If the founding date is correct, then this would be Kyoto's oldest Tenmangū shrine. Although dating to 905, Dazaifu Tenmangū could be argued to have begun as a funerary shrine. Suika Tenmangū is possibly the oldest site dedicated to appeasing Michizane as the god Tenjin (天神).
I don't think I can ever accurately tell you how much I adore Kofuku Ebisu
Anime source: Noragami
Episode: 4
Character: Kofuku Ebisu
She's in Tokyo, and her local tenmangu shrine (shrine to Tenjin--Michizane in god-mode) is having its uso-kae later this month. She'll take hers along and exchange it! (6/6)
More from the shrine in Dazaifu:
"The ceremony begins with participants gathering around a large wooden bullfinch in the courtyard. They then circle the bullfinch to rhythmic drumming, chanting "kaemasho kaemasho," passing the small carvings from person to person. The process is repeated a number of times.
After the ceremony ends, you can take one of the wooden birds back home with you for happiness and good fortune in the year ahead." (4/x)
DEC 29 2023: went to the Fukuoka City Botanical Garden but it was closed. From there we walked down a hill through a residential area, then found we had no idea where we were. Eventually we made our way to a train station (probably Nishitetsu Hirao Station) and caught the train back to the Nishitetsu Fukuoka (#Tenjin) station. #福岡市植物園 #天神
PS: big entry tomorrow!
The last full day in #Fukuoka #福岡! Tiny as it is, I will miss this little apartment. It was **home** for ten weeks, not just a hotel. Meals were cooked here, modifications were made (using cardboard boxes to create shelves), and the view of the big bus ramp and train line leading to #Tenjin #天神 Station was entertaining.
I know it's probably a major social faux pas to say anything nice about #DonQuijote, but I'm glad my first experience* was the one in #Fukuoka / #Tenjin. Except for the one in #Kagoshima, the others have been kinda disappointing in comparison. #DonKi #ドンキ
*Technically my first one was the one in #Hakodate, but I was only in that one briefly.
