Shimenawa Festival at Sakurai Jinja Shrine
One of the main tourism spots in the Itoshima region is Meotoiwa in Futamigaura, the “Couples Rock” located 150 m from the beach. It’s a great place to watch the sunset and every y...
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Shimenawa Festival at Sakurai Jinja Shrine
One of the main tourism spots in the Itoshima region is Meotoiwa in Futamigaura, the “Couples Rock” located 150 m from the beach. It’s a great place to watch the sunset and every y...
Peony Flower Festival at Hakozakigu Shrine
See brightly colored botan (peonies) at the Shin-en Flower Garden of Hakozakigu Shrine. Approximately 500 beautiful flowers are currently in bloom! After strolling through the gard...
Kawawatari Jinkosai Festival
This 450-year-old festival is a Fukuoka intangible folk cultural asset. A large mikoshi (portable shrine) is pulled across the Hikosan River by 60 men along with 10 luxuriously dec...
Jozenji Temple Fuji Festival
Locals and tourists alike make the journey to see Jozenji Temple’s wisteria, which are designated natural monuments of Fukuoka Prefecture. The flowers of these 500-year-old plants ...
Kisshoji Temple Fuji Festival
Around late April, the grounds of this famous wisteria-viewing spot turn purple with blooming flowers, and you can walk beneath a canopy of purple and white wisteria! Go during...
Onakatomi Jinja Shrine Shogun Fuji Festival
The purple curtains of wisteria which cover 200 m2 of the Onakatomi Jinja Shrine’s grounds are known as Shogun Fuji. From late April to early May, many visit the shrine’s...
Fukuoka Castle Fuji Festival
Enjoy wisteria in the heart of the city! 10 of the 30 wisteria plants here are over 100 years old and were moved to here from Higashi Koen (Hakata-ku). Under the care of expert gar...
15th Nakayama Ofuji Festival
Designated a natural monument of Fukuoka Prefecture, Kumano Jinja Shrine’s 300-year-old trees drape wisteria across 1,700 ㎡ of trellises. These wisteria are at their peak from mid-...
3rd Itogon Matsuri
This year’s Itogon festival will be held near Keya no Oto. Visitors will get the chance to see Itogon, Itoshima’s beloved mascot, and join festival games where both young and old c...
Yame Kurogi Wisteria Festival 2018
The star of the event is the 620-year-old Kurogi fuji (wisteria), a designated National Natural Monument with vines extending for meters. It’s visited by 200,000 people every year!...