Locals and tourists alike make the journey to see Jozenji Temple’s wisteria, which are designated natural monuments of Fukuoka Prefecture. The flowers of these 500-year-old plants cascade down as far as 1.5 m. These wisteria are called Kojo no Fuji and the plant has become the symbol of Fukutsu. A festival is held every year around Golden Week, which is when the wisteria are in full bloom; around 50 Zen priests gather for a shakuhachi (bamboo flute) performance and to pray for a prolonged life.
For more details, click here for our Fukuoka Wisteria Guide 2019.
• 4/29 (Mon., hol.)
• 11:30~
• Free
• Jozenji Temple
• 3624 Benjo, Fukuchi-machi, Tagawa, Fukuoka
• 0947-22-0637 (Jozenji Temple)
• http://www.f-chousonkai.gr.jp/event/detail32.html
