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May 19, 2022 Local News
Flying Plum Tree of Dazaifu Bears Five-Year Record Bounty of Fruit
On the 18th, a ritual of harvesting the fruit of the sacred Tobiume (flying plum tree) at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine was held. As the tree branches were shaken by a 3.5-meter-long gre...
May 12, 2022 Event
Tobiume Picking Ritual at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
The ritual consists of collecting plums from the "Tobiume (flying plum tree)," which is said to have flown overnight from Kyoto in honor of Sugawara Michizane, the deity of Dazaifu...
May 12, 2022 Event
Dazaifu Tenmangu Art Program vol.11 Mika Tajima “Appear”
To “Appear” means to become visible and to be perceived, or to be made clear by evidence. In the Eleventh Dazaifu Tenmangu Art Program, the latest installment in a series that bega...
Mar 16, 2022 Local News
University in Dazaifu To Provide 70 Students From Ukraine with Free Education
The Japan University of Economics announced that it would accept 70 Kyiv National Linguistic University students. The university will invite Japanese-language learners from Ukraine...
Mar 4, 2022 Event
Thought Exhibition & Market 2022
Based on the theme “thought”, approximately 70 Kyushu-based brands and creatives exhibit and sell clothing, food and lifestyle goods. It’s a great opportunity to see a wide variety...
Feb 2, 2022 Event
Setsubun Festivals at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
Setsubun is a festival celebrated on February 3, the traditional end of winter and beginning of spring. Across the country, homes and shrines are cleaned to sweep out bad luck and ...
Dec 13, 2021 Event
Dazaifu Tenmangu – New Year’s Fire Festival
The Onisube Shinji festival takes place at the beginning of each year inside the grounds of Dazaifu Tenmangu. The event, which is recognized as one of Japan’s three main fire festi...
Oct 29, 2021 Event
Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine Chrysanthemum Exhibition
Dazaifu’s autumnal flower festival showcases thousands of pots of chrysanthemums. About 1,500 pots of chrysanthemums, including large chrysanthemums as large as a person's face, an...
Oct 28, 2021 Now Reports
Fukuoka Autumn Leaves Guide 2021
Koyo refers to the changing autumn colors of deciduous trees in Japan. Leaves turn spectacular shades of red, yellow and brown - depending on species - before falling to the ground...
Oct 11, 2021 Local News
Artistic Reiwa Monuments Installed in Sakamoto Hachimangu Shrine
A new monument was installed near the Sakamoto Hachimangu Shrine in Dazaifu City. With the theme of “plum-blossom viewing banquet,” local artists created an object using three stai...
