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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 ...
Sep 30, 2022 Event
THE FLOWER BOX EXHIBITION IN DAZAIFU – A world of art through the flower box –
The invention of the flower box in year 2000 by flower artist Nicolai Bergmann is now a staple gift choice, a creation seen as a pivotal point in the development of flower art. Nic...
Jul 19, 2022 Local News
Dazaifu City Raises 8.58 Million Yen for Students From The Ukraine
Dazaifu City donated ¥8.58 million to support Ukrainian exchange students at the Japan University of Economics. The fund, which was raised through a crowdfunding project and donati...
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...
