Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Fukuoka Power Spot (Sacred Place) “Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine” [大宰府天満宮・福岡県]
According to Dazaifu Tenmangu’s Website, Dazaifu Tenmangu is a shrine built over the grave of Michizane Sugawara venerated by the Japanese throughout the country as the Tenman-Tenjin (the deified spirit of Michizane), or the God of literature or calligraphy. Michizane, who had been a high-ranking government officer, was demoted because of the slander and political chicanery of his rivals, the Fujiwara clan. He endured a life of extreme hardship and misery in exile at Dazaifu, yet preserved his character continuing his scholarly studies and never developing the hatred for those who had exiled him. He died in 903 at the age of 59. His funeral procession was a melancholy occasion, attended only by his faithful follower Yasuyuki Umasake and a few neighbors. The coffin was carried on a cow carriage led by Yasuyuki, according to the legend the ox suddenly came to a halt and refused to budge despite threats and entreaties. The burial therefore took place on the spot, and this became the site of the Tenmangu’s main shrine visited today by so many admirers. Michizane is celebrated as a man, pure in heart and deed, and after his death he was deified and worshipped as a God.
There are approximately 6,000 plum trees of 197 varieties in the vicinity of Tenmangu, reflecting Michizane’s lifelong affection and regard for the trees and their blossoms. Perhaps the most famous is the one to the right of HONDEN (main shrine). Known as TOBIUME (the flying plum tree), legend has it that after Michizane left Kyoto for a life in exile, this particular tree yearned so much for him that, uprooting himself, it flew to reunite with him in Dazaifu.
Shooting date: June 21 2008
Address: 4-7-1 Saifu, Dazaifu-shi, Fukuoka
Access: http://www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp/other/acc_e.htm
Admission Fee: Free in the shrine precincts Houmotsu-den (Treasury Hall): 300 yen (regular fee
Website: http://www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp/other/index.htm
There are approximately 6,000 plum trees of 197 varieties in the vicinity of Tenmangu, reflecting Michizane’s lifelong affection and regard for the trees and their blossoms. Perhaps the most famous is the one to the right of HONDEN (main shrine). Known as TOBIUME (the flying plum tree), legend has it that after Michizane left Kyoto for a life in exile, this particular tree yearned so much for him that, uprooting himself, it flew to reunite with him in Dazaifu.
Shooting date: June 21 2008
Address: 4-7-1 Saifu, Dazaifu-shi, Fukuoka
Access: http://www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp/other/acc_e.htm
Admission Fee: Free in the shrine precincts Houmotsu-den (Treasury Hall): 300 yen (regular fee
Website: http://www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp/other/index.htm
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August 13, 2008 - 2:47 pm
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October 30, 2008 Comment by Akko
Beside Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine is Kyushu National Museum, opend in Oct. 2005, as the forth national museum in Japan, and is the perfect place to learn international history of Kyushu, deeply related with Asian nations, as a gateway to the Asia.
After visiting Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine and Kyushu National Museum, why not relax yourself in Futsukaichi Onsen (hot spring), or enjoy shopping at Tenjin city center, which was introduced lately as the world best retail city in Monocle magazine?
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