櫛田神社
Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Kushida Shrine
Kushida Jinja is a shrine located in Kamikawabata-cho, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Formerly a prefectural shrine. It is located in Hakata's old town (Hakata-bu), and is nicknamed "Okushida-san" by local Hakata people. Its official name is Hakata Soju Kushida-jinja Shrine.
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History & Culture
Home of the Yamakasa Festival
Affectionately called 'Okushida-san,' this shrine is the guardian of Hakata and the focus of the dynamic Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival, in which teams race through the streets bearing towering floats.
Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Open year-round (~4:00–22:00)
Free
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