Dazaifu

Worth seeing in and around Dazaifu

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Kyushu National Museum

   The Kyushu National Museum opened on October 16, 2005, in Dazaifu near Fukuoka—the first new national museum in Japan in over 100 years, and the first to elevate the focus on history over art. The distinct modern impression created by the architectural facade is mirrored in the museum's use of technological innovations which are put to good in making the museum's collections accessible to the public.

   1.5 km · national museum in Fukuoka, Japan · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Dazaifu Tenmangū

   Dazaifu Tenman-gū is a Shinto shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is built over the grave of Sugawara no Michizane and is one of the main shrines dedicated to Tenjin, the deified form of Michizane.

   1.4 km · Shinto shrine in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ōno Castle

   Ōno Castle was an ancient castle straddling the border of the cities of Ōnojō and Dazaifu, and the town of Umi, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1932, and raised to a Special Historic Site since 1953 with the area under protection expanded in 2012.

   3.3 km · ruined castle in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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 meters.

   5.1 km · mountain in Japan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Kōmyōzen-ji

   Kōmyōzen-ji is a Zen temple in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was founded by Tetsugyū Enshin of the Tōfuku-ji Rinzai school in 1273.

   1.1 km · Buddhist temple in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Kamado Shrine

   Kamado-jinja is a Shinto shrine located in Dazaifu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. Located at the top of Mount Hōman, which has been venerated from ancient times as a sacred mountain, the shrine is dedicated to Tamayori-bime, Emperor Ōjin, and Empress Jingū.

   5.2 km · Shinto shrine in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Kaidan-in Temple

   Kaidan-in is a Rinzai temple in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was founded by Ganjin in 761.

   400 m · Buddhist temple in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Kanzeon-ji Temple

   Kanzeon-ji is a seventh-century Buddhist temple in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was once the most important temple in Kyushu.

   300 m · Buddhist temple in Dazaifu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Umi Hachimangū

   Umi Hachimangū is a Shinto shrine located in Umi, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin, Empress Jingū, Tamayori-bime, Sumiyoshi sanjin and Izanagi.

   6.5 km · Shinto shrine in Umi, Fukuoka, Japan · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Kyushu Historical Museum

    The Kyushu Historical Museum is a history museum in Ogōri, Fukuoka, Japan. The museum first opened in Dazaifu in 1973, but moved to its present location in 2010.

    8.8 km · museum in this ogōri,Fukuoka,japan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Dazaifu

Airports

Fukuoka (FUK), 11 km · Kyushu Saga (HSG), 45 km · Kitakyushu (KKJ), 60 km

Stations

Hakata-Minami Station, 8.1 km · Futsukaichi Station, 2 km · Dazaifu Station, 1 km · Haruda Station, 6.9 km · Asakuragaidō Station, 3.3 km

• Saga → Dazaifu

  37 km · quickest by road, 1h 13m · ¥580–800
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• Kitakyushu → Dazaifu

  48 km · quickest by road, 1h 31m · ¥740–1,010
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• Kumamoto → Dazaifu

  80 km · quickest by road, 2h 1m · ¥1,020–1,400
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