Special Decorations & Hakata Machiya Furusato-kan Digital Exhibition
Make your stroll through Hakata Old Town even more splendid. Special decorations consisting of original lanterns and a sign tower, together with a magical display of bamboo lights and digital images, will welcome visitors both day and night.
Special decorations Hakata Sennen-no-mon Gate:
“Illuminated Hakata Sennen-no-mon Gate
with Lanterns and a Sign Tower.”
Hakata Sennen-no-mon Gate will be decorated with lanterns and a sign tower.

At the festival gateway, Hakata Sennen-no-mon Gate, you’ll find original lanterns and a sign tower. By day, enjoy them as decorations that complement the townscape, and by night as a magical space wrapped in light. They’re also popular spots for taking photos, and they make a splendid starting point for your stroll.
Digital Exhibition at Hakata Machiya Furusato-kan
“Lantern Street – Bamboo Lights Reviving the Memories of the Old Town”


A special exhibition combining bamboo lights and digital signage will be held outside the Hakata Machiya Furusato-kan. The way the town looked at the time and Hakata Yamakasa floats will be recreated through images, with interactive features like photos that start moving when you wave your hand. By day, enjoy it as you walk through town, and by night, experience history and tradition in a new way, wrapped in magical light. *Program is subject to change.
Date
October 17 (Fri) - November 9 (Sun), 2025
Time
10:00 pm - 6:00 pm (daytime production)
Monday through Thursday: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue
Hakata Machiya Furusato-kan