The 7th of January is Nanakusa no Hi. Nanakusa refers to seven herbs or seven grasses that are eaten together on this day as okayu (rice porridge) for good health for the rest of the year. The herbs typically include water dropwort, shepherd’s purse, cudweed, chickweed, nipplewort, turnip and radish. It is also a great day of detox for your stomach following over-indulgence on New Year’s osechi. Interestingly, It was a national holiday during the Edo period. Nanakusa porridge will be provided in Gokoku shrine (¥100). Click here to learn more about this winter tradition!
・1/7 (Tue.)
・10:00~
・Free (nanakusa porridge ¥100)
・Gokoku Shrine
・1-1-1 Ropponmatsu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
・092-741-2555
・http://fukuoka-gokoku.jp/syogatu.html
