Hakozaki-gu Shrine

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Also known as “Hakozaki Hachiman-gu Shrine,” alongside Usa Hachiman-gu Shrine and Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu Shrine this is one of the three great Hachiman-gu Shrines of Japan. Emperor Ojin is the main enshrined deity, along with Empress Jingu and Tamayori-hime. In Nishioku there is the “Ajisai Garden” and “Shinen Flower Park,” with spring being the best time to see peonies, and the early summer best for hydrangeas. The “Tamaseseri Festival” that takes place each January 3 is a famous festival in which there are two wooden balls that represent yin and yang and bring good fortune and the contestants vie over the “yang” ball.

Spot details

Address: Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihigashiku Hakozaki 1-22-1 Map
Area: Kashii / Umi no Nakamichi Area
Phone: 0926417431
Hours: [Grounds Open Gates shut]6:00-19:00
[Prayer Reception]9:00-16:30
[Goshuin Reception]9:00-16:30
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Worship fee] Free
Parking Lot: Available(330spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
English Menu: Available (Available on HP)
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Review

Beautiful Hakozakigu

Reviewed : 2022.05.01

Hakozakigu is truly a beautiful shrine. The shrine-complex includes several buildings and the shrine-ground is vast. I can imagine that it would also be a very peaceful place on a normal day if not...
A jovial celebration

Reviewed : 2019.09.25

We were lucky to watch the ceremony marking the first day of the Hojoya Festival in the evening of September 12 and the procession of the portable shrines. We did not actually have the time to see...
Beautiful and easy to find

Reviewed : 2019.05.17

We went and really enjoyed it. Google maps may take you to side entrance which works great if you need to park a car.