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<\/p>\nThe annual Sakura Festival takes place at H\u014dmangu Kamado Shrine, located at the foot of Mt. H\u014dman\u2014an iconic peak of Dazaifu. Known as a shrine for matchmaking, it is also a popular cherry blossom viewing spot, with around 200 sakura trees blooming across the grounds.
\nDuring the festival, stalls sell kashiwa gohan (chicken rice), seasonal wagashi sweets, cheesecake, and coffee. Mini concerts are held on the shrine grounds at 10:00, 13:00, and 15:00, offering live music in a spring setting. From Mar 23, special evening prayer services begin, and illuminated night blossoms add another highlight to the event.<\/p>\n
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\u2022 Mar. 28, 2026 (Sat.); Mar. 29, 2026 (Sun.) The annual Sakura Festival takes place at H\u014dmangu Kamado Shrine, located at the foot of Mt. H\u014dman\u2014an iconic…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":160116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-176316","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-dazaifu","event-type-festival","event-type-food-drink","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/176316","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=176316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Special Evening Prayer Festival: Mar. 23, 2026 (Mon.)~ Apr. 5, 2026 (Sun.) From sunset~20:00 (Weekdays); From sunset~21:00 (Sat. & Sun.)
\n\u2022 Kamado Shrine
\n\u2022 883 Uchiyama, Dazaifu City, Fukuoka<\/a>
\n\u2022 https:\/\/kamadojinja.or.jp\/information\/989\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"