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<\/p>\nHakozaki Shrine\u2019s Spring Shanie Festival is held on the day of Tsuchinoe (the \u201cElder Earth\u201d day in the traditional calendar) closest to the spring equinox. The ritual gives thanks to the deity of the earth for a bountiful harvest and includes Oshioi-tori, during which worshippers collect sacred sand (masago) from the shrine\u2019s consecrated Hakozaki Beach to take home In Hakata, it is customary to place the oshioi sand in a bamboo basket at the entrance of the home and sprinkle it over oneself when entering and leaving, praying for protection from misfortune. Ahead of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival, participants also visit Hakozaki Beach to collect the sand and pray for the safety of the event. Deeply rooted in local life, this is a seasonal tradition unique to Hakata.<\/p>\n
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\u2022 Mar. 25, 2026 (Wed.) Hakozaki Shrine\u2019s Spring Shanie Festival is held on the day of Tsuchinoe (the \u201cElder Earth\u201d day in the traditional calendar) …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":176238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-176214","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-higashi-ku","event-type-culture","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/176214","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\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 5:00~17:00
\n\u2022 Free entry
\n\u2022 Oshioi-hama (Hakozaki-hama, along Route 3) *special parking available
\n\u2022 4-21 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka<\/a>
\n\u2022 https:\/\/www.hakozakigu.or.jp\/omatsuri\/shunkishanichisai\/<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Hakozaki](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fn_oshioi-tori_2026_cl-002.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&ssl=1\")
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