{"id":147066,"date":"2022-06-27T13:24:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T04:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=147066&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-06-27T13:24:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T04:24:40","slug":"kumamoto-asakura-and-kokura-summer-festivals-return","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kumamoto-asakura-and-kokura-summer-festivals-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumamoto, Asakura and Kokura Summer Festivals Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summer festivals are returning to Kyushu in the third year of dealing with the new coronavirus pandemic. In July, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/kokuragiondaiko.jp\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kokura Gion Daiko<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Kitakyushu City resumes its 400 years of tradition by holding its famous drum competition in a new form. The city\u2019s Kurosaki Gion Yamakasa would also return this year. Kumamoto\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/yamaga-tanbou.jp\/about\/toromatsuri\/#schedule\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yamaga Lantern Festival<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sought some 400 women to bear golden lanterns on their heads and perform at the nostalgic and beautiful dance event in August. Asakura City\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.asakura.lg.jp\/www\/contents\/1297835812843\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cormorant Fishing (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ukai<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Harazuru Onsen began its 2022 season and would continue until the end of August. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/articles\/20220524\/k00\/00m\/040\/246000c\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mainichi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rkb.jp\/news-rkb\/202204291532\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RKB<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/lnews\/kumamoto\/20220518\/5000015654.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8gG-FgyKJYA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-147040\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fnn_yamaga-lantern-festival_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kumamoto, Asakura and Kokura Summer Festivals Return\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fnn_yamaga-lantern-festival_2022_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fnn_yamaga-lantern-festival_2022_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fnn_yamaga-lantern-festival_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fnn_yamaga-lantern-festival_2022_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.welcomekyushu.jp\/gallery\/?mode=detail&amp;id=5074\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization Photo Gallery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Get Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu area news and events in English regularly.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sign up for our <\/span><b>free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weekly newsletter. 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