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Toka Ebisu New Year Festival

A grand festival dedicated to Ebisu, the god of prosperous fishing and business. Browse 300 stalls with festival foods and other goods (including lucky charms), or enter the fukubi...

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Jan. 7

Daizenji Oniyo Fire Festival

This 1,600-year-old tsuina (ceremony to exorcise evil spirits) is one of Japan’s three main fire festivals. After being guarded for seven days, the “devil fire” is transferred to.....

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Jan. 3

Tama Seseri

For over 600 years, two teams of loincloth-clad men have braved the winter cold to scramble for possession of an 8 kg wooden ball, which, if they touch...

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Jan. 12

Kasuga no Muko-oshi Festival

This special bridegroom festival sees newlyweds put on shimekomi loincloths before engaging in a range of religious rituals. During the Taru-seri section of the event, up to 50 gro...

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Dec. 31

Eat Namako Mochi on New Year’s Eve at Hakozakigu Shrine

Visit Hakozakigu Shrine on Dec. 31 to see one of Japan’s New Year traditions, the mochitsuki. Mochitsuki is when rice is pounded to make mochi (rice cakes). The mochi at this festi...

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Dec. 14

Fukuoka Gishi Festival

This festival is held to honor those involved in the 18th century historical incident known as the Revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin...

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Dec. 21 ~

Dec. 25

Uminaka Christmas Candle Night

Feel the warmth of Christmas with the gently flickering glow of 10,000 candles artfully arranged by volunteers into a design with the theme “Christmas at Sea.” The design was chose...

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Dec. 8

Fuigo Women’s Blindfolded Sumo

Ladies, it’s time to test your hidden blindfolded sumo skills at the annual Fuigo Women’s Blindfolded Sumo which in Itoshima. The complete lack of vision is not only a humorous twi...

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