This traditional festival, with 1,200 years of history, gives thanks to the gods for Autumn’s harvest. An ox-drawn carriage pulls an ornate mikoshi (divine palanquin/ portable shrine), while children in traditional kimono, tachi-eboshi (brimless headgear worn by court nobles) and tengan (crown) walk in a parade, starting at Kushida Shrine and weaving around the Hakata area.
• 10/23 (Thu.)~10/24 (Fri.)
• Kushida Shrine and Hakata area
• 092-291-2951
• http://hakata-akihaku.com/event/116/
