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Jun 25, 2019 Event
Sentomyo
Approximately 1,000 candles surrounding the Shinji-ike Pond at Dazaifu Tenmangu will be lit up in this Shinto ritual. Their gently flickering lights reflecting on the water is a si...
Jun 25, 2019 Event
Tanabata Festivities at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
The Tanabata Banquet at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine was first held in 1046 and has been regularly held since 1957. During the event, many people visit the shrine to wish for growth in ...
Jun 5, 2019 Now Reports
Sakamoto Hachimangu: Birth of Reiwa in Fukuoka
For those of you who haven’t been living under a rock (and maybe those of you who have been!) you’ve probably heard of the recent abdication of Emperor Akihito and the change of er...
May 31, 2019 Event
Iris Light Up & Concert at Dazaifu Tenmangu
Thirty thousand Japanese irises of 55 different species are set to bloom in the picturesque Shobuike Pond for two weeks from the end of this month, signalling the advent of summer....
May 29, 2019 Local News
Nishitetsu’s Tabito Bus Service Ridership Surpasses Three Million
Nishitetsu announced that the number of passengers using its sightseeing bus Tabito reached there million as of April 20. Since it began operation began in 2014, Tabito has provide...
May 22, 2019 Local News
Sakamoto Hachiman Shrine Reopens for Visitors
Sakamoto Hachiman Shrine in Dazaifu City decided to reopen after it has discontinued issuing goshuin (proof of pilgrimage) stamps to an overflowing volume of visitors. The shrine, ...
May 16, 2019 Event
Kamado Shrine Daigomaku
Bad luck been haunting you lately? Well come on over to Kamado Shrine’s Daigomaku ritual, write your wish on a gomagi (votive stick) and toss it into the fire to burn all that bad ...
Apr 24, 2019 Event
The Buddhist Sculptures of Daihō’onji Temple, Kyoto Masterpieces by Kaikei and Jōkei
Founded by the Buddist monk Giku in 1220, Daihō’onji, also known as ‘Senbon Shakadō’, is a temple in Kyoto built during the Kamakura era and home to a number of masterworks of Budd...
Apr 10, 2019 Event
Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir Friendship Concert in Fukuoka
Chikushi Jogakuen University is hosting a free concert in collaboration with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir (SGLC) to help raise awareness about diversity. The Sydney-based non-a...
Apr 5, 2019 Event
Dance the Ifuku in Dazaifu
Dance the Ifuku (ダンス・ザ・イフク/太ンス宰府ク) is costume artist Kodue Hibino’s new exhibition which twins a fundamental questioning of the nature of clothing itself, and the performance of da...
