{"id":89310,"date":"2016-07-26T17:53:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T08:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=89310&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2016-08-01T10:08:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T01:08:35","slug":"hakozakigu-shrine-nagoshi-matsuri","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/hakozakigu-shrine-nagoshi-matsuri\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakozakigu Shrine Nagoshi Matsuri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Come enjoy Hakozaki Shrine\u2019s 29th Hakozaki Shrine Nagoshi Matsuri! You can participate in Chinowa-kuguri, a ritual where visitors walk through a large bamboo ring wrapped with cogongrass; it is thought to promote good health and prevent disasters or misfortune for the next half year. While you\u2019re at it, why not partake in the complimentary ritual, Jyosai Hitogata Osame? Blow into a <em>katashiro<\/em> (piece of paper in the shape of a person) to cleanse oneself of sins. There are also fifty different fun booths to visit and many other events to enjoy, including a charity arcade section, charity bazaar, Nagoshi variety market, Nagoshi Noryo concert, and a <em>wadaiko<\/em> performance. Make sure to try out Hakozakigu Shrine\u2019s specialty treat, <em>yakimochi<\/em> (lit. grilled pounded rice cake), before you go (it\u2019s similar to Dazaifu\u2019s infamous <em>umegaemochi<\/em>)! There are two kinds of <em>yakimochi<\/em> \u2013 one made of white <em>mochi<\/em>, and one made of mugwort <em>mochi<\/em> \u2013 both of which make great souvenirs!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hakozaki-shrine-cultural-fest-e1469511995139.jpg?resize=640%2C282\" alt=\"hakozaki shrine cultural fest\" width=\"640\" height=\"282\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-89306\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 7\/30 (Sat.), 7\/31 (Sun.)<br \/>\n\u2022 7\/30: 16:00~22:00, 7\/31: 12:00~21:00<br \/>\n\u2022 Free<br \/>\n\u2022 Hakozakigu Shrine<br \/>\n\u2022 1-22-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku<br \/>\n\u2022 092-641-7431<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hakozakigu.or.jp\/omatsuri\/nagoshisai\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.hakozakigu.or.jp\/omatsuri\/nagoshisai\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Come enjoy Hakozaki Shrine\u2019s 29th Hakozaki Shrine Nagoshi Matsuri! You can participate in Chinowa-kuguri, a ritual where visitors walk through a large bamboo ring wrapped with cogongrass; it is thought to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26469,"featured_media":89306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-89310","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-higashi-ku","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/89310","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\/26469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}