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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 & TemplesOkinoshima is a deity in its entirety, and the public may not land there. More than 80,000 dedicated objects have been found on the island, many of them National Treasures. That it was a place for praying for safe passage to the continent survives as objects.
FukuokaShrines & TemplesOne of the three great Hachiman shrines with Usa and Iwashimizu. The plaque on the gate reading enemy nations surrender dates from the Mongol invasions.
FukuokaShrines & TemplesThe tutelary shrine of Hakata. The Hakata Gion Yamakasa is a rite dedicated to this shrine, and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
FukuokaShrines & TemplesOne view holds it to be the first of all Sumiyoshi shrines in Japan. With Osaka and Shimonoseki it is one of the three great Sumiyoshi.
FukuokaShrines & TemplesKnown for a shimenawa rope 2.6 metres across. Beyond the approach the road runs dead straight to the sea, and twice a year a path of light appears.
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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.
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FukuokaShrines & TemplesIt stands on Oshima, and is held to be the birthplace of the Tanabata legend.
FukuokaShrines & TemplesThe whole island is the deity. Women may not go, and those who land may not speak of what they saw or heard.
FukuokaShrines & TemplesFirst shrine of Chikugo Province. One of the largest shrine buildings in Kyushu stands on the hillside.
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FukuokaShrines & TemplesThe Yame-Fukushima lantern puppets are dedicated here. An Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
FukuokaShrines & TemplesThe shrine of the Kokura Gion drums. Drums struck on both heads are carried through the town.