Art in Fukuoka Castle 2020
Fukuoka Castle is one of Fukuoka’s major historical spots. While its turrets have been reconstructed and restored, it’s stone walls are original. Art In Fukuoka Castle 2020 coincid...
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Art in Fukuoka Castle 2020
Fukuoka Castle is one of Fukuoka’s major historical spots. While its turrets have been reconstructed and restored, it’s stone walls are original. Art In Fukuoka Castle 2020 coincid...
Vietnamese New Year in Fukuoka
The inaugural Vietnamese New Year in Fukuoka will take place at Tenjin Chuo Park on...
Nanakusa No Sekku
The 7th of January is Nanakusa no Hi. Nanakusa refers to seven herbs or seven grasses that are eaten together on this day as okayu (rice porridge) for good health for the rest of t...
Hakata Mochitsuki
Before WWII, people in Hakata made mochi (sticky rice) cakes in the new year to the sound of the shamisen and taiko drums, and this tradition re-emerged in 1996. Rice is streamed o...
Hatsukoshin Festival
A New Year custom in which people visit the small Sarutahiko Shrine from early morning to line up and buy monkey masks handmade by Hakata ningyo doll makers. The masks are hung in ...
Takatoriyaki Mirakugama Potter Open House
Once a year, the Takatoriyaki Mirakugama pottery studio opens its door to the public in Sawara-ku featuring...
Tea Ceremony Conducted by Men in Kokura Castle
This year-end, a tea ceremony conducted by men in Kitakyushu’s beautiful Kokura Castle will be held on Dec 22. Learn about the art of the tea ceremony as tea is gracefully made in ...
Feel Finland! 100 Years of Friendship
Learn all about Finland in this event celebrating the centenary of Finnish-Japanese diplomatic relations. Enjoy Finnish food such as cinnamon rolls, makkara (sausages), berry pies,...
Chikugo Village Kasuri Open House
Kurume kasuri is a designated important intangible cultural asset of Japan and the Chikugo area in Fukuoka Prefecture is a major producing area of this textile. Twice a year, in Ju...
Fukuoka Public Tea Ceremony
Hakata holds 800 years of history with tea and is also said to be the ‘birthplace of Japanese tea culture’. In this event, nine different schools of tea ceremony will come together...