{"id":126781,"date":"2019-10-21T15:02:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T06:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&p=126781&lang=en"},"modified":"2019-10-21T15:02:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T06:02:56","slug":"gekkasai-2","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/gekkasai-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gekkasai"},"content":{"rendered":"

First held in 2012 to invigorate the Tenjin area, Gekkasai is a festival honoring Kaguya-hime, who is the main character of the Heian Period fairy tale \u201cThe Tale of the Bamboo Cutter\u201d. About 300 locals dressed in period costumes will march in a parade at 11 am from Kego Park to Kego Shrine, through Meiji-dori Ave. up to Nishi-dori Ave. An elementary school girl named Juju Takanami will play the role of Kaguya-hime and will ride on a float. At 2:20 pm, a portable Kaguya-hime shrine will be carried around 11 major shopping buildings in Tenjin and there will be a series of Kaguya-hime dances. Stage events and live performances at Kego Shrine, too. Bring your camera and take lots of photos – you can submit them for their photo contest and receive prizes if you win!<\/p>\n

Photo contest submission details<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Email to: shamusho@kegojinja.or.jp<\/a> with the subject \u201c2019\u798f\u5ca1\u307e\u3064\u308a\u6708\u83ef\u796d\u30c7\u30b8\u30bf\u30eb\u30d5\u30a9\u30c8\u30b3\u30f3\u30c6\u30b9\u30c8\u201d
\n\u2022 Or via application form at Kego Shrine (please ask staff)<\/p>\n

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\u2022 10\/27 (Sun.)
\n\u2022 10:30~, Tenjin parade: 11:00~12:30
\n\u2022 Free
\n\u2022 Kego Park and Kego Shrine
\n\u2022 2-2 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka<\/a>
\n\u2022 http:\/\/www.fukuoka-matsuri.jp\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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