Hakata Dontaku festival
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The Hakata Dontaku festival is a centuries-old, early May celebration in Fukuoka featuring colorful parades, traditional costumes, and lively street performances that attract millions of visitors each year.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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cultural festival ⓘ festival ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hakata Dontaku Port Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateAttendance | over 2 million visitors per year ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Golden Week NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | New Year’s celebration of Hakata Matsubayashi ⓘ |
| centuriesOld | true ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| duration | 2 days ⓘ |
| endDate | May 4 ⓘ |
| etymology | name derived from Dutch word "zondag" meaning "Sunday" or "holiday" ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
dance
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music performance ⓘ parade ⓘ street performance ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
children’s groups
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colorful parades ⓘ corporate teams ⓘ decorated floats ⓘ local community groups ⓘ modern pop music ⓘ nighttime illuminations ⓘ participants wearing happi coats ⓘ participants wearing yukata ⓘ performances on multiple stages ⓘ processions through city streets ⓘ spectators lining main streets ⓘ traditional costumes ⓘ traditional music ⓘ use of rice scoops as props ⓘ use of shamoji (wooden rice paddles) ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Hakata Matsubayashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldIn |
Hakata Ward
NERFINISHED
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downtown Fukuoka ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fukuoka
NERFINISHED
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Fukuoka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scale | one of the largest Golden Week festivals in Japan ⓘ |
| significance |
major cultural event of Fukuoka
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symbol of Hakata’s merchant culture ⓘ |
| startDate | May 3 ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | early May ⓘ |
| typicalRoute |
parades along Meiji-dori Avenue
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parades around Hakata Station area ⓘ parades around Tenjin area ⓘ |
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