Kokuragion Daiko Statue

Meeting point

Kokura Gion is a famous summer festival in Kokura, by which the sound of drums are indispensable. This statue, often used as a meeting point, is found on a pedestrian bridge in the south exit of JR Ko...

The sound of Taiko, a tradition in Kokura

The Kokuragion Daiko Statue represents the tradition of drummers playing the instruments, praying for peace on earth, the continued safety of Japan, abundant crops, prosperity in business, and the saf...

Nice sculpture

This is on the second floor entrance to the station. On a Sunday you can see the drummers practising in kokura castle grounds. I would not make a special trip to see it but if you are going for a tr...

Three children beat the drums.

Original Text

It is located on the pedestal deck from Kokura Station to St. City. It is a statue of three children beating drums. When you come to Kokura, Mileutin greets this statue with "I'm home". There is a festival every summer, and in the evening of summer, you can hear the sound of practicing it, which is a summer tradition of Kokura.

Xiaocang の Xia の Fengwu Poetry

Original Text

Every month, every time I come to Kokura, I say "I'm home", which is a routine. It is a statue of three children beating drums. In the evening of July, you can hear the sound of taiko practicing and taiko taiko from here and there. The festival is August. It is a summer tradition in Kokura.