The Kazariyama (飾り山) decorating float is back!

Last Saturday, I took a walking tour to the Yamakasa race floats in Kushida Shrine⛩ and Canal City Hakata. As you probably know, the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is annually held in Fukuoka every July but last year it was canceled due to COVID-19😤 Although the events related to Kakiyama (舁き山) carrying float that raced through the town of Hakata have been discontinued this year, the Kazariyama (飾り山) decorating floats will be shown in the city except the two places of Chiyo-nagare (千代流) and Nakasu-nagare (中州流).  

The fountain show had already started when I came here. I think it is the most splendid water show in Japan I've never seen before😊

A unique collaboration between the West and the East: The Kazariyama carrying float that is drawing the Japanese folk tales such as Ushiwakamaru is set up on the Sun Plaza Stage, and Canal City's famous fountain in splash🌊