This traditional festival, with 1,200 years of history, gives thanks to the gods for Autumn’s harvest. An ox-drawn carriage pulls an ornate mikoshi (divine palanquin/ portable shrine), while children in traditional kimono, tachi-eboshi (brimless headgear worn by court nobles) and tengan (crown) walk in a parade, starting at Kushida Shrine and weaving around the Hakata area. On both Monday and Tuesday, there will be lanterns illuminating the area in the evening.
• 10/23 (Wed.)~10/24 (Thu.)
• Kushida Shrine and Hakata area
• 092-291-2951
• http://hakatanomiryoku.com/akihaku/901.html