{"id":164401,"date":"2024-07-10T16:21:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=164401&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-07-10T16:21:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:21:53","slug":"chikugo-river-fireworks-2024","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/chikugo-river-fireworks-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"365th Chikugo River Fireworks Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Originating as a dedication fireworks display for Suitengu Shrine along the Chikugo River, this historic festival boasts a history of over 350 years. With 15,000 fireworks launched, it is one of the largest fireworks displays in Western Japan. Each venue offers different set-piece fireworks, but all provide a breathtaking experience with massive rapid-fire displays and earth-shaking fireworks that light up the entire sky.<\/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\/5 (Mon.) *postponed to 8\/7 (Wed.) in case of inclement weather<br \/>\n\u2022 19:40~20:50<br \/>\n\u2022 Approx. 15,000 fireworks<br \/>\n\u2022 Free viewing<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/%E7%A6%8F%E5%B2%A1%E7%9C%8C%E4%B9%85%E7%95%99%E7%B1%B3%E5%B8%82%E9%95%B7%E9%96%80%E7%9F%B3%E6%B2%B3%E5%B7%9D%E6%95%B7\/@33.3197819,130.4883769,15z?entry=ttu\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nagatoishi Riverside, Komorino Riverside, Kurume City, Fukuoka<\/a><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\/2024-0603-1446-289.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">map<\/a>)<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.kurume.fukuoka.jp\/1500soshiki\/9119kanko\/3010oshirase\/2024-0603-1446-289.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.city.kurume.fukuoka.jp\/1500soshiki\/9119kanko\/3010oshirase\/2024-0603-1446-289.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originating as a dedication fireworks display for Suitengu Shrine along the Chikugo River, this historic festival boasts a history of over 350 years. With 15,000 fireworks launched, it is one of the largest&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":147768,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-164401","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kurume","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/164401","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=164401"}],"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=164401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}