Hakozaki Shrine
Hakozaki Shrine founded in 923, is one of the three great Hachiman shrines in Japan along
with the Usa Shrine.
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It is one of the representive shrines of Fukuoka-city and the place where many people come
to hatsumode or to worship at the beginning of the year and during festivals such asTamaseseri
in January and Hojoya in September.
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Tamaseseri / wooden ball catching festival
New Year’s Festival held in January, including a traditional form of fortune-telling. Several hundred
men wearing lion cloths compete on piggy back in two teams, the “sea” team and the “land” team
team, for possession of a wooden ball.
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Location of Fukuoka-city
General information
| Address | 1-22-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city |
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A short walk from Subway Hakozaki-gu-mae station 10 minutes by a vehicle from JR Hakata station |
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