It is told that, "Dontaku" is named after Dutch word "zondag" meaning holiday when restoring "Matsubayashi" which was prohibited temporary during the Meiji period.
Then "Hakata Dontaku Minato Festival" was positioned as a festival for Fukuoka citizens in Showa 37 (1962) and started.
Today parades and stage events are held on more than 30 performance stages in the city, the town is filled with a festival atmosphere and is crowded with many people.
"> It is told that, "Dontaku" is named after Dutch word "zondag" meaning holiday when restoring "Matsubayashi" which was prohibited temporary during the Meiji period.
Then "Hakata Dontaku Minato Festival" was positioned as a festival for Fukuoka citizens in Showa 37 (1962) and started.
Today parades and stage events are held on more than 30 performance stages in the city, the town is filled with a festival atmosphere and is crowded with many people.
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博多どんたく 港まつり

Hakata Dontaku Minato Festival

福岡2024.05.03 - 2024.05.04

fukuoka03 May. 2024 - 04 May. 2024

室町時代に始まった領主への年賀行事「博多松囃子(はかたまつばやし)」を原型とする祭りです。
「どんたく」は、明治時代に一時禁止されていた「松囃子」を復活させる際に、オランダ語で休日を意味する「ゾンターク」から名付けられたと言われています。
その後、昭和37年に福岡市民の祭りとして位置づけられ、「博多どんたく港まつり」がスタートしました。現在では、市内30以上の演舞台でパレードやステージイベントが繰り広げられ、街は祭一色、大変多くの人で賑わいます。

The festival is based on "Hakata Matsubayashi" which is the New Year event to the lord started in the Muromachi period.
It is told that, "Dontaku" is named after Dutch word "zondag" meaning holiday when restoring "Matsubayashi" which was prohibited temporary during the Meiji period.
Then "Hakata Dontaku Minato Festival" was positioned as a festival for Fukuoka citizens in Showa 37 (1962) and started.
Today parades and stage events are held on more than 30 performance stages in the city, the town is filled with a festival atmosphere and is crowded with many people.

  • お祭り
    博多どんたく 港まつり | Hakata Dontaku Minato Festival
  • 日付
    2024.05.03 - 2024.05.04
  • 開催場所

    福岡市内各所
    【どんたく広場(パレード)】明治通り(呉服町交差点~福岡市役所)
    【博多区演舞台】博多区保健福祉センター駐車場
    【お祭り本舞台】福岡市役所前広場

    福岡市中央区天神1-8-1

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  • アクセス
    福岡市地下鉄空港線 天神駅など
  • 電話番号
    092-441-1170
  • カテゴリ
    神輿・山車・灯篭出店踊り・パレード
  • Festival
    博多どんたく 港まつり | Hakata Dontaku Minato Festival
  • Date
    03 May. 2024 - 04 May. 2024
  • Venue

    Fukuoka City locations
    [Dontaku Square (Parade)] Meiji-dori (Gofuku-cho intersection - Fukuoka City Hall)
    [Hakata ward Dance Stage] Hakata ward Health and Welfare Center Parking lot
    [Festival Main Stage] Fukuoka City Hall Square

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  • Access
    The Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line Tenjin Station etc.
  • Tel
    +81 92-441-1170
  • Category
    Mikoshi/DashiStallDance/Parade
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