{"id":157087,"date":"2023-10-03T17:31:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T08:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=157087&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-10-04T13:58:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T04:58:37","slug":"gekkasai-3","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/gekkasai-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Gekkasai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Launched in 2012 with the aim of revitalizing the local community, the &#8220;Gekkasai&#8221; centers around the annual festivals of six shrines in the Tenjin area\u2014Kego Shrine, Wakamiya Shrine, Kogarasu Shrine, Kotohira Shrine, Sugawara Shrine, and Sakuragamine Shrine. The festivities feature a &#8220;Tenjin Parade&#8221; where five groups, including one themed on the Kaguya-hime legend, march through the streets. The parade is accompanied by a lavish &#8220;Mikoshi Procession,&#8221; inspired by the Kaguya-hime myth, that winds its way through the Tenjin district. On the 28th and 29th, the Kego Shrine will also host a &#8220;Fuku March\u00e9,&#8221; adding an extra layer of enjoyment to the celebration. Don&#8217;t miss this captivating festival that brings myth, tradition, and community together in a vibrant 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\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gekkasai, \u6708\u83ef\u796d\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-157088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 10\/28 (Sat.), 10\/29 (Sun.)<br \/>\n\u2022 Kaguya-hime Descent: 10\/28 15:30~16:00, Tenjin Parade: 10\/29 11:00~<br \/>\n\u2022 Kego Shrine, Kego Park<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/AGYkoJVirQxK9FLJ9\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2-2 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-matsuri.jp\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.fukuoka-matsuri.jp\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-003.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gekkasai, \u6708\u83ef\u796d\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-157090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-003.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-003.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-003.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-003.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-002.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gekkasai, \u6708\u83ef\u796d\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-157089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-002.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-002.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-002.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_gekkasai_2023_cl-002.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launched in 2012 with the aim of revitalizing the local community, the &#8220;Gekka Festival&#8221; centers around the annual&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":157088,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-157087","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-tenjin","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/157087","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=157087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}