Staff Blog
October in Fukuoka is full of events!！
October in Fukuoka is full of events!！！ Now that the weather is cooler, it is not so easy to decide where to go. Here are some of our staff’s favorite events in Fukuoka in October!✨ ① FaN Week 2023（Saturday, September 16 ~Sunday, October 22, 2023） FaN Weekis an art eventheld as part of Fukuoka Art Next, a project promoted by Fukuoka City. You can experience art in many places in Fukuoka Cit We hope you will enjoy…[MORE]
Fukuoka is full of events in the second half of September!
Fukuoka is full of events in the second half of September! It is hard to decide where to go. Here are some of our favorite events for the second half of September in Fukuoka!✨ ① FaN Week 2023（Saturday, September 16 ~Sunday, October 22, 2023） 『FaN Week』, in which WeBase Hakata is participating again since last year, is a project promoted by Fukuoka City with the aim of contributing to a richer lifestyle by creating art in the…[MORE]
This year is finally here… Hakata Gion Yamakasa will be held in 2023!
It is approaching again this year! A summer tradition『Hakata Gion Yamakasa』、commonly known as『Yamakasa』。 Yamakasa is one of the three major festivals in Fukuoka with a tradition of over 760 years, and is registered as a national Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property and even a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage！ There are various theories about the origin of Yamakasa, but the most popular theory dates back to the Kamakura Era (1185-1333). It is said that the origin of Yamakasa…[MORE]
【EVENT】2023 Hakata Dontaku Port Festival Report👘
Report on 『Hakata Dontaku Port Festival』 held normally for the first time in four years✨ Since the spread of the new coronavirus, the event was suspended until 2021『Dontaku』。 Last year, in 2022, the event was held for the first time in three years on a reduced scale. And! This year, 2023, the festival was held in the style before the Corona Disaster, with no restrictions on the number of spectators and no restrictions on the number of visitors!👏…[MORE]
【EVENT】Held Normally for the first time in 4 years! Hakata Dontaku Port Festival
For the first time in four years, the “Hakata Dontaku Port Festival” will be held without restrictions! Since the spread of the Covid-19, the 『Dontaku』 , as it is commonly known, had been canceled until 2021. Last year, in 2022, the event was held for the first time in three years on a reduced scale. And this year, for the first time in four years, the festival will be held in the pre-Corona Disaster style, with no restrictions…[MORE]
Grand Setsubun Festival [Kushida Shrine]
The Japan’s biggest “Otafuku mask” The Setsubun Festival at Kushida Shrine (a 5-minute walk from WeBase Hakata) attracts many worshippers every year. The Japan’s biggest (5 meters in height) “Otafuku (smiling woman) mask” is set up at the shrine’s three entrances of Romon, Hokujinmon, and Nanjinmon gate from January15 to February 11 (Tue/hol). This Otafuku mask can be seen only at this time of the year. It is also a power spot where it is said that passing through…[MORE]
【Event】Art Tea Ceremony Report🍵
held over a three-day period from 9/29 to 10/1. Report on the exhibition of works by two young artists + [Art Tea Ceremony] by Omotesenke Tea Ceremony master 🍵 ■About Omotesenke … One of the representative schools of tea ceremony called Sanzenke, created by the descendants of Sen no Rikyu. It was called “Omotesenke” because it was a tea house facing the front street. Omotesenke does not whisk the tea, which gives it a deep matcha flavor. They are…[MORE]
【Event】Art Tea ceremony, starting tomorrow！
It’s getting chilly today. It’s autumn, the season of the arts.🍁 Lots of artistic events this month♪ From tomorrow, the 29th, two young artists will exhibit their works + Omotesenke tea ceremony professor 【Art Tea ceremony】will be held！ ■ Schedule 2022 Thursday, September 29, 5-8 p.m. Friday, September 30, 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, October 1, 2-5 p.m. ＊500 yen per seat (tea and sweets) ＊Art Exhibit will be on display from September 22, 2022 (Thursday)…[MORE]
【Event】”Messages from Illness Between Light and Darkness Photo Exhibition” was held.
Tree days between September 17-19.『Messages from Illness Between Light and Darkness Photo Exhibition』was held！ Thank you very much to the Secretariat of the Message from the Illness for all your help!✨ ■ What is『Messages from Illness Between Light and Darkness Photo Exhibition』? Photos received from people with illnesses or pre-existing conditions or their family members. The exhibition is accompanied by messages of “thoughts and feelings that I realized through my illness, and feelings that I would like to…[MORE]
【Event】Botany Painting was held.❁
Botany Painting was held in our lounge on September 9 and 10! Here is a report on the workshop ♪ ■ What is Botany Painting? This is an art course in which real lotus leaves are pasted on panels or acrylic boards and colored. In botany painting, lotus leaves are pasted and colored, so You can easily enjoy coloring without feeling uncomfortable with painting. The artwork will be the only one of its kind in the world to…[MORE]
