Dazaifu (Fukuoka)
Dazaifu-shi 太宰府 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Kyushu | |
Prefecture : | Fukuoka | |
Coordinates : | 33 ° 31 ' N , 130 ° 31' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 29.58 km² | |
Residents : | 72,313 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 2445 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 40221-4 | |
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Flag / coat of arms: | ||
Tree : | Camphor tree | |
Flower : | Ume | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Dazaifu City Hall 1 - 1 - 1 , Kanzeon-ji Dazaifu -shi Fukuoka 818-0198 |
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Website URL: | http://www.city.dazaifu.fukuoka.jp/ | |
Location of Dazaifu in Fukuoka Prefecture | ||
Dazaifu ( Japanese 太宰府 市 , -shi ) is a Japanese city in Fukuoka Prefecture . Nearby are the cities of Onojo and Chikushino . The city was historically significant for centuries before it was officially founded.
history
Dazaifu, the imperial office for the administration of Kyūshū , was moved here from today's Fukuoka after 663 . Dazaifu hosted embassies from China and Korea . Korokan, a guest house for foreign embassies, was built. From the Nara period through the Heian period to the Kamakura period , Dazaifu was one of the military and cultural centers of Japan. During the Heian period, the city was a place of exile for high-ranking courtiers, including the scholar Sugawara no Michizane , who was later elevated to a Kami and whose grave is in the Dazaifu Tenman-gū shrine .
See also main article: Dazaifu (Office) , on the history of the Special Administrative Region 673-1100.
During the time of the Mongol invasions in Japan and the loss of authority of the emperor, Dazaifu was politically less important. 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 fiefs were abolished in 1873 .
Attractions
The Kyushu National Museum opened on October 16, 2005 . It is housed in a wood and glass building on a hillside and has important collections of Japanese artifacts related to the history of Kyushu.
Temman-gu is a place of worship built in 905 for the statesman Sugawara Michizane (Tenshin), who died here in exile in 903 and is worshiped as the deity of scholarship, especially by schoolchildren and students. The shrine buildings date from 1591. In front of them are a bronze cattle statue and a plum tree that supposedly followed its master from Kyoto through the air.
Kōmyōzen-ji is a Zen temple that is known for its beautiful Zen garden . It was builtright next to the Tenman-gūin the Kamakura period .
The Kanzeon-ji temple of the Tendai sect was built in 746 and was once the center of Buddhism on Kyushu. Despite multiple destruction (today's buildings date from 1690), a bell from the Nara period and valuable sculptures from the Heian and Kamakura periods have been preserved. Among these is a statue of Bato-kannon (goddess of grace) and the goddess of luck Kichijo-ten. Uncovered foundations of the former governor's quarters Tofuro can be seen to the west of the temple. The Kaidan-in is also located on the premises .
sons and daughters of the town
- Ai Shibata (* 1982), Japanese swimmer
Neighboring cities and communities
Web links
- Official website - Japanese, English, Korean and Chinese
- Dazaifu page of the Prefecture Tourism Association ( memento of October 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Site of the Kyushu National Museum (English)