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Dazaifu (大宰府) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By train

Dazaifu is accessible via Futsukaichi (二日市) station on the Nishitetsu Tenjin-Omuta Line.

From Tenjin station in Fukuoka there are at least a dozen trains per hour operating to Futsukaichi. The journey is 12 minutes by Limited Express or 25 minutes by Local train, and currently costs ¥330.

[edit] By car

Take the main road number 3 south out of Fukuoka, which passes through Dazaifu. This can be crushingly slow for such a short distance. A better option is to take the toll road south out of Fukuoka (you can access from various points around the city) and get off at the Dazaifu interchange, which will cost ¥600 as of May 2007.

[edit] Get around

Dazaifu has little of interest to the average tourist beyond Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine and the adjacent Kyushu National Museum, however, if you should want to explore the remaining ruins, you are advised to walk or bicycle.

[edit][add listing] See

• Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, a large and beautiful complex dedicated to Sugawara Michizane. The street leading to the shrine is famous for umegaimochi, a kind of sweet plum-filled rice cake. Nearby is a nationally renowned stone zen garden.

• Kyushu National Museum. Newly built and within easy walking distance of the shrine.

• Komyozenji Temple. A very peaceful Kamakura-era Buddhist temple hidden away in a quiet residential side street near the Tenmangu Shrine complex. A small Zen rock garden with a single maple tree marks the entrance to the temple, while at the back there is an elevated wooden walkway that provides a view of an exceptional moss garden designed in a 'sea garden' style.

[edit][add listing] Do

There are a variety of festivals held at various shrines across the town throughout the year. If it is possible, try to attend the monthly flea market in the grounds of Tenmangu Shrine, where kimonos can be had for ¥1000 or less.

[edit][add listing] Buy

Simply put, travel to Fukuoka city for shopping. Dazaifu houses merely the usual Japanese stores: Nitori, Uniqlo, GooDay, and so on.

[edit][add listing] Eat

There are a huge number of restaurants serving typical Japanese fare in the immediate proximity of Tenmangu Shrine.

[edit][add listing] Drink

Again, travel to Fukuoka city for evening entertainment.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

[edit] Get out

Travel to Hakata via Futsukaichi, and from there to anywhere.

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