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.
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