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Oct 9, 2019 Event
Onigie Autumn Festival at Mihashira Shrine
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...
Sep 25, 2019 Now Reports
Yanagawa Now!
Anytime of the year is a good time to visit Yanagawa, often referred to as “The Venice of Kyushu”. And while punting down its tranquil canals with a singing boatman is a must, cons...
Sep 13, 2019 Local News
Canal Punting Courses in Yanagawa to be Expanded
On September 5, Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture and Nishitetsu announced plans to extend one of the waterways in Yanagawa City to increase the...
Apr 9, 2019 Event
16th Nakayama Ofuji Festival
Designated a natural monument of Fukuoka Prefecture, Kumano Shrine’s 300-year-old trees drape wisteria across 1,700 ㎡ of trellises. These wisteria are at their peak from mid-April ...
Apr 5, 2019 Now Reports
Yanagawa Ohina-sama Water Parade 2019 – Report
Yanagawa is an old canal town about an hour from Tenjin on the Nishitetsu line. Every week, I go there to teach English to my wonderful student and friend Keiko. Last October I men...
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...
