil. Sweets and lucky charms...

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Jan. 26 ~

Feb. 3

Setsubun at Miyajidake Shrine

Setsubun at Miyajidake Shrine is held across four days. Beans will be scattered by ritual volunteers wearing traditional Japanese clothing called kamishimo while shouting “oniwa so...

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Feb. 4 ~

Feb. 5

Mekari Shinji Harvest Festival

The Mekari Shinji ritual goes back as far back as the shrine's history. The origin of the ceremony is linked to the time when Empress Jingu (approx. 200 A.C.) sent Azumiisora-no-k...

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Jan. 12 ~

Jan. 14

Alice In Wonderland-Themed Lantern Festival

Explore a dazzling display of Chinese-style lanterns inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Similar festivals have attracted a great deal of interest when th...

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