Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Dazaifu, Japan

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 3.4 km
Ascend 57 m
Descend 68 m

Explore Dazaifu in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Dazaifu

Sight 1: Dazaifu Temmangu Shrine

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Dazaifu Tenman-gū (太宰府天満宮) is a Shinto shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is built over the grave of Sugawara no Michizane (845–903) and is one of the main shrines dedicated to Tenjin, the deified form of Michizane.

Wikipedia: Dazaifu Tenmangū (EN)

2 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 2: Tobiume Apricot Tree

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Tobiume Apricot Tree 撮影者 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Tobiume is the name of a plum tree known as the sacred tree of Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine located in Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture (formerly Dazaifu Village, Mikasa District, Chikuzen Province).

Wikipedia: 飛梅 (JA)

1028 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 3: 西正寺

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西正寺

Saishoji Temple is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect located in Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, and is the Bodhi Temple of Takahashi Shoun, the lord of Iwaya Castle.

Wikipedia: 西正寺 (JA)

908 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: Kanzeonji Temple

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Kanzeon-ji (観世音寺) is a seventh-century Buddhist temple in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was once the most important temple in Kyushu. Its bell, one of the oldest in the country, has been designated a National Treasure, and in 1996 the Ministry of the Environment designated its sound as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan. Many statues of the Heian period are Important Cultural Properties.

Wikipedia: Kanzeon-ji (EN)

870 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: 大宰府展示館

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Dazaifu Exhibition Hall is a historical exhibition hall located in Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. It is operated by the "Ancient City Dazaifu Preservation Association". Located near the ruins of the Dazaifu Government Office, it exhibits a three-dimensional model of the "Plum Blossom Festival" reproduced with Hakata dolls.

Wikipedia: 大宰府展示館 (JA)

569 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Sakamoto Hachimangu Shrine

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Sakamoto Hachimangu is a shrine located in Sakamoto, Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The registered name of the religious corporation is Hachiman Shrine. It is said to be a place related to the era name "Reiwa".

Wikipedia: 坂本八幡宮 (JA)

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