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  • Tamaseseri Festival of Hakozaki Shrine
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    [Hakozaki Shrine] 1-22-1, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka

    Hakozaki Shrine is one of the three major shrines of Hachiman god and designated as an important national property. Tamaseseri is a festive ritual of the new year holidays, held every year at the shrine on the 3rd of Janurary, where shrine parishioners compete to get a wooden ball to divine the y...
  • Toka Ebisu Festival
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    [Toka Ebisu Shrine]7-1, Higashi-koen, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka

    This festival is held at Toka Ebisu Shrine which is dedicated to Ebisu, a god of fishery. The festival runs from the 8th to the 11th of January and attracts many visitors to the shrine. The highlight of the festival is the “Kachi-mairi (walking visit)” of Geisha girls from around 3 o’clck on the ...
  • Hakata Okunchi
  • [Kushida Shrine]1-41, Kamikawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka

    Autumn Festival of the Kushida Shrine on the 23rd and 24th of October is an autumn feature of Hakata. This festival is held for giving thanks to the rich harvest of autumn and is a traditional event of 1200 years old. The pomp-filled parade with kids in traditional ritual costumes, lion dance, br...
  • Hakata Gion Yamakasa
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    [Kushida Shrine] 1-41, Kamikawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka

    This festival is said to originate from the legend that the founder of Shotenji Temple scattered sacred water to get rid of plague. Come the 1st of July, the town of Hakata becomes filled with a festive mood, with floats over 10 meters height exhibited at 14 spots around town. The climax of the f...
  • Hakata Matsubayashi
  • [Kushida Shrine]1-41, Kamikawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka

    This festival is said to have originated 800 years ago. At the forefront of the Dontaku parade on the 3rd and the 4th of May, Matsubayashi block shows a distinct presence and attracts many visitors. This traditional group consists of some schools each with their own style of costume and song. Jus...
  • Festival for Fukuokans, Hakata Dontaku Minato Festival
  • Merchants of Hakata developed a festival called Dontaku from a traditional celebration ritual of Hakata Matsubayashi, the origin of which dates back 820 years. The word Dontaku comes from the Dutch word Zontag meaning holiday. Many local citizens join the festival on the 3rd and the 4th of May. T...
  • Ho-jo-e
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    [Hakozaki Shrine]1-22-1, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka

    Many locals of Fukuoka City have once or twice been to Ho-jo-e, one of three major festivals of Hakata, wearing a Kimono (Japanese traditional clothes). This autumn festival of Hakozaki shrine in Hakata-ku is held every year from the 12th to 18th of September. The approach of about a kilometer be...
  • Sentomyo
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    7-1, Saifu 4-chome, Dazaifu, Fukuoka

    This is a fantastic ritual of Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine, where a thousand of candles are lit up over the lake and shrine maidens tribute their dances to god.
  • Kyokusui no en
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    7-1, Saifu 4-chome, Dazaifu, Fukuoka

    This is a representation of an old shrine ritual of Heian era (from the 9th to the 12th century) where an attendant makes a poem before a flowing dish of sake passes over.
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