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FukuokaShrines & TemplesBuilt over the grave of Sugawara no Michizane. Demoted from the capital, he died two years later. Disasters followed in Kyoto, and quieting his spirit was where Tenjin belief began. He became the god of learning because he had been a scholar. A faith that started in fear became, over a thousand years, the shrine of examination candidates.
FukuokaShrines & TemplesFukuokaShrines & TemplesIt stands over Michizane's grave. One of the head shrines of all Tenmangu in Japan.
FukuokaShrines & TemplesThe Bukko stone garden and the Itteki-kai garden. The only Zen garden in Dazaifu.
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FukuokaShrines & TemplesAt the foot of Mount Homan. As a shrine of matchmaking, young worshippers come without pause.
The Bukko stone garden draws the character for light in white sand and stone. The only Zen temple in Dazaifu.
FukuokaCastles & HistoryThe administrative base of Kyushu, called the distant court. Only the foundation stones remain.
FukuokaHistoric DistrictsFrom the legend of an old woman who brought Michizane a rice cake. They are sold fresh off the griddle.
FukuokaMuseumsJapan's fourth national museum, framed to show Japanese culture as it formed through exchange with the rest of Asia.