罢艒肠丑艒-箩颈 houses the Fukuoka Daibutsu, Japan's largest seated wooden Buddha (10.8m high, 30 tonnes, completed in 1992) and some impressively carved Kannon (deity of mercy) statues. The temple is said to date from AD 806 and to have been founded by K奴kai, founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism.
香港六合彩即时开奖's must-see attractions
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Among the countless visitors to the grand, sprawling Tenman-g奴 鈥 shrine and burial place of poet-scholar Tenman Tenjin 鈥 are students making offerings and鈥
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Built into the tranquil eastern hills of Dazaifu and reached through more escalators than can be found at the average airport, this striking structure 鈥
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Nicknamed Maizuru-j艒 (Dancing Crane Castle), this elegantly proportioned white castle (built 1608, rebuilt 1966 and refurbished 2017) is picturesquely鈥
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Spread over three machiya (traditional Japanese townhouses), this folk museum re-creates a Hakata nagare (neighbourhood unit) from the late Meiji era鈥
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On the upper floors of the Hakata Riverain mall, this large museum houses the world-renowned Asia Gallery, and additional galleries for special鈥
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Karatsu-yaki is defined by the work of 14 generations of the Nakazato family. Walk through the shop, which feels like a museum unto itself, and cross the鈥
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This fabulously restored late鈥揗eiji period villa of a local trader is built in a mix of Japanese and Western styles, with lantern-filled gardens, a鈥
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Set within the expansive grounds of 艑hori-k艒en, adjacent to the remains of Fukuoka's once-grand castle, this traditional (though constructed in 1984) 12鈥
Nearby Fukuoka attractions
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厂丑艒蹿耻办耻-箩颈 is considered the oldest Zen temple in Japan, founded in 1195 by Eisai, who introduced Zen and tea to Japan; the nation's first tea plants are鈥
2. Hakata Machiya Furusato-kan
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Spread over three machiya (traditional Japanese townhouses), this folk museum re-creates a Hakata nagare (neighbourhood unit) from the late Meiji era鈥
3. Hakata Traditional Craft & Design Museum
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This compact museum displays stellar examples of local crafts, Hakata-ori textiles, Hakata ningy艒 (Hakata dolls), papier-m芒ch茅 Daruma and lion figures,鈥
4. Hakata Local History Museum
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On the grounds of the Kushida-jinja shrine, this old-school museum has many displays about the Hakata Gion Yamakasa Matsuri, as well as swords, ancient鈥
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The intimate Kushida-jinja, municipal Shint艒 shrine of Hakata, traces its history to AD 757 and sponsors the Hakata Gion Yamakasa Matsuri, in which鈥
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On the upper floors of the Hakata Riverain mall, this large museum houses the world-renowned Asia Gallery, and additional galleries for special鈥
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This small but pretty garden and teahouse was built by a Meiji-era merchant in 1906 and offers a couple of paths, a rushing waterfall and tea ceremony. In鈥
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Built in 1910, this historic French Renaissance鈥搒tyle building, a nationally registered important cultural property, can be found just across the river鈥