Rurisan Shoho-ji Temple: A Temple of Flowers Filled with Prayers for the Cure of Eye Diseases
Rurisan Shoho-ji Temple, located in Sasaguri Town, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, is a temple of the Omuro school of Shingon…
Asaki Shrine: A Historic Shrine Located in a Place Associated with Yamato Takeru
Asaki Shrine, located in Onga Town, Onga District, Fukuoka Prefecture, is a historic shrine known as a place associated with…
Kanamura Shrine: Look Up and You’ll See Vivid Colors! The Stories Hidden in 15 Ceiling Paintings
Kanamura Shrine, located in Itoda Town, Fukuoka Prefecture. The biggest attraction of this shrine is, without a doubt, the 15…
Naritasan Kurume Branch Temple: Overwhelmed by the 62m Giant Kannon Statue! A Temple Where You Can Experience Hell and Paradise
Naritasan Kurume Branch Temple, located in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, is a branch temple of Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Chiba…
Okinoshima Island: Still Off-Limits to Women! A “Sacred Island Where Gods Dwell” That Conceals Ancient Romance
Okinoshima Island, floating in Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture. This small island, about 4km in circumference, located almost in the center…
Iwaya Shrine: The Mystery of Giant Rocks! A Power Spot that Enshrines a Wish-Granting Hoju
Iwaya Shrine, located in Toho Village, Fukuoka Prefecture, is a mysterious shrine that stands in the midst of great nature.…
Pray for Certain Victory! Fukuoka’s Power Spot “Hakozaki-gu Shrine”: A National Shrine with a History of 1000 Years
“Hakozaki-gu Shrine,” where many worshipers visit throughout the year to pray for success in competitions and protection from evil. It…
Okada-gu Shrine: The Ubusuna-gami of the Kurosaki Kumade Area
Located in Yahatanishi Ward, Kitakyushu City, is Okada-gu Shrine. This historic shrine, which also appears in the Kojiki (Records of…
Yasaka Shrine, the Guardian Shrine of Kokura: Kokura Gion Drum and a Stone Torii Gate Carving History
Yasaka Shrine, located in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, is a historic shrine established in 1617 by Tadaoki Hosokawa, the…