Kushida Shrine
The Shrine of Hakata Gion Yamagasa Fastival
Located in located in Hakata nearby Canal City Hakata and was built in 757
as a guardian deity of Halata.
The most exciting summer festival in Kyushu, Hakata Gion Yamagasa is held in the shrine in July.
The tall Kazari Yamakasa, a luxuriously decorated float, is always displayed.
The float was constructed without using even a single nail.
The Oi Yamakasa, in which floats weighing over a ton race through the streets of Hakata carried on
the shoulders of 26 people, presents a dynamic spectacle of bravery and strength that attracts
many spectators.
The shrine is also famous as place of Setsubun ceremony ( Bean throwing ceremony) which is held
on February 3rd every year.
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Torii gate
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Entrance |
Shrine main building |
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Deity of Shito
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Sacred Crane Well
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Fortune telling piece of paper |
Donation of Sake |
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Hakata Gion Yamakawa |
Yamakawa decoration |
Yamakawa decoration |
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Red Torii |
1,000 years Ginkgo tree |
Shrine precinct |
General information
| Address | 1-41 Kamikawabata, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
5 minutes walk from Subway Gion station 7 minutes walk from Subway Nakasu kawabata station 15 minutes walk from JR Hakata station |
| Open hours | 4:00 to 22:00 |
| Admission fee | No fee is required |
| Days closed | No closing days |
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