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.

Hojoya…の続きを読む

  Kujukushima Islands, located at the westernmost tip of the Japanese mainland in Kyushu, Sasebo, Nagasaki-prefecture. There are a picturesque scenic spot consisting of a complex ria coastline and 208 large and small islands. There are only four inhabited islands: Kuroshima, Takashima, Maejima, and Todomari Island, and almost the entire area was designated as the Saikai National Park in 1955. There is Kujukushima Islands pleasure boat, departing from Kujukushima Pearl Sea Resort.           

Kujukushima Islands, in Sasebo, Nagasaki…の続きを読む