Setsubun at Kushida Shrine
The seasonal presentation of a giant ‘otafuku’ gate at Kushida Shrine’s entrance in Fukuoka City celebrates its sixtieth year anniversary this year. The smiling face of the Otafuku...
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Setsubun at Kushida Shrine
The seasonal presentation of a giant ‘otafuku’ gate at Kushida Shrine’s entrance in Fukuoka City celebrates its sixtieth year anniversary this year. The smiling face of the Otafuku...
Setsubun Festivals at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
Setsubun is a festival celebrated on February 3, the traditional end of winter and beginning of spring. Across the country, homes and shrines are cleaned to sweep out bad luck and ...
Miyajidake Shrine Path of Light – The Sunset Festival
Don’t miss your chance to see the sunset along the wondrous Path of Light, which runs directly from the Miyajihama coast to the steps leading up to Miyajidake Shrine in Fukutsu Cit...
22nd Iizuka Hina Matsuri
Iizuka Hina Matsuri is one of Japan’s biggest zashikibina (hina dolls arranged around a miniature festival scene)! At the old Residence of Ito Denemon, which was recently designate...
The 14th Hirao-dai Winter Fireworks Display
A fireworks display that fuses together music and lasers will take place at Hirao-dai. Altitudes reach up to 700 meters above sea level in this vast geologic limestone formation, w...
Plum Blossom Viewing at Maizuru Park
An ume festival will be held at Maizuru Park to celebrate the beautiful plum blossom (ume) season. Around 270 trees inside Maizuru’s plum orchard are expected to come into bloom as...
Coming-of-Age Events at Bayside Place
January 10th is Seijin no Hi (Coming of Age Day). At Bayside Place Hakata, located within walking distance of Marine Messe Fukuoka, the "Coming of Age Day Commemorative Event" supp...
Toka Ebisu New Year Festival
A grand festival dedicated to Ebisu, the god of prosperous fishing and business. In 2022, the festival will be held on a smaller scale, and the annual events such as Fukubiki, Kach...
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 ...
Dazaifu Tenmangu – New Year’s Fire Festival
The Onisube Shinji festival takes place at the beginning of each year inside the grounds of Dazaifu Tenmangu. The event, which is recognized as one of Japan’s three main fire festi...