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TENMANGU SHRINE

Dazaifu
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
5/5
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This bright orange shrine is dedicated to Sugawara-no-Michizane, a poet and ... Read more
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FUKUSAI-JI TEMPLE

Nagasaki
Temple to visit
4/5
(1 review)
It is also called the Universal Temple of Kannon. It is a very particular, ... Read more
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SUWA-JINJA SHRINE

Nagasaki
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
4/5
(1 review)
This shrine, which dates from 1625, was built by Katakiyo Aoki, who became ... Read more
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TEMPLE KANZEON-JI (SITE HISTORIQUE NATIONAL)

Dazaifu
Temple to visit
The name of this temple appears in The Tale of Genji, a famous work of ... Read more
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HAKOZAKI GU

Hakata-Fukuoka
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Shintō sanctuary founded in 923. Most of its buildings date back to the th ... Read more
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SUMIYOSHI JINJA AND KUSHIDA JINJA

Hakata-Fukuoka
Temple to visit
These two temples are located west and northwest of the station. ... Read more
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KAIDAN-IN AND KANZEON-JI

Dazaifu
Abbey monastery and convent
Kaidan-in dating back to 761 was one of Japan's most important monasteries. ... Read more
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KINSHO-JI

Karatsu
Temple to visit
A temple that gave religious training to Japan's greatest playwright, ... Read more
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KOTO-JI

Shimabara
Temple to visit
This temple houses the Nehan Zō, the largest statue of Allongé Buddha ... Read more
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FUTAGO-JI

Usa
Temple to visit
Located next to the summit of the Futago-san, in the centre of the ... Read more
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FORMER SHITSU HELP CENTER

Nagasaki
Religious buildings
In 1868, Father Marc Marie of Rotz, from Vaux-sur-Simonm, volunteered to ... Read more
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AMANOIWATO-JINJA SHRINE

Takachiho
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Bathed by the Iwato River, the pretty shrine comprises a number of ... Read more
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TAKACHIHO-JINJA SHRINE

Takachiho
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Located 1 km from the center, this shrine stands in the middle of an ... Read more
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KŌFUKU-JI

Nagasaki
Religious buildings
Tōmeizan Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple Ōbaku Zen founded in 1624. It is ... Read more
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TAKEO SHRINE

Takeo-Ureshino
Religious buildings
To get to this white Shinto shrine, you will have to cross a small bamboo ... Read more
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UDO-JINGU SHRINE

Cap Toi-Misaki - La Cote Nichinan-Kaigan
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This shrine, painted in bright orange, allows visitors to discover a ... Read more
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TERUKUNI-JINJA SHRINE

Kagoshima
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This relatively recent shrine was erected in memory of the former daimyo of ... Read more
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HONMYO-JI TEMPLE

Kumamoto
Temple to visit
Honmyo-ji Temple is a temple of the Nichiren School of Buddhism located on ... Read more
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SOFUKU-JI TEMPLE

Nagasaki
Temple to visit
This Zen temple of the Ōbaku-shū sect was built in 1629. Its door is of ... Read more
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SHOFUKU-JI

Hakata-Fukuoka
Temple to visit
Located less than a kilometre north of the station, this Zen temple was ... Read more