{"id":155872,"date":"2023-08-08T15:33:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T06:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=155872&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-08-08T15:33:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T06:33:03","slug":"364th-chikugo-river-fireworks-festival","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/364th-chikugo-river-fireworks-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"364th Chikugo River Fireworks Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Witness a historic fireworks display that boasts a history of more than 350 years, initially started as a tribute to the Suitengu Shrine located along the Chikugo River. While the event was held on a reduced scale until last year, this year promises a grand spectacle with the launch of 15,000 fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>The sight of the dazzling pyrotechnics mirrored on the serene surface of the Chikugo River is a visual treat not to be missed. Reaching this captivating display is effortless, with direct Nishitetsu train services available from Tenjin. Join us in this vibrant tradition, blending history, culture, and the sheer beauty of a fireworks display.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fn_fireworks-chikugogawa_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chikugogawa Fireworks, \u7b51\u5f8c\u5ddd\u82b1\u706b\u5927\u4f1a\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-147768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fn_fireworks-chikugogawa_2022_cl.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fn_fireworks-chikugogawa_2022_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fn_fireworks-chikugogawa_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fn_fireworks-chikugogawa_2022_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 8\/27 (Sun)<br \/>\n\u2022 19:40~20:50<br \/>\n\u2022 Approx. 15,000 fireworks<br \/>\n\u2022 Venues: <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/mF6ukHkLMCk4Ahqf7\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyomachi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/gqgseHbethykG5cp6\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sasayama<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/BhBRWvfHTzzUEvzs7\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Komorino<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/btR9uaWMbZ14Buf88\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nagatoishi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/GzQfdy1LxBaDduAS8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miyaki<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.kurume.fukuoka.jp\/1500soshiki\/9119kanko\/3010oshirase\/2022-0608-1358-289.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">map<\/a>)<br \/>\n*shuttle bus is available from Nishitetsu Kurume Sta. to Daigaku Byoin bus stop (16:30~22:00, one-way \u00a5240)<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/44bnF5m\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/44bnF5m<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/suitenguhanabi\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/suitenguhanabi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Witness a historic fireworks display that boasts a history of more than 350 years, initially started as a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":147768,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-155872","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kurume","location-saga-prefecture","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/155872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}