A festival for honoring ancestors and fallen soldiers. The shrine grounds are lined with rows and rows of beautifully painted lanterns, all 6,000 sponsored by shrine worshippers. This year, a night market will be held along the approach to the shrine, with a total of more than 160 booths selling sundries and foods.
• 8/13 (Sat.) ~ 8/16 (Tue.)
• Lights on: 18:30~21:00, Night Market: 15:00~21:00
• Free entry
• Gokoku Jinja Shrine
• 1-1-1 Ropponmatsu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
• http://fukuoka-gokoku.jp/mitama.html
