{"id":174647,"date":"2025-12-03T17:16:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=174647&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-12-03T17:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:16:22","slug":"hakata-odori-2025","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/hakata-odori-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakata Odori"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This annual December performance features all 15 geigi (geisha) of the Hakata Kenban, who preserve the traditional performing arts of Hakata. The program includes festive pieces such as \u201cIwai Medeta,\u201d a staple at celebratory occasions, and \u201cKuroda Bushi\u201d (with shigin poetry), a well-known folk song of Fukuoka. Accompanied by shamisen, taiko, and vocals, the elegant dances and vibrant costumes fill the stage in a colorful display of classical Japanese music and dance. The first part opens with formal greetings by the mayor of Fukuoka and local business leaders.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_hakata-odori_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=1184%2C627&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hakata Odori, \u535a\u591a\u3092\u3069\u308a\" width=\"1184\" height=\"627\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_hakata-odori_2025_cl-001.jpg?w=1184&amp;ssl=1 1184w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_hakata-odori_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_hakata-odori_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C542&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_hakata-odori_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C407&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 12\/6 (Sat.)<br \/>\n\u2022 10:30~ (120 minutes), 13:45~ (90 minutes), 16:30~ (90 minutes)<br \/>\n\u2022 Seats SS \u00a511,000 (with original souvenir), seats S \u00a58,800, seats A \u00a55,500, seats B \u00a53,300 (all seats reserved)<br \/>\n\u2022 Hakataza Theater<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/NDCSFP4Hv8gHFEwx8\" target=\"_blank\">2-1 Shimokawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukunet.or.jp\/area\/hakatawodori\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.fukunet.or.jp\/area\/hakatawodori\/<\/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\/2025\/12\/fn_hakata-odori_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hakata Odori, \u535a\u591a\u3092\u3069\u308a\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_hakata-odori_2025_cl-002.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_hakata-odori_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_hakata-odori_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fn_hakata-odori_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This annual December performance features all 15 geigi (geisha) of the Hakata Kenban, who preserve&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":174648,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-174647","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-hakata","event-type-culture","event-type-stage","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/174647","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\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}