Dazaifu (Fukuoka)

Dazaifu (Japanese太宰府 市, - shi) is a Japanese city in the prefecture of Fukuoka. Nearby are the towns of Onojo and Chikushino. The city was historically significant for centuries before its official founding.

History

Dazaifu, the imperial office for the administration of Kyushu, was moved by 663 of today's Fukuoka. Dazaifu was home to embassies of China and Korea. Korokan, a guesthouse for foreign legations was built. From the Nara period of the Heian Period and into the Kamakura period, Dazaifu was one of the military and cultural centers of Japan. In the Heian period, the city was the place of exile for high-ranking courtiers, among other things, for the scholar Sugawara no Michizane, who was later to Kami and whose grave is in the shrine Dazaifu Tenman- gū.

See also Main article: Dazaifu (Official ), on the history of Sonderververwaltungszone 673-1100.

In the time of the Mongol invasions of Japan and the loss of authority of the emperor Dazaifu was politically less significant. In the Muromachi period the political center of Kyushu was moved to Hakata.

In medieval times Dazaifu was the Bais of the Shoni clan until they were expelled by the Ouchi. In the Edo period, Dazaifu was part of the Han Kuroda until the abolition of feudal 1873.

Attractions

The Kyushu National Museum opened on 16 October 2005. It is housed in a wood and glass building in the hills and has important collections of Japanese artifacts related to the history of Kyūshū.

Temman -gu is a built 905 place of worship of the 903 who died in exile here statesman Sugawara Michizane ( Tenshin ), which is especially revered as a deity of learning of students. The shrine buildings are from 1591st Prior cattle are a bronze statue and a plum tree, which here followed supposedly his master from Kyoto through the air.

Kōmyōzen -ji is a Zen temple, which is known for its beautiful zen garden. It was built in the Kamakura period next to the Tenman- gū.

The temple Kanzeon -ji of the Tendai sect was built in 746 and was once the center of Buddhism on Kyūshū. Despite repeated destruction ( the present buildings date from 1690) remained a bell from the Nara period and valuable sculptures of the Heian and Kamakura period received. Among these is a statue of Bato - Kannon (Goddess of Mercy) and the goddess of fortune Kichijo th. To the west of the temple can be seen exposed foundations of the former governor quarter Tofuro.

Sons and daughters of the town

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Onojo
  • Chikushino
  • Umi
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