{"id":173269,"date":"2025-09-26T15:29:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T06:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&p=173269&lang=en"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:29:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T06:29:54","slug":"hakata-okunchi-2025","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/hakata-okunchi-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakata Okunchi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Held annually on Oct 23 and 24 at Kushida Shrine, this autumn festival dates back some 1,200 years and expresses gratitude for the harvest. Rituals begin at 10:00 on Oct 23, and at dusk the shrine grounds glow with a thousand lanterns. In 2025, a special shikinen sengu (rebuilding of the shrine every 25 years) takes place. On Oct 25 at 10:00, three mikoshi (portable shrines) pulled by ox carts and a children\u2019s procession will depart from Kushida Shrine to parade through Hakata. On Oct 24 at 11:00, a rice cake-throwing ceremony will be held in the shrine precincts.<\/p>\n

\"Hakata<\/p>\n

\u2022 10\/23 (Thu.) ~ 10\/25 (Sat.)
\n\u2022 Kushida Shrine
\n\u2022 1-41 Kamikawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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