During the Ohina-sama Water Parade, young girls dressed in kimono ride down canals in boats decorated with hina dolls. Brightly dressed girls and their mothers glide along downtown Yanagawa’s canals, which are also decked out with sagemon, in nearly a dozen riverboats. The boats float at a leisurely pace, making the parade a popular destination for shutterbugs looking to snap some pictures from the banks.
• 3/26 (Sun.) – IMPORTANT UPDATE – EVENT CANCELED due to rain on March 26
• 11:00~12:20
• Free viewing
• Okinohata ~ Mihashira Jinja Shrine, Yanagawa City, Fukuoka
• https://bit.ly/3J8Z5dg
• Fukuoka Now – Yanagawa Hina Festival 2023 event page
EVENT CANCELED – due to rain, the water parade planned for today has been canceled. Official announcement: https://www.yanagawa-net.com/news_event_list/detail/aa537455-78e9-4979-9f9b-b666133f5501/#bread-crumbs
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Yanagawa, Princess Water Parade (Mar. 21, 2021)