7 Sights in Chikushino, Japan (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Chikushino, Japan! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Chikushino. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
1. 天拝山
Tenkaizan is a mountain with an altitude of 257.4 m in Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The name of the mountain comes from the tradition that Sugawara Michima, who was relegated to Dazaifu in the early Heian period due to the change of Changtai, climbed to the summit many times to worship the heavens in order to plead his innocence. The ancient name is Tenpanzan. In the past, there were no trees except pampas grass, but when Mitsuru Ogawa, a vassal of Kuroda Nagamasa, became a gunji, he planted trees and made the entire mountain covered with trees.
2. 武蔵寺
Musashiji Temple is a temple of the Tendai sect located at the trailhead of Mt. Tenkai, which is associated with Sugawara Michishinko in Musashi, Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Camellia Flower Mountain.
3. 筑紫神社
Chikushi Shrine (Chikushi Jinja) is a shrine located in Harada, Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is a Shikinai shrine (Meishin Taisha), and the former company status is a prefectural shrine.
4. Kii Castle Ruins
Kii Castle was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan straddling the border between the city of Chikushino, Fukuoka and the town of Kiyama, Saga Prefecture Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1937, and raised to a Special Historic Site since 1954.
5. Mount Hōman
Mount Hōman , is a mountain on the border between the cities of Chikushino and Dazaifu in Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyūshū, Japan. It has an elevation of 829.6 metres (2,722 ft) meters. It is regarded as a sacred mountain and one of the three major centers for Shugendō. It was designated a National Historic Site in 2013. The mountain is also called Mount Mikasa (御笠山) and Mount Kamado (竈門山)
6. 五郎山古墳
The Gorōyama Kofun (五郎山古墳) is a Kofun period Decorated kofun burial mound, located in the Harada neighborhood of the town of Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1949, with the area under protection adjusted in 1984. It is one of the largest circular tombs in Chikushino, dating from the late Kofun period.
7. 筑紫野市総合公園
Chikushino City General Park is a park located in Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and is classified as a comprehensive park. It is located on a hill on the shore of Lake Tenkai, and has a large sailboat-style athletic field and various playground equipment.
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