The sea of learning is boundless; when the spring flowers bloom splendidly at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
The steps of spring are firm and strong, bringing with them a warm spring breeze. With the help of the spring rain, all things are revived, just like the Kawazu cherry blossoms on the branches, blooming at will.
Taking advantage of the holiday, one can enjoy a leisurely tour of Fukuoka, Japan, with Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine being the final stop to end the trip to Fukuoka. Greeted by the spring rain and fluttering petals, it marks a perfect end to a brief holiday.
Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine is located in Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and enshrines Sugawara no Michizane, the god of learning, culture, and the arts in Japan. The shrine welcomes over ten million visitors each year. As one of the most important Shinto shrines in Japan, it is the head shrine of the twelve thousand Tenjin shrines across the country and one of the most popular tourist spots in Fukuoka.
The shrine and its surrounding area are quaint, yet its interpretation of art remains fresh over time. Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine collaborates with international artists to create a rich program of cutting-edge art activities, integrating spirituality and creativity in a unique environment, open to everyone.
Due to a deep connection with the number 25, Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine holds a grand festival every 25 years. The year 2027 will mark an important milestone, commemorating 1125 years since the passing of Sugawara no Michizane. To welcome this special day, Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine has ambitiously undertaken the first major renovation in 124 years of its important cultural property, the main shrine building, and has invited top cultural figures Sou Fujimoto and Maiko Kurogouchi to jointly design a temporary main shrine for a three-year period.
It is a shrine that enshrines Michizane, a Japanese Heian-era literary man, as a god of learning.
You can reach Dazaifu by train from Fukuoka city. The train is also wrapped and has a taste. There was a shopping street from the station, and souvenirs and soft serve ice cream were sold. Unfortunately, the main shrine was under construction, but many people came to visit.
Dazaifu Tenmangu is a travel destination that can be reached in 3-40 minutes by bus / train from Hakata Station, especially the Japanese garden makes you feel like you are traveling to Japan !! I recommend you to go once.
Beautiful heritage old town with gorgeous garden. Giant 1000 year old tree. Great day trip to see beautiful shrine, iconic Starbucks, shopping street and lots of yummy treats. Easy to get to, a 1 hour direct bus ride from Hakata Station.
Traffic is convenient, Taizaifu Station is a square, along this shopping street to the bottom along the left side of the road, this road is pleasant scenery, the ancient trees along the river are lush, there are many green plants on the trunk, we can see its age is long, standing on the bridge can be seen not far away Tianmangong, all the way are archways, occasionally decorated with bronze statues Qilin. As the largest shrine in Kyushu area, the hand-washing pool here is also very large, and the pavilion with prayer cards is also very large in history (the stone under the pool is covered with moss). People usually have four sides of the pavilion. This shows that there are many people here to worship and pray for blessings and their status is very high. Here, the gifted prodigy of birth, Nagano Kano, is worshipped. His talent is overflowing in Japan. People believe that the God of learning and calligraphy is the holy place for candidates to study smoothly and leap into Longmen. There are also Chinese signatures for Chinese tourists. Interested candidates can throw 200 yen for signatures to play. For better or worse, good or bad ones can be tied to the shelf next to them. It is also necessary for them to bring some lucky charms for their families in this scenic spot, despite the price. It is not expensive, but the heart of praying for the family is invaluable. There are many famous things here are plum-stick cakes, which are made by hand with different machines on the spot. Every house has its own unique life. When we returned to the original road, we randomly picked one in the shop street and bought a tasting one. The hot taste is good. In fact, the baked bean paste sticky rice dumplings are similar to our banyan dumplings, which are different from our domestic ones. Practice, there is a colorful shop in the street with Miyagi Jun's animation shop and a very strange shape of Starbucks, which attracts many people's attention. When you have time to walk around, you can see that it is still very literary to carefully select the goods here. It's worth visiting here.
Although there are a lot of people, there are few people in the back alley. There are many accessories shops. It feels like a Japanese countryside. They also sell a lot of food. Mochi is delicious! The scenery is also pretty
Although I was renovating when I went, I couldn't see the whole Tianman Palace, but it was still very beautiful! Especially the garden and street in front of Tianman Palace feel like I am in a fairyland 😍😍