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 (crowns) walk in a parade, starting at Kushida Shrine and weaving around the Hakata area.
• 10/23 (Fri.) ~ 10/24 (Sat.)
• Autumn Festival: 11:00~ (Fri.), Parade: 14:00~ (Sat.)
• Kushida Shrine and Hakata area
• 092-291-2951 （Kushida Shrine）
• http://hakata-akihaku.com/event/2192
