Located approximately 45 minutes’ drive from Fukuoka city centre, on Shikashima Island—a land-connected island linked to the mainland by the Uminonakamichi causeway, which stretches between Hakata Bay and the Genkai Sea, and a sand spit known as ‘Michikiri’—Shikashima Holiday Village is holding ‘Family Support Days’ from 1 July to 17 July. This period fully encompasses the ‘Hakata Gion Yamakasa’ festival, which takes place from 1 July to 15 July, and during this time, children’s accommodation is free of charge.
Hakata Gion Yamakasa
The ‘Hakata Gion Yamakasa’ is a Shinto ritual said to have begun in 1241, held annually from 1 to 15 July, during which a portable shrine known as a ‘yamakasa’ is dedicated to Kushida Shrine, renowned as the guardian shrine of Hakata. The Gion Yamakasa festivities are organised by neighbourhood groups known as ‘nagare’.
The ‘nagare’ are said to have originated from Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s ‘Taikō Machiwari’ (town planning) in Tenshō 15 (1587), and referred to a single district comprising a dozen or so neighbourhoods. This tradition has been passed down to the current ‘Seven Nagare’ (Daikoku-nagare, Higashi-nagare, Nakasu-nagare, Nishi-nagare, Chiyo-nagare, Ebisu-nagare and Doi-nagare).
‘Children up to primary school age stay free’ during the ‘Hakata Gion Yamakasa’ festival period
| Period: |
1 July 2026 (Wed) – 17 July 2026 (Fri) |
| Rates: |
1 adult <1 night with 2 meals> from 14,000 yen (including tax)
1 primary school pupil <1 night with 2 meals> 9,000 yen (including tax) → Free
1 toddler (aged 4 and over) <1 night’s accommodation with 2 meals> 4,500 yen (including consumption tax) → Free
Toddlers (under 3 years old) stay free all year round
*Accommodation tax of 200 yen per person applies separately. *Bath tax of 50 yen applies to adults only. |
‘Beachside Hotel Kyukamura Shikajima’—where the sunset over the Genkai Sea is a sight to behold
Kyukamura Shikajima is a beachside hotel where, as soon as you step out of the entrance, you are greeted by a white sandy beach stretching out before you, offering a stunning view of the sunset over the Genkai Sea. It is accessible via the JR railway or by the municipal ferry from Bayside Place Hakata.
Fukuoka Seafood Buffet
Dinner features a seafood buffet made with fish and shellfish caught in the Genkai Sea and ingredients from across Kyushu. You can enjoy flavours unique to a seaside resort, such as our signature baked turban shell and sashimi made from fresh local fish.
