| The "Hakatakko Junjo," a seishun-gekiga (story comics of youths), written by Hosei HASEGAWA, having its setting in Hakata, depicts the Hakata Gion Yamagasa summer festival as an important event. |
また、博多を舞台にした青春劇画『博多っ子純情』（長谷川法世）では、博多祇園山笠が重要なイベントとして描かれている。 |