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  • Kego-jinja Shrine
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    215 Reviews
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    Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashichuouku Tenjin 2-2-20
    A Shinto shrine located in the heart of Fukuoka City. Believed to provide protection against disease and disaster, the shrine is visited by many seeking to improve their fortunes and ward away evil. The shrine was moved to its current location in 1608 by Kuroda Nagamasa, the first lord of Fukuoka Domain, due to the construction of Fukuoka Castle.

    I ventured here by accident believe it or not while I was looking for a Camera store near by. I ended up spending around an hour, went to the camera store bought a tripod came back for another half...

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  • Suikyo Tenmangu Shrine
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    143 Reviews
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    Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Chuo-ku Tenjin 1-15-4

    It is nested amongst the commercial buildings so you really have to look for it (the entrance is quite small). There are no people when I visited so I was able to take a lot of photos.

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  • Gokoku Shrine
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    61 Reviews
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    Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashichuouku Ropponmatsu 1-1-1
    A Shinto shrine located in Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City. The shrine is dedicated to all those connected to Fukuoka Prefecture who have sacrificed themselves for the country in battle from the Meiji restoration to the Pacific War. The shrine prays for the continued peace of the Japanese nation and is said to grant worshippers peace and prosperity in the household as well as traffic safety. Facing the Ohori Park and Fukuoka Castle Ruins, the shrine's raw timber torii gate, standing at the head of the approach on the park side, is 13 meters tall and its pillars are 160 centimeters in diameter, making it the biggest of its kind in Japan.

    Fukuoka Gokoku Shrine is located beside the ruins of Fukuoka Castle. It is also not far from Ohori Park. Lake many other Gokoku shrines, it is also dedicated to the fallen soldiers. The precinct is...

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  • Koun Shrine
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    39 Reviews
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    Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Chuo-ku Nishi Park 13-1

    This is known both as Terumo Shrine and Kouun Shrine on different sources. Different names, same place. This shrine is dedicated to the Sengoku-era warlords who were in charge of Fukuoka and its...

  • Torikai Hachimangu Shrine
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    19 Reviews
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    Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Chuo-ku Imagawa 2-chome 1-17

    その昔、神功皇后が新羅からの帰途、鳥飼村で胎内の皇子（後の応神天皇）の将来を祈念して杯を振る舞い、後に村がその地に社を建てたのが鳥飼八幡宮の始まりといわれています。

  • Sumiyoshi Shrine
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    Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Chuo-ku Minato 3-chome
  • Naka Tsukasa Magotaro Inari Shrine
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    Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Chuo-ku Nishi Park 13-10
  • Hirao Hachimangu Shrine
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    Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Chuo-ku Hirao 4-chome 10-38
  • Kogarasu Shrine
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    Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Chuo-ku Kego 3-chome
  • Hirano Shrine
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    Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Chuo-ku Imagawa 1-chome
  • Kurose Shrine
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    Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Chuo-ku Minato 3-chome
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