From the hilarious to the moving commercials.
This popular annual event shows you 500 commercials from 50 countries for all night with drinks and live performances.
30th of July
at Fukuoka Sun Palace
Advance : from 3500yen Door : 4500yen
Open 8:30pm
Start 9:30pm - 5:30am
Access
About 10min (220yen) by bus from Hakata staion
Take No.99 from Hakata-eki center building mae E and get off at Sun palace mae]]>
An annual summer festival at Atago shrine, the Hozuki(ground cherry)
Belled Hozuki are sold and there is a yukata contest.
Some international volunteer group serve Brazilian, Chinese and Portuguese food
18th, 19th of July
8am-11pm
at Atago shrine
Access
15min from Hakata station by subway. Get off at Muromi station and 5min walk from the station.
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An annual flea market at Kego shrine, in the heart of Tenjin.
About 30 shops are slated as well as some stage shows and food stalls.
17th and 18th of July
12 at noon - 9pm
5 min from Hakata station by subway, get off at Tenjin.]]>
Vehicles ,image of Japan's shinkansen and Bangladeshi rickshaw and more, from about 6 Asian countries and regions are displayed.
1st of July - 28th of September
at Fukuok Asian Art Museum
Entrance fee : 200yen
Access : 2stops away(Nakasa-Kawabata station) by Subway from Hakata station
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An Exhibition of artworks of Asian festivals such as Laos Rocket Festival,
Daiwali in India and so on.
8 of July - 5th of Octber
at Fukuok Asian Art Museum
Entrance fee : 200yen
Access : 2stops away(Nakasa-Kawabata station) by Subway from Hakata station]]>
| 1st - 15th July | Hakata Gion Yamakasa- Fukuoka city | |
| 1st July - 28th September | Picture Guide to Asian Vehicles - Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka city | |
| 2nd - 11th July | Fukuoka Asian Film Festival- Institut Franco-Japonais du Kyushu, NTT yume Tenjin Hall, Fukuoka city | |
| 8th July - 5th October | Go! Go! Asia Festivals!-Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka city | |
| 17th, 18 th July | Kego-shirine Flea Market - Kego-shrine, Fukuoka city | |
| 18th, 19th July | Atago Shrine Hoziki Festival- Atago-shrine, Fukuoka city | |
| 30th July | World CM Festival- Sun Palace, Fukuoka city |
FROM 1ST TO 15TH OF JULY
Hakata Gion Yamakasa is an annual summer festival held from July 1 to 15 by Kushida Shrine.
With a history stretching back over 750 years, in 1979 it was designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
In 1241, to drive away an epidemic in Hakata, a high-ranking priest was carried by local residents around the town on a shelf and sprinkled holy water along the way. The Hakata Gion Yamakasa of today evolved from this event.
A Yamakasa is a portable shrine with two different types: the Kazariyamakasa, decorated floats, and Kakiyamakasa, carried floats.
Kazariyamakasa are enormous, about 16m high. They are decorated with magnificent dolls that illustrate various historical or legendary tales. During the festival they are displayed in different parts of the city.
Kakiyamakasa are 5 to 6m high, and weigh close to a ton. Seven floats are made for the festival and on the final day they appear in a race known as Oiyama.
At the final of the festival, local teams carry the Kakiyamakasa and race at full speed along a 5km course. At 4:59 a.m., with the beat of a drum, the first team carry its Kakiyamakasa and depart from Kushida Shrine, with the others following at 5 minute intervals. The teams compete to complete the course in the fastest time. Despite the early start, the spectacle attracts 850,000 tourists from all over Japan. The team yell the traditional chant, "Oissa! Oissa!" as the excitement peaks, and throw water on the men as they pass to cheer them on.]]>
France's summer music event "Feast" comes to Fukuoka.
French-rock based band, La Caravane Passe perform a live music for the first time in Japan.
They perform 80times in a year across Europe.
22 of June
Open from 6pm at Rooms in Daimyo
Advance ticket : 4000yen Door ticket : 4500yen(One drink required)
Access
Take subway from Hakata station to Tenjin station
5min, 200yen]]>