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Fukui Night Kagura

Fukui Kagura has been designated as an intangible cultural property of Itoshima City. Every year from early morning on New Year's Day, while the New Year's Eve bell rings at...

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Dec. 12

Sakurai Shrine Noh Dedication Festival

Sakurai Shrine, a shrine in Sakurai, Itoshima, was founded by the Fukuoka clan. Until around the early Meiji period, Noh plays were dedicated every year by the Fukuoka clan...

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Dec. 2

Oyamazumi Shrine Oshiroi Festival

This 300-year-old festival is held annually to give thanks for an abundant harvest and pray for next year’s crop. To honor the shrine god who is believed to be a woman, worshippers...

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Hakata Dolls: Hakata Festival Exhibition, 博多人形・博多の祭り展

Jun. 28 ~

Jul. 10

Hakata Dolls: Hakata Festival Exhibition

This exhibition of Hakata dolls, a traditional local handicraft, is organized around the theme of festivals. It is held every July, and 35 dolls crafted by 13 doll makers...

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“Folding screen, depicting Hakata Gion Yamakasa procession conceivably in 1686 / 博多祇園山笠巡行図屏風” - A replica is on display in the permanent exhibition room.

Jun. 21 ~

Aug. 28

Hakata Gion Yamakasa Exhibition 21

The Hakata Gion Yamakasa exhibition has been held almost every year since the museum opened. This year marks the 21st exhibition and features paintings that show what the festival ...

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Tanabata Festival at Hakozaki Shrine, 筥崎宮の七夕祭

Jul. 7

Tanabata Festival at Hakozakigu Shrine

During the Tanabata festival in which Japanese look to the stars and make wishes, Hakozaki Shrine hosts a calligraphy performance. Local celebrities use a massive brush to...

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Miyajidake Jinja Shrine Iris Festival, 宮地嶽神社菖蒲まつり

May. 28 ~

Jun. 12

Miyajidake Jinja Shrine Iris Festival

Miyajidake Jinja Shrine, known for its beautiful stairway and path connecting the shrine to the sea, is also where you can see 100,000 Edo Japanese irises (100 species) and...

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May. 18

Tobiume Picking Ritual at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine

The ritual consists of collecting plums from the "Tobiume (flying plum tree)," which is said to have flown overnight from Kyoto in honor of Sugawara Michizane, the deity of Dazaifu...

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