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Jun 27, 2017 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...
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Feb 23, 2017 Event
‘Thailand: Brilliant Land Of The Buddha’ at Kyushu National Museum
Buddhist tradition is followed by approximately 95% of people in Thailand. Buddhism has a long history in Thailand and its practices have permeated all aspects of daily life.
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Feb 22, 2017 Event
“Sacred Island of Okinoshima” at Kyushu National Museum
The special exhibition “Sacred Island of Okinoshima in Munakata Region and the Yamato Imperial Court” is running at the Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu until Sunday, March 5.
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Feb 15, 2017 Event
5th Thought Exhibition & Market
Eighty Kyushu-based brands and creatives will exhibit and sell clothing, food and lifestyle goods at this unique and off-the-beaten-track event based around the theme “thought”.
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Feb 13, 2017 Event
Dazaifu Shrine Kyokusui-no-en Festival
Started in the Heian period, this elegant annual festival sees Waka poets in traditional kimono sit along a stream composing poems amongst 6,000 blossoming plum trees.
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Jan 20, 2017 Event
Thought: A Unique Exhibition in Dazaifu
Kyushu-based creatives will exhibit and sell clothing, foods and lifestyle goods at this unique and off-the-beaten-track event. “thought” is the theme of the event, and the organiz...
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Jan 13, 2017 Event
Dazaifu Umeshu Festival
Discover a world of umeshu! Over 150 varieties of umeshu (plum wine) from across Japan are available to taste and buy...
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Nov 18, 2016 Event
Koyo Light Up at Kamado Jinja Shrine
The autumn leaves at Kamado Jinja Shrine in Dazaifu will be lit up from Nov. 17. Shouji Uchihara, the Tokyo-based...
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Nov 1, 2016 Event
Dazaifu Chrysanthemum Show & Classes
Dazaifu’s autumnal flower festival showcases thousands of pots of chrysanthemums. There are free classes on...
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Oct 24, 2016 Event
Autumn Sake Exhibition in Dazaifu
Alcohol used to be an integral part of Shinto rituals and this event keeps that tradition alive by offering local liquors to the kami (gods)...