{"id":114079,"date":"2018-09-28T15:49:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T06:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&p=114079&lang=en"},"modified":"2018-09-28T15:49:58","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T06:49:58","slug":"sumiyoshi-shrine-reitaisai-3","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/sumiyoshi-shrine-reitaisai-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Sumiyoshi Shrine Reitaisai"},"content":{"rendered":"

The festival is said to have begun as a way of thanking the Sumiyoshi gods for the legendary Empress Jingu\u2019s safe return from Korea by holding sumo<\/em> and archery matches. Children wearing Heian-era clothes march in a parade, and intense, traditional Japanese archery while riding on horseback called yabusame<\/em> will be held. Feel the excitement as elementary students battle it out to be the yokozuna<\/em> (sumo<\/em> grand champion) in the young men\u2019s sumo<\/em> tournament.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 10\/12 (Fri.) ~ 10\/14 (Sun.)
\n\u2022 10\/12 (Fri.): young sumo<\/em> wrestling competition 9:00~12:00, children\u2019s procession 16:00~
\n\u2022 10\/13 (Sat.): yabusame<\/em> (horseback archery) 11:30~
\n\u2022 Sumiyoshi Jinja Shrine
\n\u2022 3-1-51 Sumiyoshi, Hakata-ku<\/a>
\n\u2022 092-291-2670<\/a>
\n\u2022 http:\/\/chikuzen-sumiyoshi.or.jp\/event\/autumn.html#detail-03<\/a><\/p>\n

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