Overview

Home to Dazaifu Tenmangu, one of Japan's most important Shinto shrines dedicated to the god of learning. Students flock here before exams. The approaching streets are lined with traditional shops selling umegae mochi (plum rice cakes).

Highlights

• Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
• God of learning - popular with students
• Komyozen-ji Zen Garden
• Kyushu National Museum
• Traditional shopping streets

Getting There

Location