Shrine Spots in Tosu / Yoshinogari Area

  • Chiriku Hachimangu Shrine
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    Saga Pref. Miyakigunmiyakichou Shirakabe 2403
    "A Shinto shrine located in Shirakabe, Miyaki Town, Miyaki County, Saga Prefecture. Records state the shrine was founded in 724. During the Okayu Dameshi fortune telling event (popularly known as ""Okai-san"") held each year on March 15, a bowl of okayu rice porridge made on February 26 and offered to the gods is made viewable to the public; the pattern of mold on the porridge is said to predict whether the future brings good luck or bad luck, rich harvests or disasters, and the festival is considered one of the three great okayu rice porridge festivals of Japan."

    肥前国一之宮ですがバス利用の場合は、久留米(筑後国)からが便利です。 しかし元々本数が少ないので往復のバスの時間は事前にご確認を。 参拝した日はあいにくの雨で、鳥居の先の100段以上ある急な石段は注意深く上がりました。石段には手すりがあったので助かりました。 境内からは筑後平野が見渡せ、高良大社と共に見守っているのだなと感じました。(後々、「肥前国一之宮だが何故???」というちょっとした疑問がわき...

  • Oyamazumi Shrine
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    Saga Kanzaki-gun Yoshinogaricho Matsuguma 2219-1
  • Kushida Miya
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    Saga Kanzaki-shi Kanzakimachi Kanzaki 419-1
  • Takashi Shrine
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    Saga Kanzaki-shi
  • Azumaya Shrine
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    Saga Tosu-shi Ushiwaramachi
  • Jinhiyama Shrine
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    Saga Pref. Kanzakishi Kanzakimachikuha 1692
  • Shiraishi Shrine
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    Saga Miyaki-gun Miyakicho Shirakabe 3955
  • Eisei Shrine
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    Saga Pref. Tosushi Nagayoshimachi 452-10
  • Yasaka Shrine
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    Saga Tosu-shi Honmachi 1-chome 867
  • Hachi Tenjin Yashiro
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    Saga Kanzaki-shi Kanzakimachi Jobaru 3672
  • Wakamiya Shrine
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    Saga Kanzaki-shi Chiyodacho Sakaibaru 852-1
  • Shintotaiseikyotenshin Shrine
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    Saga Pref. Kanzakigunyoshinogarichou Ishinari 413-1
  • Ayabe Hachiman Shrine
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    Saga Miyaki-gun Miyakicho Harukoga 2338
  • Nakatsukuma Takara Man Shrine
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    Saga Miyaki-gun Miyakicho Harukoga 6532-11
  • Kashii Shrine
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    Saga Kanzaki-shi Chiyodacho Amarie
  • Tenmangu Shrine
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    Saga Kanzaki-shi Kanzakimachi Nagauta
  • Tade Shrine
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    Saga Kanzaki-gun Yoshinogari Machida Te
  • Kanja Shrine
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    Saga Kanzaki-shi Chiyodacho Sakimura
  • Hachiryujin Yashiro
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    Saga Kanzaki-gun Yoshinogari Cho Hakogawa
  • Hachi Ryugu
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    Saga Kanzaki-gun

Saga Areas

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Away from the fast-paced cities of mainland Japan, Kyushu’s Saga prefecture offers quaint towns and cities known for their traditional crafts, particularly ceramics. Rich in kaolin (a type of clay), Saga became the homeland of Arita ware, a delicate, decorative porcelain that is now celebrated worldwide and can be discovered in the towns of Arita, Imari, and Karatsu.

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