{"id":178721,"date":"2026-07-22T12:43:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T03:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=178721&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:43:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T03:43:40","slug":"fukuoka-gokoku-shrine-mitama-fes-26","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/fukuoka-gokoku-shrine-mitama-fes-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Gokoku Shrine Mitama Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Held over the four days of Obon, the Mitama Festival at Fukuoka Gokoku Shrine is a summer tradition honoring the war dead and ancestors while offering prayers for peace. Lanterns dedicated by bereaved families and local residents illuminate the shrine grounds, and from 18:30 the wooded precinct is bathed in a soft glow, creating a serene atmosphere in the heart of the city.<\/p>\n<p>A Mitama Festival ceremony is held each day from 18:00, with a sacred Orio Kagura performance scheduled for August 15. Throughout the festival, the shrine approach is lined with stalls for the Mitama Festival Night Market, adding a lively atmosphere to the evening.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fn_mitama-matsuri-festival_2024_WEB-002.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gokoku Jinja Shrine Mitama Matsuri, \u8b77\u56fd\u795e\u793e \u307f\u305f\u307e\u307e\u3064\u308a\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-163723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fn_mitama-matsuri-festival_2024_WEB-002.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fn_mitama-matsuri-festival_2024_WEB-002.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fn_mitama-matsuri-festival_2024_WEB-002.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fn_mitama-matsuri-festival_2024_WEB-002.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aug 13, 2026 (Thu) ~ Aug 16, 2026 (Sun)<\/li>\n<li>Mitama Festival: daily from 18:00 \/ Lantern illumination: 18:30~21:00<\/li>\n<li>Night Market: 15:00~21:00 *rain or shine<\/li>\n<li>Free entry<\/li>\n<li>Fukuoka Gokoku Shrine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/uMSaYmPaXKA3zvJM8\" target=\"_blank\">1-1-1 Ropponmatsu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fukuoka-gokoku.jp\/news\/266\/\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N5mMyfW_750?si=538DZ9-PhiZsN3n7\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Held over the four days of Obon, the Mitama Festival at Fukuoka Gokoku Shrine is a summer tradition honoring&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":163723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-178721","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-chuo-ku","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/178721","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=178721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}