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Sep 29, 2022 Event
Hakozaki Shrine Flea Market
This 20-year-old antique fair is held annually at Hakozaki Shrine every month (except Jan. and Sep.). Peruse over 200 stalls lined up at the 700 m approach to the shrine for second...
Sep 22, 2022 Event
Uminaka Flower Festival
Uminonakamichi Seaside Park welcomes the season when one of the largest kochia fields in western Japan turns bright red. The park is filled with flowers that are at their best in a...
Sep 14, 2022 Event
The Autumn Shrine Day – Oshioi-tori (Gathering Sacred Sand)
The Autumn Shrine Day Festival, held on the day closest to the autumnal equinox, is a festival to thank the god of the earth for a bountiful harvest. On this day, a ritual called o...
Sep 14, 2022 Event
Hako Fes
The Hakozaki area is also getting together to celebrate the Hakozaki Shrine's Hojoya festival! Volunteers started the Hako Fes from the local community. A gourmet marché opens in t...
Sep 14, 2022 Local News
Automation Test at JR Kyushu Kashii Line
Japan's unique automatic driving standard, GoA2.5, is being tested for the first time in Japan. The Kashii Line, a 25-kilometer section of the conventional line running through Fuk...
Aug 31, 2022 Event
Hakozaki Shrine Hojoya Festival
Autumn in Hakata is not complete without a visit to Hakozaki Shrine. As many as a million people are said to visit the shrine during the festival. The Hojoya festival originates fr...
Jul 20, 2022 Local News
Hojoya Festival To Be Held at Hakozaki Shrine as Usual
Hojo-ya is held every September at Hakozaki-gu Shrine in Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City, and is usually crowded with 500 stalls and one million visitors. It is one of the three major f...
Jul 14, 2022 Local News
New Seaside Course For Fukuoka’s Open Top Bus
Fukuoka City’s double-decker open-top bus will offer a special course in the month of August only: “Uminaka & Shikanoshima Island Enjoyment Tour.” The tour will run through Uminona...
Jun 28, 2022 Event
The Cinema Night Fukuoka
Enjoy the starry summer night sky, cool ocean breeze, sound of waves and top-notch movies for free only here at the Cinema Night Fukuoka 2022, an annual event! A large screen will ...
Jun 23, 2022 Event
Tanabata Festival at Hakozakigu Shrine
During the Tanabata festival in which Japanese look to the stars and make wishes, Hakozaki Shrine hosts a calligraphy performance. Local celebrities use a massive brush to...
