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<\/p>\nThe 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 priest initiates the ritual by shaking the branches of the Tobiume using a green bamboo stick. Following this, shrine maidens collect each fallen plum seed individually. The collected plums are then dedicated to the deity and subsequently crafted into “Tobiume Omamori,” a unique good-luck charm said to be once-in-a-lifetime. Once the initial part of the ritual concludes, priests, priestesses, and shrine staff members join in to harvest plums from the remaining 6,000 plum trees within the shrine grounds.<\/p>\n
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\n\u2022 Free viewing
\n\u2022 Dazaifu Tenmangu Honden
\n\u2022 4-7-1 Saifu, Dazaifu City, Fukuoka<\/a>
\n\u2022 https:\/\/www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp\/<\/a>
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