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Nov 8, 2018 Event
World Diabetes Day 2018 Blue Light Up in Fukuoka
Every year famous landmarks across Japan are illuminated with special blue lighting to mark World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14). Led by the World Diabetes Day Committee in Japan, the init...
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Sep 26, 2018 Event
Dazaifu Fes 2018
This festival will be held at Kanzeonji Temple and Kaidanin Temple in Dazaifu, two locations with a strong sense of history in the air. An outdoor bar will be set up at Kanzeonji ...
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Aug 6, 2018 Event
Okura Collection
In 1917, an entrepreneur known for his contribution to the modernization of Japan named Kihachiro Okura founded “Okura Shokukan”, the first private art museum in Japan. The museum ...
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Aug 2, 2018 Event
Thousand-armed Kannon (Sahasrabhuja) and Followers in Ninnaji Temple
Featuring treasures of Ninnaji, this exhibition displays 33 statues that previously have never been shown to public. The thousand-armed Kannon is from Edo era. You can also join th...
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Jun 20, 2018 Event
Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine Summer Tenjin Festival
Celebrate the birth of Tenjin-sama, Shinto god of literature. Children march with mikoshi (portable shrines) and walk through woven hoops for good health. Watch the yukata (summer ...
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May 23, 2018 Event
Iris Light Up at Dazaifu Tenmangu
Thirty thousand (55 species) purple and white Japanese irises bloom in the Shobuike Pond during the first two weeks of June, signaling the onset of summer. In the evenings, the pon...
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Apr 25, 2018 Event
Impressionist Masterpieces from the E.G. Bührle Collection
The Bührle Collection is the world’s foremost collection of works by the biggest names in impressionist art from Renoir, Van Gogh and...
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Mar 13, 2018 Event
Nicolai Bergmann Hanami 2050
Since 1998, Nicolai Bergmann, a Danish floral artist, has produced art combining European techniques with Japanese sensibility. Staged at four locations this year including Dazaifu...
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Mar 8, 2018 Event
Wang Xizhi and Japanese Calligraphy
The Japanese’s established connection with forms of writing goes back more than 1,300 years. One of their admired figures when it comes to writing was Wang Xizhi, an aristocratic w...
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Feb 23, 2018 Event
Japan Umeshu Festival in Fukuoka 2018
Discover the world of umeshu! Over 150 varieties of umeshu (plum wine) from across Japan are available to taste and buy. Try umeshu cocktails and...