Hakata Dontaku Port Festival
One of Japan's biggest festivals: around 2 million people watch 750-plus troupes parade with shamoji clappers, flower floats and stage shows over May 3–4.
Cuándo · Dónde
- Cuándo
- 2027/05/03 01:00 – 2027/05/04
- Dónde
- Meiji-dori and stages across central Fukuoka(Meiji-dori, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka)
- Ciudad
- Fukuoka
- Cómo llegar
- Parade route by Tenjin Station (Subway / Nishitetsu); ~5 min from Hakata by subway.
- Precio
- Gratis
- Organizador
- Fukuoka Citizens' Festival Promotion Committee
Bueno saber antes de ir
- Cómo llegar
- Parade route by Tenjin Station (Subway / Nishitetsu); ~5 min from Hakata by subway. Abrir ruta en Google Maps ↗
- Reserva y entrada
- Entrada gratuita: más detalles en la página oficial (botón de arriba).
- Idioma
- Principalmente en japonés: una app de traducción en el móvil ayuda.
- Ideal para
- amantes de la cultura, familias, grupos de amigos
Destacados
- Around 2 million visitors over two days
- 750+ troupes and flower floats (hana jidosha)
- Matsubayashi parade reenacting a 1179 procession on May 3
Origen e historia
Dontaku descends from the medieval Hakata Matsubayashi New Year greeting procession, first recorded around 1179.
Bueno saber
Anyone can join the open 'general dance' on Meiji-dori — bring shamoji to clap along.