This traditional festival, with 1,200 years of history, gives thanks to the gods for Autumn’s harvest. You can enjoy the traditional “Taisai” festival on Tuesday from the 11:00~ onwards, and then on the 24th from 16:00~ is the main event, the “Gojinko” parade! 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.
• 10/22 (Mon.)~10/24 (Wed.)
• Taisai: 10/23 (Tue.) 11:00~, Gojinko (Children’s Parade): 10/24 (Wed.) 16:00 ~
• Kushida Shrine and Hakata area
• 092-291-2951
• http://hakatanomiryoku.com/akihaku/901.html
