The Kyokusui-no-En is a Shinto ritual that reproduces the elegant imperial court ceremonies of the Heian period. People dressed in glossy kimonos sit on both banks of a stream flowing through the ...

According to legend, when Michizane stopped at Dōmyōji Tenmangū on his way to exile in Dazaifu, the surrounding fields were filled with yellow nanohana blossoms. After his departure, Nun Kakujuni ...

centering on the ancient Dazaifu government bureau site and the Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine. However, issues had been pointed out, such as the multiple instances of insufficient cooperation among related ...

Following the revocation of Japan Heritage status for the “Ancient Capital of Western Japan,” which includes Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine and the Kii Castle Ruins spanning Fukuoka and Saga prefectures, six ...

Biei was inspired by Dazaifu, a city where the famed Dazaifu Tenmangu Shinto shrine is located, in Fukuoka Prefecture on the southern main island of Kyushu. Dazaifu began collecting a tax at all ...

Japan experienced its second-hottest September on record, with the average temperature 2.52 degrees higher than normal, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced on Oct. 1. This September ranks ...