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Sep 14, 2023 Event
Full of Treasure Mountain
Mt. Homan, located on the border of Dazaifu and Chikushino cities, is a popular climbing destination that...
Aug 31, 2023 Event
Jinkoshiki Festival at Dazaifu Tenmangu
Celebrate Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine's most important festival, held in honor of its...
Jun 29, 2023 Event
Tanabata Festivities at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
The Tanabata Festival is a celebration aimed at fostering the development of learning, culture, arts, and ushering in good fortune. It draws inspiration from...
May 25, 2023 Now Reports
A Floating Forest: The Temporary Shrine Amidst Renovation at Dazaifu Tenmangu
A major renovation has begun on the main sanctuary of Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, an important cultural property of Japan. In anticipation of the grand festival in 2027, marking 1125 ...
May 16, 2023 Event
Tobiume Picking Ritual at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
The ritual revolves around the "Tobiume (flying plum tree)," a tree believed to have flown overnight from Kyoto to honor Sugawara Michizane, the deity of Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine. A...
Apr 21, 2023 Event
French Film Screening at Kyushu National Museum
In celebration of the "Art Nouveau Glass - Odes to Nature by Gallé and Daum" special exhibition at Kyushu National Museum, a screening of…
Jan 27, 2023 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 19, 2022 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, recognized as one of Japan’s three main fire festivals, wel...
Nov 25, 2022 Local News
Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine to Undergo Major Renovation
Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine will undergo a major renovation in 2023, and the shrine's main hall will be under construction from next spring. On November 22, a completed drawing of the ...
Nov 4, 2022 Now Reports
Fukuoka Autumn Leaves Guide 2022
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...
