Gekkasai was first held in 2012 to invigorate the Tenjin area, which was experiencing a decline in population. It honors Kaguya-hime, the main character of the Heian Period fairy tale “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter”. About 300 local residents will dress in period costumes and march in a parade from Kego Park at 11 am to Kego Shrine, through Meiji-dori Ave. up to Nishi-dori Ave. An elementary school girl named Mizuki Kawabata will play the role of Kaguya-hime and will ride on a float. At 2:40 pm, a portable Kaguya-hime shrine will be carried around 11 major shopping buildings in Tenjin and there will be a series of Kaguya-hime dances. Stage events and live performances at Kego Park, too.
• 10/28 (Sun.)
• 9:30~, Tenjin parade: 11:00~12:30
• Free
• Kego Park and Kego Shrine
• 2-2 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
• http://www.fukuoka-matsuri.jp/
