Hakata Okunchi Festival at the Kushida Shrine（10/23～24）
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The Hakata Okunchi Festival is a big, and more than 1200 years old festival where the entirety of Hakata Ward came together to hold this festival.
The festival itself has many events like a parade to carry a holy object of Buddhist Shinto, in this case a Portable Shrine, from Kushida Shrine around the Ward of Hakata for 5 kilometers. Aside from that, the festival also has the Gokokuhojo Market that sells the freshest fish and vegetables, a sumo competition, a judo competition, and many more.
Event details
| Homepage |
|---|
| http://hakatanomiryoku.com/akihaku/901.html |
| Event Date |
| October 23rd~24th, 2019 【First Day】 Autumn Festival 11:00～ 【Second Day】 Portable Shrine 14:00～ ※Gokokujo Market/22nd~23rd (per scheduled) |
| Location |
| The Whole of Hakata Ward, Kushida Shrine, Fukuoka City |
| Access |
| 5 minutes walk from the Subway (Gion Station) |
| Entry Fee |
| None |
※All the information above has been drafted on October 1st, 2019.
posted by Feel Fukuoka Japan
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