Dazaifu Tenman-gu
Dazaifu Tenman-gu 太宰府天満宮 Dazaifu (太宰府市) July 26, 2025 (Reiwa 7) About Dazaifu Tenman-gu Dazaifu Tenman-gu, as well as Kitano Tenman-gu in Kyoto, is one of the most important Tenman-gu shrines dedicated to the Heian Era scholar, Sugawara Michizane. After his death in Dazaifu, there were a series of natural disasters, prompting the the construction of the shrine on the site of Sugawara’s grave. One of the niftier characteristics of this shrine are the taiko bridges that you take across the large, heart-shaped pond to get to the main shrine. The street leading up the shrine is lined with shops and…
