{"id":158534,"date":"2023-12-01T16:51:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T07:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=158534&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-12-01T16:51:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T07:51:08","slug":"hatsukoshin-festival-6","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/hatsukoshin-festival-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Hatsukoshin Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the auspicious first &#8220;Kanoe-saru&#8221; day of the year, known as Hatsu Koshin, a festival steeped in deep cultural significance unfolds. It\u2019s a day when crowds gather at the shrine, seeking the unique, handmade monkey masks, meticulously crafted by the renowned Hakata doll artisans. These masks are more than mere ornaments; they embody a linguistic play: &#8216;saru&#8217; (\u733f), meaning monkey, echoes &#8216;saru&#8217; (\u53bb\u308b), meaning &#8216;to depart.&#8217; Thus, in a symbolic gesture of bidding farewell to misfortunes, these masks are traditionally hung at doorways, inviting luck and warding off the unwanted. February 26th, 2024, marks this enchanting festival at a quaint shrine that, despite its size, becomes a magnet for a multitude of worshippers, all converging to partake in this time-honored ritual of hope and renewal.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fn_sarutahiko-hatsukoshin_2021-cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C844&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hatsukoshin Festival, \u521d\u5e9a\u7533\uff08\u306f\u3064\u3053\u3046\u3057\u3093\uff09\u733f\u7530\u5f66\u795e\u793e\" width=\"1400\" height=\"844\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fn_sarutahiko-hatsukoshin_2021-cl-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fn_sarutahiko-hatsukoshin_2021-cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fn_sarutahiko-hatsukoshin_2021-cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C617&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fn_sarutahiko-hatsukoshin_2021-cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C463&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 2\/26 (Mon.)<br \/>\n\u2022 7:00~18:00<br \/>\n\u2022 Free entry (monkey mask: \u00a51,000)<br \/>\n\u2022 Sarutahiko Shrine<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/6jpbVmZ3HdAbuJ7XA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1-1-41 Fujisaki, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/sarutahiko-fukuoka.jp\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/sarutahiko-fukuoka.jp\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kyushu Live &#8211; Fukuoka\u2019s Monkey Mask Festival \u2013 Virtual Tour Japan (January 7, 2022)<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zTAXE1AENn4?si=yOd2AdliDElW0Peg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the auspicious first &#8220;Kanoe-saru&#8221; day of the year, known as Hatsu Koshin, a festival steeped in deep cultural significance unfolds. It\u2019s a day when crowds gather at the shrine&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":143767,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-158534","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-sawara-ku","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/158534","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=158534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}