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Aug 22, 2017 Event

Sentomyo

Reflected on the water by the gently flickering light of about 1,000 lanterns, shrine maidens dance and perform musical acts on a specially constructed...

Festival

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...

Festival

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.

Exhibition

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.

Exhibition

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”.

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.

Festival

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...