{"id":114753,"date":"2018-10-19T19:25:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T10:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&p=114753&lang=en"},"modified":"2018-10-22T13:35:15","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T04:35:15","slug":"kougei-expo","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/kougei-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"Kougei Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kougei Expo is an annual nationwide exhibition of internationally acclaimed traditional Japanese crafts. It returns to Fukuoka for the first time in 30 years. The three-day event will feature seven crafts from Fukuoka Prefecture: Hakata-ori (textile), Hakata ningyo<\/em> (doll), Kurume kasuri<\/em> (fabric), Koishiwarayaki (ceramic), Yame Fukushima butsudan<\/em> (Buddhist altar), Aganoyaki (ceramic), and Yame chochin (paper lantern). Learn about other traditional crafts from all over Japan too, as well as the splendid technique of craftsmen and the beauty of traditional Japanese culture. Purchase items that catch your eye! Food and drink from ten popular restaurants and sake<\/em> breweries in Fukuoka Prefecture will also be on offer.<\/p>\n

Highlights<\/strong>
\n\u2022 View, experience and maybe buy some of the seven traditional crafts that Fukuoka Prefecture is famous for.
\n\u2022 View the exhibitions or purchase the products born from collaborations between traditional crafts and modern creators. (Hakata-ori x BEAMS, Yame chochin \u00d7 sumie<\/em> artist Nishimoto Yuki, and more)
\n\u2022 Taste real Yame green tea in a tea room decorated with Okawa city\u2019s lattice woodwork
\n\u2022 Enjoy some coffee at a cafe that utilizes all seven of the Fukuoka crafts
\n\u2022 See a fashion show starring both Hakata-ori and Kurume kasuri<\/em> textiles
\n\u2022 See Hakata kenban<\/em> (female entertainers) performing kenjo dochu<\/em> (traditional procession in Hakata-ori kimono\u2019s)
\n\u2022 See the floats used during one of the biggest festivals of Fukuoka: Hakata Gion Yamakasa <\/p>\n

Join the Kougei Expo Bus Tours! <\/strong>
\nWhole day tours with three courses to choose from. English speaking guides available for the entire tour – only \u00a53,500 for adults (\u00a52,000 for children 12 years and under). Lunch included too! Book now! https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/kougei-expo-local-industry-bus-tours\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2022 11\/2 (Fri.) ~ 11\/4 (Sun.)
\n\u2022 10:00~18:00 (11\/2: 11:00~18:00, 11\/4: 10:00~16:00)
\n\u2022 Free entry
\n\u2022 Marine Messe
\n\u2022 2-1 Sekijo-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka<\/a>
\n\u2022 http:\/\/kougei-expo.com\/fukuoka\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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