{"id":137090,"date":"2020-11-09T18:24:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T09:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=137090&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2020-11-09T18:24:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T09:24:05","slug":"oyamazumi-shrine-oshiroi-festival-2","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/oyamazumi-shrine-oshiroi-festival-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Oyamazumi Shrine Oshiroi Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This 300-year-old festival is held annually to give thanks for an abundant harvest and pray for next year\u2019s crop. To honor the shrine god who is believed to be a woman, worshippers grind fresh grains of rice into powder and paint their faces white. This is the only festival of its kind in Japan!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-137094\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E7%A5%AD%E3%82%8A_4.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E7%A5%AD%E3%82%8A_4-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E7%A5%AD%E3%82%8A_4-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E7%A5%AD%E3%82%8A_4-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E7%A5%AD%E3%82%8A_4-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E7%A5%AD%E3%82%8A_4-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><em>Photo provided by Asakura City<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 12\/2 (Wed.)<br \/>\n\u2022 14:00~<br \/>\n\u2022 Free entry<br \/>\n\u2022 Oyamazumi Jinja Shrine<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/uqiC4v2bEkh4tBys8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hakioyama, Asakura City, Fukuoka<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"tel:0946-62-0730\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">0946-62-0730<\/a> (Michi-no-eki Harazuru Information Center)<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.city.asakura.lg.jp\/www\/contents\/1354257567142\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.city.asakura.lg.jp\/www\/contents\/1354257567142\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-137091\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E7%A5%AD%E3%82%8A_1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E7%A5%AD%E3%82%8A_1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E7%A5%AD%E3%82%8A_1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E7%A5%AD%E3%82%8A_1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E7%A5%AD%E3%82%8A_1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%97%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E7%A5%AD%E3%82%8A_1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><em>Photo provided by Asakura City<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 300-year-old festival is held annually to give thanks for an abundant harvest and pray for  next year\u2019s crop. 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