本日は、いつも参拝している篠崎八幡宮のどんど焼きに行ってきました。 今年一年の安全と無病息災を祈願しました。 2022年1月15日

どんど焼き…の続きを読む

Hakozaki Shrine founded in 923, is one of the three great Hachiman shrines in Japan along with the Usa Shrine.        It is one of the representative 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 as Tamaseseri in January and Hojoya in September.      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.        Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour    Kyushu tour packages　    

Hakozaki Shrine…の続きを読む

Hakata Dontaku Festival, the name Dontaku is a corruption of the Dutch word  Zontag, meaning Sunday. The festival is said to have started as a New Year parade of merchants going  to the local lord’s residence to celebrate. It is held on May 3 and 4 in Hakata, Fukuoka-city.   　　 About 30,000 of local townspeople take part, and its attractions include the  traditional Matsuribayashi parade, a fancy-dress parade and a shamoji band.   Matsuribayashi is a parade of children and adults intraditional dress, led by the three  gods Fuku-no-Kami, Ebisu and Daikoku, on horseback. The kasahoko, a float that forms part of the Matsuribayashi parade. It is believed in Fukuoka that babies carried under the　kasahoko will grow up strong  and healthy. The shamoji band parade around the town beating time with the shamoji, the wooden  spatulas used for serving rice.        Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour    Kyushu tour packages　      

Hakata Dontaku Festival…の続きを読む

  Tamaseseri, a lively New Year’s Festival held on January,  at Hakozaki Shrine in Fukuoka-city, 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. If the sea team wins, a bountiful fishing catch is predicted for the year;  if the land team wins a rich harvest is predicted.       Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour    Kyushu tour packages　      

Tamaseseri / wooden ball catching festiv…の続きを読む

Hojoya is the festival held Hakozaki Shrine to celebration of all living creatures.  It has a history of over 1000 years.        Hundred of doves and carp will be released on September 18 in reverence  of all living things, a solemn mikoshi (shrine) procession take place  on the 12th. Most visitors are usually happy just to amble about, doing little more than  munch on grilled food, gulp cold beer and amuse themselves with  traditional sugar-cutting or goldfish catching games.   Join the cheerful crowd in colorful yukata and experience a rare, unhurried  slice of old-time festivities in Fukuoka.        Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour    Kyushu tour packages　    

Hojoya…の続きを読む

Nagasaki Kunchi is one of big-three festival in Japan, held on October 7 to 9 at Suwa Shrine. The festival features Chinese dance including Ja-odori (Snake dance), this time dancing all around the city but especially at Suwa Shrine. History of the Festival, after Christianity was harshly suppressed in Nagasaki in 1624, a festival was dedicated to Suwa Shrine, the guardian god of local people. It is believed that Suwa Shrine festival called “Nagasaki Kunchi” and danced were offered to shrine with cooperated of local people in 1634.     At the outset, dedicated dance were very simple but gradually became colorful. During Eiho Era (1673-80), a Chinese dance with an exotic flavor offered to the shrine. The Ja-odori or snake dance was first performed in the Nagasaki Kunchi during period 1789-1800. In 1970, the government designated the whole of Nagasaki Kunchi dance including Ja-odori as an Important Intangible Cultural Asset.      Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour    Kyushu tour packages　    

Nagasaki Kunchi…の続きを読む

Sumo is a Japanese traditional martial art, which is the match of two Sumo  wrestlers in the round ring called Dohyo. The winner is one who first makes his opponent step outside of the ring or  into touching the ground with anything other than the sole of feet,  there are 48 wining techniques.   Professional Sumo Tournament is held six times a year,  in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka-city.   　   Fukuoka Tournamentis held at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in November.        Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour    Kyushu tour packages　    

Sumo…の続きを読む

  Wasshoi Million Summer Festival is one of the festivals representing Kyushu and  started in 1988 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the formation of the city and has more than one and half million spectators every year.    　　   The festival is held on Komonji dori Avenue in front of Kitakyushu City Government  Office on the first Saturday and Sunday of August ( August 5 and 6 this year).   　　 On the first day (Saturday)，after the opening ceremony parade, festivals representing each of the old cities assemble to join the parade and excitement grows among all the festival participants and spectators. 　　   On the second day (Sunday)， the Million Dance is performed around Kokura Castle by one and half million citizens who come from local companies and town groups，wearing themed festival costumes. They dance and dance, enlivening and energising the festival. One of the greatest highlights is the firework display，this spectacular show marks the finale of the festival.   ・Venue : Komonji Avenue and Katsuyama Park Kokura kitaku ・Direction : A 15 min. walk from JR Kokura Station     Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour   Kyushu tour packages      

Wasshoi Million Summer Festival…の続きを読む