Hakata Dontaku Festival Route

**Best viewing positions:** The Meiji-dori intersection at Watanabe-dori is the widest point of the parade route — view from the elevated walkway above the Tenjin underground street for a stage-like overhead view. This position is known to almost no foreign visitors. **Night events:** The official parade ends at 21:00 but neighborhood matsuri performances continue at scattered venues until midnight. The Nakasu district hosts impromptu performances in the streets that aren't on any programme — simply walking the area between 21:00 and 23:00 encounters them.