Hakata dontaku parade adjusted due to cancellation due to spread of new virus infection March 27 4:03
The biggest highlight of the “Hakata Dontaku Port Festival”, which is held in May each year at one of the three Hakata festivals, is that Kotoshi has been adjusted in the direction of discontinuation in light of the spread of the new coronavirus. I learned from interviews with people.
Hakata Dontaku is a festival originating from "Hakata Matsubayashi", which has a tradition of more than 800 years. It is expected that 2 million people will come every year, and this will be held on May 3rd and 4th. .
However, according to stakeholders, following the ongoing spread of the new coronavirus, the largest highlight of the large-scale parade held at Meiji-dori in the center of Fukuoka City is Fukuoka City and Fukuoka Shoko. It is said that the council and others are adjusting in the direction of cancellation as "It is difficult to hold it from the viewpoint of preventing the spread of infection because the participants are crowded."