{"id":175747,"date":"2026-01-27T10:39:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T01:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=175747&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-02-12T18:13:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:13:47","slug":"setsubun-at-kashii-shrine-26","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/setsubun-at-kashii-shrine-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Setsubun at Kashii Shrine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kashii Shrine, with a history of over 1,800 years, enshrines Emperor Chuuai and Empress Jingu and is one of 16 imperial shrines in Japan where imperial envoys are dispatched. The grounds feature the unique Kashii-zukuri style main hall, sacred trees linked to Empress Jingu, and the \u201cWater of Eternal Youth\u201d associated with the legend of Takenouchi no Sukune.<\/p>\n<p>On Setsubun, people born in the current zodiac year and local parishioners take part in the bean-throwing ceremony to drive away evil and invite good fortune. The event is a well-loved tradition at this historic shrine.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-175680\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_kasii-shrine_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kashii Shrine, \u9999\u690e\u5bae\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_kasii-shrine_2026_cl-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_kasii-shrine_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_kasii-shrine_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_kasii-shrine_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Setsubun events: Feb. 3, 2026 (Tue)<br \/>\n\u2022 Mamemaki (bean throwing): 13:00~, 16:00~<br \/>\n\u2022 How to participate in the bean-throwing event: Free entry<br \/>\n\u2022 Otafuku gate: There is one on-site<br \/>\n\u2022 Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/XKfYeH3QpAbKYJoP8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4-16-1 Kashii, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Official website: <a href=\"https:\/\/kashiigu.com\/shinji-gyoji\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/kashiigu.com\/shinji-gyoji\/<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/kashii-gu-a-shrine-with-close-ties-to-the-imperial-court\/\">Kashii-gu: A Shrine with Close Ties to the Imperial Court<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kashii Shrine, with a history of over 1,800 years, enshrines Emperor Chuuai and Empress Jingu and is one of 16 imperial shrines in Japan where imperial envoys are&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":175680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-175747","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-higashi-ku","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/175747","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\/30291"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}