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Mar 4, 2019 Event
Yanagawa Hina Festival Ohina-sama Water Parade
During the Ohina-sama Water Parade, young girls dressed in kimono ride down canals in boats decorated with hina dolls. About 200 brightly dressed girls and their mothers glide alon...
Mar 4, 2019 Event
Yanagawa Hina Festival Sagemon Viewing
In Yanagawa, each sagemon has 49 (7x7) decorations (seven is a lucky number), which are often in the shape of auspicious creatures, such as rabbits and cranes. Nowadays, when sprin...
Nov 29, 2018 Event
Yanagawa Kotatsu Bune
Yanagawa is referred to as Japan’s Venice because of its many canals along which gondolas travel. The boatmen offer interesting commentary and sing songs as the scenery passes by. ...
Nov 16, 2018 Event
Yanagawa Yokamon Festival
Various stalls selling local agricultural produce and seafood will be set-up during the upcoming Yanagawa Yokamon Festival. Make sure to check out the massive sushi rolls that will...
Oct 23, 2018 Event
Hakushu Festival Suijo Parade
This festival is dedicated to the Yanagawa-born tanka poet and children’s songwriter, Hakushu Kitahara (1885-1942). Around 60 boats decorated with lanterns float down the canals of...
Oct 5, 2018 Event
Onigie Mihashira Shrine Autumn Festival
The festival name “Onigie” derives from the word onigiwai, which refers to all the hustle and bustle that surrounds festival. The festival initially started as an expression of gra...
Aug 24, 2018 Now Reports
Asia Kawaii Hakusho – Visit Yanagawa!
Kawaii☆reporters for Asia☆Kawaii Hakusho! (RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Company) introduce many adorable things and places in Kyushu. Sachiko of mixed Taiwanese and Japanese ancestry ...
Apr 10, 2018 Event
15th Nakayama Ofuji Festival
Designated a natural monument of Fukuoka Prefecture, Kumano Jinja Shrine’s 300-year-old trees drape wisteria across 1,700 ㎡ of trellises. These wisteria are at their peak from mid-...
Oct 20, 2017 Event
Hakushu Festival Suijo Parade
This festival is dedicated to the Yanagawa-born tanka poet and children’s songwriter, Hakushu Kitahara (1885-1942). Around 70 boats decorated with...
Oct 3, 2017 Event
Onigie: Mihashira Shrine Autumn Festival
The festival name “Onigie” derives from the word onigiwai, which refers to all the hustle and bustle that surrounds festival. Along with all the excitement of the parade, visitors ...
