Illuminations at Mojiko Retro District

An exotic port town, Mojiko Retro District is decorated with fantastic illuminations in December. About 300,000 light bulbs are lite up on 100 trees, and retro buildings such as the Former Osaka Shosen Mercantile Steamship Co. Building and the Former Moji Mitsui Club Building look fantastic. Don’t miss the “Mojiko Retro Night Fantasy” light show by a famous illumination designer! 

 

Date:November 18,2017 – February 25, 2018

CROSS　ROAD FUKUOKA website: http://www.crossroadfukuoka.jp/en/event/?mode=detail&id=400000006610

【Hakata Gion Yamakasa 】

Hakata Gion Yamakasa is a Japanese festival celebrated from the 1st until the 15th of July in Hakata, Fukuoka. The festivities are centered on the Kushida Jinja.The festival is believed to be over 770 years old and attracts up to a million spectators each year. It was designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan.

 

For more information, please see the following Help page:

*Official websaite→　http://www.hakatayamakasa.com/

*Japan-guide.com→　http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4808.html