Designated a natural monument of Fukuoka Prefecture, Kumano Jinja Shrine’s 300-year-old trees drape wisteria across 1,700 ㎡ of trellises. By day, take in the sight and aroma of the cascading purple flowers (stretching down over a meter) and browse stalls selling local goods, then enjoy a different view during the nighttime light-up.
• 4/16 (Sat.) ~ 4/28 (Thu.)
• 9:00~18:00 (light up: 18:00~22:00)
• Free
• Nakayama Kumano Jinja Shrine (and at nearby Tachibana Ikoi no Mori Park)
• 583-1 Nakayama, Mitsuhashi-machi, Yanagawa
• 0944-73-5400
Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (fn208, Apr. 2016)
