25,26th of May Kasuga Jinja Jinkousai Festival

Don't miss the latest spring festival of Fukuoka!

Girls dance,ladies dance,and Devils dance too!

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7 Yamagasa floats and 3 Mikoshi,or portable shrines,
go around the town with Devils.
And also Kagura will be played from 18:30 of 25th.

66min(shortest) from JR Hakata sta. to TagawaGotouji sta.
910yen

18~26th of May Fukuoka Museum Week

If it rains, it could be nice to spend some time in museum.
If it clears, it is definitely fun to bike around museums!

Regular exhibitions of,
Fukuoka city museum, Fukuoka Art Museum,
FukuokaPrefectural Museum of Art, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum

are FREE!

And also Hakata Machiya Furusato-kan and Museum of Kyusyu Sangyo University

are FREE!

Nishitetsu Bus Downtown Fukuoka One-Day Pass
Weekday 600yen, Weekend & National holiday 500yen

Bike @ Hana Hostel
100yen / hour or 500yen for a day

Let's roll!

18,19th of May Kawawarari Jinkousai festival

The festival started about 450 years ago to thank the god for ending plague.
'Kawawatari' means 'crossing river' literally.
11yamagasa floats and 2 mikoshi,or portable shrines, cross the river on the way
of their procession which is to show their life to the god.
You can see shishimai,or lion dance, and a lots more other things.

@JR TagawaIda sta.,80minuts from Hakata sta. 1080yen

Don't miss it!

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