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<\/p>\nA seasonal flower festival held at Miyajidake Shrine, famous for its approach road that stretches straight toward the sea. The shrine grounds feature around 100,000 Edo iris plants across approximately 100 varieties, making it one of Kyushu\u2019s best-known iris gardens.<\/p>\n
Held during peak blooming season, the Iris Festival includes evening illuminations of the iris garden in front of the shrine\u2019s massive shimenawa rope until 21:00. After sunset, visitors can enjoy the flowers in a quieter, more atmospheric setting. The Edo Iris First Cutting Ritual on May 31 features shrine priests in white ceremonial robes harvesting the irises, accompanied by a sacred dance performance by shrine maidens. On Jun 6 and 7, the Iris Flower Concert adds live music performances to the seasonal display.<\/p>\n
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\u2022 May 23, 2026 (Sat) ~ Jun 14, 2026 (Sun) *depending on flowering conditions A seasonal flower festival held at Miyajidake Shrine, famous for its approach road that stretches straight toward the sea. The shrine grounds…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":162703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-177618","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-higashi-ku","event-type-others","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/177618","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=177618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Miyajidake Shrine
\n\u2022 7-1 Miyajimotomachi, Fukutsu City, Fukuoka<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.miyajidake.or.jp\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"