Tobata Gion Oyamagasa Festival
This traditional event has over 200 years of history. It has been designated a national Significant Intangible Folk Cultural Asset, and is familiar as one of the three greatest summer festivals of Fukuoka Prefecture. The daytime sees “nobori yamagasa,” floats with banners, and in the night these are transformed into “chochin yamagasa,” floats with tall pyramids of paper lanterns, one of the highlights of this event.
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HISTORY & RELIGIONMore Information about Tobata Gion Oyamagasa Festival
Street address
- Throughout Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu City
Access
- 10 minutes on foot from JR Tobata Station
Opening Hours
- Held every year over three days, including the fourth Saturday in July
Closed
Best season
- All year
Point
- This festival is held over three days each year, with the middle day falling on the fourth Saturday in July. The Oyamagasa Kyoenkai, or Great Float Competition, is held in front of Tobata Ward Office from the evening of the middle day.
Spots around
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THE RAIL KITCHEN CHIKUGO
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Kyoho Winery
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Kyushu National Museum
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Hiraodai (Hiraodai Countryside Park)
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Kyushu Olle
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Komyozenji Temple
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Harazuru Hot Spring
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Nagahama Fish Market
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Kitakyushu Airport
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Tachibana Gardens
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Munakata Taisha Shrine
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Unagi no Seiromushi
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Yame central tea plantation
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Kitakyushu Manga Museum
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Yanagawa river cruise
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Hiraodai (Senbutsu Cave)
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Yame Dento Kogeikan (Yame Traditional Crafts Museum)
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Michi no Eki Munakata Roadside Station
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Nakasu
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Fukuoka Art Museum
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Hakatamachiya Furusatokan
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Dazaifu Tenmangu
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Yabeya Konomi Honke
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Tanga Market
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Acros Fukuoka
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Kokura Castle
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Ohori Park
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Fukuoka Airport