{"id":177641,"date":"2026-05-18T16:26:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=177641&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:39:16","slug":"chikugo-village-kasuri-26","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/chikugo-village-kasuri-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Chikugo Village Kasuri Open House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A long-running touring event in the Chikugo area offers visitors a chance to experience Kurume Kasuri, a traditional woven textile with more than 200 years of history. Held across a region dotted with Kurume Kasuri workshops, the event includes open studio visits as well as sales of fabric, textile remnants, and handmade goods.<\/p>\n<p>Set amid the rural landscapes of Chikugo, the venue area can be explored by free shuttle bus or rental bicycle, allowing visitors to tour the workshops at a relaxed pace. Guests can observe artisans at work while enjoying pop-up caf\u00e9s, sweets stands, and hands-on workshops held throughout the area. On June 7 from 11:00, a Kurume Kasuri fashion show presented by Kurume University students will also take place at Kumano Shrine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_177632\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fn_chikugo-village-kasuri-open-house_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chikugo Village Kasuri Open House, \u7d63\u306e\u91cc\u5de1\u308ain\u7b51\u5f8c\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fn_chikugo-village-kasuri-open-house_2026_cl-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fn_chikugo-village-kasuri-open-house_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fn_chikugo-village-kasuri-open-house_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fn_chikugo-village-kasuri-open-house_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-177632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Provided by: Chikugo City Tourism Association<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2022 Jun. 6, 2026 (Sat), Jun. 7, 2026 (Sun)<br \/>\n\u2022 9:00~17:00 (6\/7: ~16:00)<br \/>\n\u2022 Kasuri Studios in Chikugo City: Kubo Kasuri Orimono, Aika Tanaka Kasuri Kobo, Kurume Kasuri Ikeda Kasuri Kobo, Kasuri Nishihara<br \/>\n\u2022 Headquarters: Kumano Community Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/e1hVR6x7hLgjbgVX9\" target=\"_blank\">730 Kumano, Chikugo City, Fukuoka<\/a>)<br \/>\n\u2022 Nearest station: <a href=\"https:\/\/chikugo.net\/media\/45kasuri_A4_ura_ol_compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Free shuttle bus<\/a> from JR Kagoshima Line Hainuzuka Sta.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/chikugo.net\/meguri\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/chikugo.net\/meguri<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A long-running touring event in the Chikugo area offers visitors a chance to experience Kurume Kasuri, a traditional woven&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":177632,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-177641","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/177641","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=177641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}