{"id":180633,"date":"2026-10-28T10:33:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T01:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=180633&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:26:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T00:26:35","slug":"karatsu-kunchi-2026","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/karatsu-kunchi-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Karatsu Kunchi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karatsu Shrine\u2019s annual autumn festival brings 14 enormous floats through the old castle town, accompanied by festival music and chants of \u201cEnya, Enya!\u201d Shaped like lions, helmets, ships and other motifs, these floats are also monumental works of lacquer art, built from layers of washi paper and hemp cloth finished with lacquer. Each preserves a distinctive design passed down through its neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>Two highlights are especially recommended for first-time visitors:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Nov 2, evening: During Yoiyama, lantern-lit floats make their way through the streets.<br \/>\n\u2022 Nov 3, from around noon: The Hikikomi sees the floats hauled into the temporary festival grounds at Nishinohama, one of the festival\u2019s main spectacles.<\/p>\n<p>Between processions, a walk around Karatsu Shrine and the old castle town offers a chance to appreciate each neighbourhood\u2019s festival attire, the sounds of the celebrations and the bustle outside local shops.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fn_karatsu-kunchi_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Karatsu Kunchi, \u5510\u6d25\u304f\u3093\u3061\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fn_karatsu-kunchi_2026_cl-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fn_karatsu-kunchi_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fn_karatsu-kunchi_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fn_karatsu-kunchi_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nov 2, 2026 (Mon) 19:00~21:30, Nov 3, 2026 (Tue, hol) 9:30~16:30, Nov 4, 2026 (Wed) 10:00~16:40<\/li>\n<li>Free viewing<\/li>\n<li>Karatsu Shrine (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/pW5kyvGPsuMs5JD79\" target=\"_blank\">3-13 Minamijonai, Karatsu City, Saga<\/a>) ~ Karatsu City Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karatsu-kankou.jp\/feature\/karatsukunchi\/course\/\" target=\"_blank\">Course Map<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karatsu-kankou.jp\/feature\/karatsukunchi\/\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karatsu Shrine\u2019s annual autumn festival brings 14 enormous floats through the old castle town, accompanied by festival music and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":180632,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-180633","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-karatsu","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/180633","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=180633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}