Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
Dazaifu Tenmangu is the head shrine of 10,000 different shrines across Japan dedicated to the spirit of Sugawara Michizane. Sugawara was an acclaimed scholar who was deemed innocent posthumously after being exiled to Dazaifu by Kyoto’s Imperial Court. The main hall was built over his grave and has been preserved as a sacred site of Tenjin worship for over 1100 years.
There were quite a lot of people, but the flow was pretty smooth so it didn’t feel chaotic.
You’ve got to try the umegae mochi on the approach to the shrine.
Fresh off the grill and nice and hot, it tastes great.
