A festival for thanking one’s ancestors and fallen soldiers. See walls of carefully painted lanterns lit up at night, all 6,000 of which are sponsored by worshippers. Enjoy a Japanese flute performance, kaguramai (Shinto dance), gospel singing, as well as games and yummy food and drink at the night market.
• 8/13 (Mon.) ~ 8/16 (Thu.)
• Lights on: 18:30~21:00
• Free
• Gokoku Jinja Shrine
• 1-1-1 Ropponmatsu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
• 092-741-2555
• http://fukuoka-gokoku.jp/mitama.html
