【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