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 3^rd every year.

 

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Torii gate	Entrance	Shrine main building
Deity of Shito
Sacred Crane Well	Fortune telling piece of paper	Donation of Sake
Hakata Gion Yamakawa	Yamakawa decoration	Yamakawa decoration

Red Torii

1,000 years Ginkgo tree

Shrine precinct

 

Location of Fukuoka-city    

   

 

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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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