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- Demon Slayer
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- Dazaifu, Fukuoka
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An old shrine at the foot of Mt. Homan, built to guard Dazaifu against evil from the northeast. Fans say its name and history echo the series, but there is no official connection. It is an active place of worship, so please visit as a guest of the shrine.
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Please be a considerate guest: keep your voice down, keep paths clear and leave the place as you found it.
Getting to the shrine
The nearest station is Dazaifu Station on the Nishitetsu railway, and the shrine's own page says the walk from there takes about 40 minutes. The shrine lists a community bus called Mahoroba-go at roughly 10 minutes and about 100 yen. It runs from the bus stop in front of Dazaifu Station, or from the Miyamae stop near Dazaifu Tenmangu, on the line bound for Uchiyama; get off at the last stop, Uchiyama. From Dazaifu Tenmangu the shrine is about 30 minutes on foot.
Drivers can use the shrine's paid parking lot, which holds about 100 cars. The shrine gives about 20 minutes by road from the Dazaifu interchange of the Kyushu Expressway. Bus times change, so check the Dazaifu city website or the shrine's access page before you go.
What to see on the grounds
The shrine describes its present main hall as built in 1927, with a cypress roof covered in copper plate, and says the roof was renewed in 2013. Before the hall there is a water basin called the Mizukagami, or water mirror, where visitors are asked to calm the mind before approaching the main sanctuary. Behind the amulet office is an observation terrace with a stone bench and stools, from which the shrine says you can see all of Dazaifu and, in the evening, the sunset and the town lights coming on.
The shrine's crest is the cherry blossom, and it says the grounds fill with blooms every spring. In autumn, roughly 300 ginkgo, maple and other deciduous trees turn color, usually from mid to late November, and the grounds are lit at night during that period. Many of the maples were planted by local people who marked an unlucky age year at the shrine.
Festivals and the mountain behind the shrine
The shrine holds seasonal events through the year, including spring and autumn matchmaking festivals, a Tanabata star festival on the evening of August 7, and a maple festival in November with a small market. The yearly calendar on its page was last posted for 2021, so exact dates and times vary; the shrine asks visitors to confirm on its news page, since events can change or be canceled.
Behind the shrine rises Mt. Homan, 829 meters high, where the shrine's upper sanctuary stands at the summit. The shrine says the mountain was designated a National Historic Site in October 2013 and says it is thought to be the most climbed mountain in Kyushu.
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