Dazaifu

Mar 17, 2021 Event

Reproduction of Shosoin Treasures – Encountering Tenpyo Craftsmanship Through the Recreation of 8th Century Works –

Around 9,000 treasures of the Shoso-in repository remain rarely seen by the public, including reproductions of furnishings, instruments, armors, religious items, and more have beco...

Exhibition

Mar 12, 2021 Local News

Reproduction of Shosoin Treasures – Encountering Tenpyo Craftsmanship Through the Recreation of 8th Century Works –

Around 9,000 treasures of the Shoso-in repository remain rarely seen by the public, including reproductions of furnishings, instruments, armors, religious items, and more have beco...

Feb 16, 2021 Event

Feature Exhibition Tales of Tenjin

Prior to his posthumous deification as the god of learning, Tenjin was known as Sugawara no Michizane (845–903), an important Heian-period scholar and statesman...

Exhibition

Jan 27, 2021 Local News

Centennial Celebration for Dazaifu Historic Ruins

Dazaifu City announced an event to commemorate the 100th year of the Dazaifu ruins and the Mizuki-Castle ruins as national designated historical sites. A local-historical celebrati...

Dec 21, 2020 Local News

Zero-CO2 Emission Scooter Approved for Roads

A zero-CO2 emission scooter developed by high-school students in Dazaifu City received authorization to run on the public roads. On Dec. 3, the four students at Chikushidai High Sc...

Dec 18, 2020 Event

Manifestations of Mercy Treasures from the Chuguji Temple

Located in Ikaruga, Nara, is the Chūgūji, a temple built in the Asuka period by Prince Shotoku’s mother. It enshrines the statue of a pensive bodhisattva, a National Treasure that ...

Exhibition

Dec 18, 2020 Event

Treasures from the Tearoom

Tea ceremonies as an art form spread across Japan in the Muromachi period. As more and more people began practicing tea ceremonies, they also engaged in...