{"id":190623,"date":"2026-07-04T16:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T07:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/travelpost\/%e9%b6%b4%e5%b2%a1%e5%a4%a9%e7%a5%9e%e7%a5%ad%ef%bc%88%e5%8c%96%e3%81%91%e3%82%82%e3%81%ae%e3%81%be%e3%81%a4%e3%82%8a%ef%bc%89\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T16:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T07:54:01","slug":"%e9%b6%b4%e5%b2%a1%e5%a4%a9%e7%a5%9e%e7%a5%ad%ef%bc%88%e5%8c%96%e3%81%91%e3%82%82%e3%81%ae%e3%81%be%e3%81%a4%e3%82%8a%ef%bc%89","status":"publish","type":"travelpost","link":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/travelpost\/190623\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsuruoka Tenjin Festival (Monster Festival)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The information provided reflects the details available at the time of the survey.<br \/>Please note that facility details may change due to the facility\u2019s circumstances, so please check for the latest information before visiting.\nThis content has been translated using machine translation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Information provided by: JTB Publishing<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This content uses automatic translation services. Automatic translations may not always be accurate.<br \/>Please note that the translated content may differ from the original meaning. We ask for your understanding when using this content.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commonly known as the \"Monster Festival.\" According to legend, when the nobleman Michizane was exiled to Dazaifu, people who were reluctant to part from him disguised themselves and hid their faces to share drinks. This is a unique festival that can only be seen in Tsuruoka. It is said that if one can visit in the guise of a monster for three years without being recognized, their wishes will come true. On the 25th (Monday), a parade of about 1,500 people, including portable shrines, the Michizane procession, and hand-dancing processions, will march through the city.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":20583,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190623","travelpost","type-travelpost","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost\/190623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/travelpost"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost\/190623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}