{"id":179637,"date":"2026-09-10T13:36:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T04:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=179637&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-09-10T13:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T04:41:06","slug":"hakatagawa2026","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/hakatagawa2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakata River Kawadoko Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spend an autumn afternoon or evening by the Hakata River at this limited-time kawadoko, a traditional-style platform set up beside the water for eating, drinking, and relaxing outdoors. Lanterns and bamboo lights create a warm glow along the waterfront, while visitors can enjoy food and drinks together with traditional performing arts, live performances, and music.<\/p>\n<p>Set along the river near Kawabata Shopping Arcade, the event offers a relaxed way to experience Hakata as the light changes from day to evening.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-179563 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fn_kawadoko_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"akihaku guide fukuoka\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fn_kawadoko_2026_cl-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fn_kawadoko_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fn_kawadoko_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fn_kawadoko_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oct 9, 2026 (Fri) to Oct 17, 2026 (Sat)<\/li>\n<li>17:00~21:30 \/ Sat, Sun &amp; hol: 13:00~21:30<\/li>\n<li>Free entry<\/li>\n<li>Venue: Hakata River (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/ZxkqraLDSFvwCme56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hakata Ohashi<\/a> ~ <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/YVTjFS3WAgedFZQz6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meiji Bridge<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Around Nakasu &amp; Kamigofuku-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fukuoka-jc.or.jp\/kinen-jigyo\/place_hakata-river.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/guides\/hakata-akihaku-guide\/\">Fukuoka Now Hakata Akihaku Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spend an autumn afternoon or evening by the Hakata River at this limited-time kawadoko, a traditional-style platform set up beside the water for eating&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28174,"featured_media":179563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-179637","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-hakata-ku","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/179637","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\/28174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}