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  • Hikosan-jingu Shrine
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    Fukuoka Pref. Tagawagunsoedamachi Hikosan 1
    A Shinto shrine located in Tagawa County, Fukuoka Prefecture. Said to have once prospered as one of Japan's three great centers of the Shugendo syncretic faith, the shrine is dedicated to the gods embodied by Mt. Kita, Mt. Naka, and Mt. Minami, the only such shrine in the prefecture. Since ancient times, the shrine has been believed to aid agricultural production, mine and factory safety, and luck in victory. A variety of seasonal festivals and rituals are conducted at the shrine to pray for industrial, including the shrine's annual major festival on September 28.

    二回目の参詣になるが正月に行ったのは初めて。ケーブルカーで上ると、降りたところ直ぐに奉幣殿(本殿）がある。正月の三が日だったが、本殿の前も混んでいなくて直ぐお参りが出来た。この神宮は天照大神の子で天孫降臨の瓊瓊杵尊の父である天の忍穂耳の命を祀ってある由緒ある神宮である。修験道の聖地でもある。タイトルにこじんまりとしていると書いたが、実は石段を登っていくと１０００段以上もあり、なかなか大変だ。又ケー...

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  • Fukuoka Castle (National Historic Site)
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    Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Chuo-ku Jonai
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  • Shikaumi-jinja Shrine
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    Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihigashiku Shikashima 877
    A Shinto shrine sitting on Shika Island in Fukuoka City’s Higashi Ward. Enshrining the three gods of the sea called the Watatsumi Sanjin, the shrine has attracted faithful across Japan since ancient times as the head shrine of sea god worship. Located on a small hill, visitors can get a sweeping view of the Genkai Sea from the shrine’s grounds. The grounds are also filled with points of interest such as small Hokyoin pagodas designated Important Prefectural Tangible Cultural Properties as well as the first in a serious of stone monuments commemorating the poems of the Man’yoshu, Japan’s oldest collection of poetry. Shika Island is connected to the mainland, making it possible to visit the shrine by buss, but visitors can also take a municipal ferry from Bayside Place on Hakata Port.

    志賀島にある神社です。特徴的なところは、通常の手水ではなく、砂でお清めをするところですね。渡船の桟橋から歩いていけます。

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  • Mihashirajinja Shrine
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    Fukuoka Yanagawa-shi Mitsuhashimachi Takahatake 323-1
    A shrine in Takahatake, Mitsuhashi Town. The first lord of the Yanagawa Domain, Tachibana Muneshige, his wife Tachibana Gincho, and his father Bekki Dosetsu, are enshrined as deities. The shrine was relocated to its current location in 1826. In October they hold the three-day Onigie Fall Festival during which the Dorotsukudon accompanied parade float, designated as an intangible folk culture of the prefecture, is carried through the town.

    西鉄柳川駅から徒歩10分ほど。二ッ川に架かる欄干橋から長い参道が続いている。 1826年創建。祭神は松陰霊神(柳川藩初代藩主・立花宗茂)、梅岳霊神(宗茂の養父・戸次道雪)、瑞玉霊神(宗茂の正室・誾千代)。社名はこの三神を祀ったことが由来。楼門は日光東照宮の陽明門を、回廊は厳島神社を参考に造営されたものであったが2005年の放火で焼失。同時に失われた拝殿は2008年に再建。本殿は銅葺きの屋根の上にト...

  • Koinoki Shrine (Mizuta Tenmangu Shrine)
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    Fukuoka Pref. Chikugoshi Mizuta 62-1
    A subordinate shrine located on the grounds of the Mizuta Tenmangu shrine in Chikugo City, Fukuoka Prefecture. This Shinto shrine is dedicated to the love god Koi-no-Mikoto. Famous for providing worshippers luck in finding love and marriage, visitors can purchase koi-mikuji (fortune slips which will tell their love fortunes), koinoki-ema (votive tablets to offer in prayer for love), and heart shaped charms. The Koi Musubi Festival, a love festival, is held at the shrine on July 7, attracting large numbers of visitors.

    羽犬塚駅から徒歩25分ほど。 1226年創建。祭神は菅原道真。県道703号沿いにある参道入口には赤鳥居が立つ。太鼓橋手前に立つ二の鳥居(水田の石造鳥居)は1614年建立で県指定文化財。本殿は木造杮葺きで、向拝天井には方角と十二支が記されたレリーフが取り付けられている。1991年の台風で大きな被害を受けたが、1995年に再建修復が完了。本殿裏に安置されている変わった形の狛犬は、かつて末社・玉垂命神社...

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  • Ohana
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    Fukuoka Pref. Yanagawashi Shinhokamachi 1
    A historic site located in Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Originally used as a palatial residence by the Tachibana clan, which ruled the ancient Yanagawa Domain. Today the facility operates as a traditional ryotei restaurant and ryokan inn. Here customers can enjoy seiromushi bamboo basket steamed eel, a Yanagawa specialty, along with traditional kaiseki course cuisine in the ryotei area. The facility also offers wedding plans. Visitors can also take in the beauty of the Shotoen Japanese garden and savor history dating back to the Edo period.

    My son gave us the tour as he works here part time. This is an incredible place of history and beauty. The structure dates back hundreds of years. The architecture is lovely and the grounds are...

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  • Munakata-taisha Shrine
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    Fukuoka Pref. Munakatashi Tashima 2331
    A Shinto shrine dedicated to the three goddesses of the Munakata Sanjo-shin, “Munakata Grand Shrine” is actually a collective term for the three shrines of the Okitsumiya on the island of Okinoshima, the Nakatsunomiya on Oshima, and the Hetsumiya on Tashima. Providing protection when driving and riding transportation, the shrine is visited by great numbers of people. The shrine’s treasure hall displays numerous artifacts designated as National Treasures, including weapons, bronze mirrors, and accessories believed to have been used in external trade in ancient times.
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  • Cha no Bunkakan
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    Fukuoka Yame-shi Hoshinomura 10816-5
    This educational facility is located about a 50-minute drive from Yame Interchange on the Kyushu Expressway. Visitors learn about, taste, and experience tea, a specialty of Yame City. Visitors can taste a wide variety of tea including green tea, matcha tea, black tea, or gyokuro tea made with top-quality Dento Hon Gyokuro tea leaves. Visitors can also enjoy a variety of foods made with tea cuisine such as green tea soba noodles, rice cooked in tea, and Hoshino matcha tea ice cream. A number of tea-related experiences are on offer such as making tea or making Japanese sweets. The exhibit hall features panels, monitors, and other exhibits about tea farming, the tea manufacturing process, types of tea, and other subjects.

    八女茶でもお土産に買おうかと思い立ち寄ってみたのですが思った以上に 長居しました しずく茶と言う八女の特有飲み方を 喫茶でさせてもらったのですが、とても良い体験になりました 自宅にしずく茶専用のお椀を買って帰った程です 体験コーナーも 抹茶を石臼で挽く体験やほうじ茶を作るような体験があったようですが 時間が合わず できませんでした 次回は行ってみたいです

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  • Former Fukuoka Prefecture Public Hall Distinguished Guest House
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    36 Reviews
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    Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashichuouku Nishinakasu 6-29
    This was constructed in 1910 for the 13th Kyushu-Okinawa Association Exhibition and served as a place to entertain guests during the exhibition. The guest house is a two-story Western style wooden building based on the Meiji period’s French Renaissance style, and the main rooms such as the reception rooms have marble fireplaces and feature elegant interior designs with lavish reliefs. It was designated as a National Important Cultural Pin 1984. A portion of the building is open to the public and available to tour. (Admission required)

    福岡市の天神と中州の間、水上公園の近くに、旧福岡県公会堂貴賓館が建っていました。 私たちが訪れた３月下旬はちょうどチューリップが見ごろな季節です。レトロで素敵な洋館と満開のチューリップのコラボがとても美しかったです。 この洋風の建物は、明治43年につくられたそうで、天神の写真スポットとしてもおすすめですよ。

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  • Kamado-jinja Shrine
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    Fukuoka Pref. Dazaifushi Uchiyama 883
    A Shinto shrine dedicated to Tamayori-hime, mother of Emperor Jinmu, Kamado Shrine has attracted believed seeking assistance with love and protection from harm since ancient times. Located at the foot of Mt. Homanzan, the shrine is also renowned for the beauty of its cherry blossoms in spring and fall foliage in autumn and the grounds throng with visitors during these times. The shrine’s Musubi-no-ito, red string talismans for love, are popular with those who wish for luck in love.
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  • Itokoku History Museum
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    Fukuoka Pref. Itoshimashi Iwara 916
    A history museum located in Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Here visitors can see artifacts excavated from National Historic Sites and models of historic ruins. The museum's large bronze mirror with patterns like a flower-petal, excavated from Hirabaru ruins, is the largest of its kind ever found in Japan. Volunteer guides are available (reservation required). In addition to locals, the museum sees many tourists.

    福岡市から車で30分。素晴らしい博物館です。展示物の凄さ。卑弥呼時代前後の歴史的に貴重な物は圧巻です。あまり知られていないがとにかく貴重なもばかりです。入館料も安く、入場者も少ないののでゆっくり観覧できます。歴史好きな方おすすめ！

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  • Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Moji
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    Fukuoka Pref. Kitakyushushimojiku Higashiminatomachi 2-3
    This art museum is located an eight-minute walk from JR Mojiko Station. It has a modern and nostalgic exterior, does not have permanent exhibits, and holds exhibitions from five to six times a year centered on Japanese paintings and Chinese and Japanese ceramics. It also has the Idemitsu Founding History Room that follows the life of Idemitsu Sazo, the founder of Idemitsu Kosan who opened the museum. There are seven corners that introduce the footsteps of Idemitsu Sazo and his respect for life and dignity.

    ノーフォーク広場から門司港レトロ地区の方向に歩いて向かっている途中にありました。出光興産の創業者の方が集めていたコレクションを展示している美術館なのだそうで、陶磁器などの展示が多かったです。また創業者の生涯を紹介するスペースもありました。

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  • Fukuoka Castle Ruins Visitor Center
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    Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashichuouku Jounai 1-4
    An activity center located in Maizuru Park in Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City. Here visitors can experience Fukuoka Castle as it was in its glory days via informational panels, models, ancient maps, and CGI virtual video. The center also holds events such as a virtual walk of Fukuoka castle through time and space, attracting large numbers of tourists.

    Another great destination is the Visitor Center located within the confines of the Maizuru Park and the Fukuoka Castle. Combine this attraction with the Korokan location to understand more of the...

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  • Sea Road Munakata Museum
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    Fukuoka Pref. Munakatashi Fukata 588
    The Sea Road Munakata Museum has permanent exhibits where one can learn about the history of Munakata as well as limited term special exhibits. There is also a 3D theater where visitors can enjoy the mysterious world of Okinoshima though sounds and images. There is an experience corner where one can come in contact with ancient civilizations through exhibits with themes such as making magatama accessories or learning how humans first made fire, enjoyable by both children and adults.

    海の道 むなかた館は、宗像大社辺津宮の前にある施設です。 宗像大社は、天照大神御神の三柱のお子様の三女神を祀っている神社です。辺津宮は、九州本土にありますが、中津宮は大島に、そして沖津宮は島全体が御神体とされる沖ノ島にあります。特に、沖津宮は、一般人は立ち入ることすらできない聖域です。 海の道...

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  • Fukuoka Convention Center
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    Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Hakata-ku Sekijomachi 2-1
    This large assembly hall is located in the Fukuoka Convention Center, the largest convention center in the Kyushu region. The convention center's full array of facilities include conference rooms with sliding walls which make it possible to freely adjust their size based on the form and scale of meetings, various halls, simultaneous interpretation booths, and a restaurant. The center is connected via passageway to the adjoining Fukuoka Sun Palace Hotel.
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  • Tochoji Temple
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    Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Gokushomachi 2-4
    The head temple for Shingon Buddhism in Kyushu, the temple’s principal object of worship is a figure of the great priest Kukai. The first temple built by Kukai in Japan after returning from Tang China, it is said that the temple’s name, comprised of the characters for “east” and “long,” was chosen to reflect Kukai’s hope that esoteric Buddhism would long be spread in the east of Asia. The temple’s circular Rokkaku-do hall is both exceptionally functional and beautiful. The temple’s brilliant red five-tier pagoda was just completed in 2011. The giant Fukuoka Daibutsu statue of the Buddha situated on the temple grounds, meanwhile, was completed over a four year period starting in 1988. A spectacular figure 10.8 meters tall and weighing 30 tons, the patterned wall behind the statue enshrines 5,000 smaller Buddha statues. A 15-minute walk from JR Hakata Station.
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  • Omuta Coal Industry and Science Museum
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    28 Reviews
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    Fukuoka Pref. Omutashi Misakimachi 6-23
    Coal helped support the modernization of Japan. And the Miike Coal Mine was the largest such mine in the nation. The Omuta Coal Industry and Science Museum was opened to share the history of the Miike Coal Mine with future generations and contains detailed exhibits which make use photos, videos, and tools actually used in the mine. Particularly noteworthy is the museum’s Dynamic Tunnel. Recreating a mining tunnel 400 meters below the surface, here visitors can view equipment such as a mining cutter and electric mining train to get a feel for the incredible work which once was conducted here. Designed as a facility enjoyable by both adults and children, there is also an area where visitors can play and experiment with various forms of energy.

    It is a nice place to learn the history of Miike Coal Mine in a short time. The museum is not very big, but they really try to attract the attention of visitors. It is also suitable for children. The...

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  • Akizuki Castle Ruins (Prefectural Historic Site)
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    Fukuoka Pref. Asakurashi Akidukinotori
    "Located around 20 minutes' drive from the Amagi Interchange of the Oita Expressway, Akizuki Castle was constructed during the Sengoku (Warring States) period (1467-1615) as a Hirajiro site (a castle built on flat ground, rather than on a hill) to serve as the residence of the Akizuki family. Only part of the original castle remains today; the site of the demolished castle was used to build Suiyo Shrine, dedicated to Kuroda Nagaoki, the first lord of the Akizuki-Kuroda domain. Kuromon (""Black Gate"") that served as the main gateway to the Castle was relocated to a site on the processional pathway leading up to Suiyo Shrine; the area near the gate is famous for its beautiful autumn foliage. The area in front of the Nagaya-mon Gate-the only part of the castle that survives in its original position-is the venue for Akizuki Nochi no Hina event, held on the day of Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month), when around 250 Hina dolls are put on display. Sugi no Baba Street, the road that leads up to the Castle site, features a 500 meter-long avenue of cherry trees."
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  • Fukuoka Art Museum
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    Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Chuo-ku Ohorikoen 1-6
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  • Bairin-ji Temple
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    Fukuoka Kurume-shi Kyomachi 209
    A temple in Kyo-machi, Kurume City. It serves as a training hall for the Myoshinji School of the Rinzai Sect of Buddhism which represents Kyushu. It's also the known family temple of the Arima clan who was the feudal lord of Kurume. Nearly 500 trees of various strains of plum tree are planted in the attached outer garden and the best time to see them in bloom is between February and March.

    2月は梅の花が咲き誇ってきれいです。今年は暖かく例年より早く見頃になった気がします。あちらこちらでメジロが花をつついていて、とても癒されます。

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The most northerly of Kyushu island’s prefectures, Fukuoka comprises castle towns, seaside parks, and Hakata ramen, one of Japan’s most famous noodle dishes. Whether due to its good location or its unique charm, the prefecture’s capital, Fukuoka city, has been voted one of the most desirable places to live in the country - a close-knit community, a thriving food scene, and accessible nature combine for irresistibly laid-back city vibes.

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