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	Dazaifu, Fukuoka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dazaifu, the imperial office governing Kyūshū, was moved from present-day Fukuoka after 663.
		From the Nara period through the Heian period and until the Kamakura period, Dazaifu was one of the military and administrative centers of Japan.
		In the Edo period, Dazaifu was a part of Kuroda han till its abolishment in 1873.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dazaifu (310 words)

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		The city of Dazaifu is a local government that had administered the whole area of the Kyushu district over 5 centuries, from the latter half of the 7th century through the Nawa and Heian eras.
		While governing the Kyushu district, Dazaifu played a very strategic role against the Continent of China and the Korean Peninsula, where the soldiers were garrisoned as a western defense.
		Dazaifu Tenmangu: Dazaifu Tenmangu is a head shrine of Tenmangu's, where the God of literature or calligraphy, Michizane Sugawara, is deified all over Japan.
	www.ana.co.jp /eng/guides/skywalker/dms/fuk/b4164.html (249 words)

	UHM Oliver Statler Collection
		Every shelf, cabinet and surface convenient to his desk and the enlarger that helped him read more easily was filled with files, notebooks and ring binders, folders, photocopies, snapshots, piles of pamphlets and travel brochures, and books with their pages heavily marked with yellow Post-it® notes.
		His early studies, his travels to Kyushu, and his steady collection of possibly useful sources were carried out when his body was still strong and his eyesight clear enough to continue the way he always had, a little more determined perhaps, with voluminous correspondence and the support of loyal researchers and translators in Japan.
		A small group of colleagues to whom Oliver was dear, who knew both him and the body of his life's work, read the last draft of the Dazaifu text and met to advise on the future of the manuscript.
	www.hawaii.edu /asiaref/japan/special/statler/dazaifu.htm (1073 words)

	Metropolis - Japan Travel: Dazaifu
		Dazaifu was once an important military and civil arm of the Yamato government and an administrative center in the later Nara period.
		The power and prestige which the appointment as governor to Dazaifu carried with it vanished in the late Heian period as the town began to be increasingly used as a convenient location to send troublesome religious or political figures.
		Dazaifu's heady blend of religion, historical relics and academia dissolve in the curative waters of Futsukaichi Onsen, just 3km south.
	www.metropolis.co.jp /tokyotravel/tokyojapantravelarchive349/345/tokyojapantravelinc.htm (1246 words)

	DAZAIFU. Japan Travel Guide. Japan SEX Guide. Japan Escort girls Guide. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dazaifu rose to prominence in the late seventh century, when the emperor established a regional seat of government and military headquarters (known as the Dazaifu) here, responsible for defence, trade, and diplomatic ties particularly with China and Korea.
		For more than five hundred years successive governor generals ruled Kyushu from Dazaifu, protected by a series of ditches, embankments and hill-top fortresses, until political circumstances changed in the twelfth century and the town gradually fell into decline.
		Dazaifu\'s three other major sights lie about twenty minutes\' walk west of the station; to avoid the main road, follow signs to the right after the post office.
	www.allaescort.com /Japan_city/out/DAZAIFU.php (883 words)

	Nara City Home PageNetwork for Ancient and Modern Nara CityInternational ExchangeDazaifu cityiJapanj
		@The Dazaifu was established as the main government office in Kyushu for the rule and diplomacy of the Heijokyo during the Nara period, and was called the Toono-mikado(The faraway Court).
		@Onono Oyu, a national civil servant, was transfered to Dazaifu in 729, and he wrote a famous poem in memory of the Capital of Nara (in Manyoshu 3-328).
		The signing ceremony was held on the 20th anniversary of Dazaifu of having been recognized as a city.
	www.city.nara.nara.jp /b_hp/english/kokon/kuryu/dazaifu.htm (582 words)

	Dazaifu Travel Guide (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Now a small city just outside of Fukuoka, Dazaifu used to be the administrative center of Kyushu from around the 8th to the 12th century.
		The most famous among Dazaifu's historic sights is the Dazaifu Tenmangu, the first of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Tenjin across Japan.
		Dazaifu can be reached in less than 30 train minutes from Fukuoka.
	www.japan-guide.com.cob-web.org:8888 /e/e4850.html (125 words)

	Travel Discussion Board
		Although presently a small town outside of Fukuoka, Dazaifu (Government General Headquarters) used to be the administrative centre of Kyushu between the 8th and 12th century.
		The most famous of Dazaifu's historic sights is the Dazaifu Tenmangu, the first of several thousand shrines dedicated to Tenjin across Japan.
		Dazaifu Tenmangu is the first and most important of shrines built and dedicated to the spirits of Sugawara Michizane, an influential scholar and politician of the Heian Period, and revered as Tenjin, the kami (spirit) of education.
	network54.com /Forum/225160/thread/1131695050/Lazing+Learnedly+in+... (1109 words)

	kwc blog: Photos: Dazaifu Station (Temple and Zen Garden)
		Dazaifu Station is home to Dazaifu Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine for Tenjin, as well as Komyozenji, a Buddhist temple with a Zen garden...
		Dazaifu Station is home to Dazaifu Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine for Tenjin, as well as Komyozenji, a Buddhist temple with a Zen garden in back.
		It was a little paranoia-inducing to see a photo of a bridge you just crossed at Dazaifu Tenmangu in a national newspaper the next day, but as it turns out the crown prince was in town.
	kwc.org /blog/archives/2005/2005-10-26.photos_dazaifu_station_temple_and_zen_garden.html (281 words)

	Dazaifu Travel: Dazaifu Tenmangu (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dazaifu Tenmangu is the first and most important of several hundreds of shrines built and dedicated to the spirits of Sugawara Michizane, an influential scholar and politician of the Heian Period, who has later been identified with Tenjin, the kami ("Shinto god") of education.
		After a spectacular political career, Michizane was unfairly exiled from Kyoto to Dazaifu, where he died a few years afterwards.
		There are about 6000 plum trees (ume), Michizane's favorite kind of tree, on the precincts of Dazaifu Tenmangu, including tobiume ("flying plum tree"), a tree which is said to have followed Michizane into exile by flying from Kyoto to Dazaifu.
	www.japan-guide.com.cob-web.org:8888 /e/e4851.html (227 words)

	the 3th & 4th poems "Nakatsu Sumera Mikoto"
		It should be noted that the twang of string resounds to boast of ruling in peace and caressing from center of Dazaifu with Court to eight corner.
		Dazaifu itself is expressed to capital city that written Chinese characters literally means Government-General Headquarters.
		The presence of old place name at Dazaifu is responsible for the existence of Kyushu Dynasty.
	www.furutasigaku.jp /efuruta/edazaifu/edazai1.html (2136 words)

	Fukuoka : Side Trips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dazaifu -- If you have 3 or more hours to spare, I heartily recommend taking a side trip to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, 4-7-1 Saifu Dazaifu (tel.
		Dazaifu has a festive atmosphere, and one of the main reasons to visit, in my opinion, is to see everyone else.
		The best way to reach Dazaifu is from Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station in Tenjin (located in the Mitsukoshi department store building).
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=2941&catID=2941010011 (736 words)

	JNTO Website \| Find a Location \| Fukuoka \| Dazaifu (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Approximately 1,300 years ago, Dazaifu, the regional government for entire Kyushu, was situated in present-day Dazaifu positioned in a central part of Fukuoka Prefecture.
		Dazaifu, together with Mt. Homan and Mt. Sangun behind the city belongs to Dazaifu Prefectural Natural Park.
		Homotsu-den, a treasure house containing cultural properties of national treasure rank is located on the premises.
	www.jnto.go.jp.cob-web.org:8888 /eng/location/regional/fukuoka/dazaifu.html (329 words)

	Fukuoka : Side Trips \| Frommers.com
		He is now deified at the shrine as the god of scholarship, which explains why the shrine is so popular -- high-school students flock here to pray that they pass the tough entrance exams into universities.
		Take a limited express (tokyu) of the Nishitetsu Omuta Line 12 minutes to Futsukaichi; transfer there (across the platform) for the 8-minute train ride on the Nichitetsu Daisafu Line (two stops) to Dazaifu Station, the last stop (though there are a few kyuko trains that go directly from Fukuoka Station to Dazaifu).
		Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine is a 5-minute walk from the station.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/fukuoka/2941010011.html (787 words)

	:: mdid :: Japan Diary #3: Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
		Dazaifu is a small town just outside Fukuoka.
		One of it's main attractions is the Dazaifu Tenmangu; a shrine dedicated to the spirits of Sugawara Michizane, an ancient Japanese scholar.
		The road leading up to the shrine is full of shops selling souvenirs and various kinds of food.
	mdid.net /archives/2006/07/japan_diary_3_dazaifu_tenmangu_shrine.php (317 words)

	Dazaifu city passes Japan's first parking lot tax bill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		FUKUOKA - The city assembly of Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Friday voted to pass a bill imposing a tax on parking lot users, the first such taxation scheme to be adopted in Japan.
		The city government plans to use the revenues to help preserve historical buildings and legacies scattered throughout the city as well as tourist spots.
		The city of Dazaifu is known as the site for the seventh century huge water fortress to defend Japan against a possible invasion from Tang China or the Korean kingdom of Shilla.
	www.traveltax.msu.edu /news/Stories/kyodo2.htm (286 words)

	Serial: Rediscovery of One's Hometown[Another "Tsukushi"] (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dazaifu, located about thirty minutes by car to the south of Fukuoka City, is a tourist spot of Fukuoka.
		Dazaifu, which bears this tradition, is said to have been a citadel constructed first according to the Wind and Water precepts of Yin and Yang between the eighth and the nineth centuries.
		Moreover, the three mountains of Mt. Ohno with Ohno Castle, Mt. Kiyama with Kii Castle, and Mt. Hohman with Kamado Shrine--that shuts the demon's gate rising to the northeast in front of the Dazaifu government office site--show the seal of the guard.
	www.culture-dome.or.jp.cob-web.org:8888 /FS-E/ENCYCL/CAT_D/INDEX.HTM (162 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin News - Weekend Scene /2005/08/08/
		Yesterday's Education Blessing Festival at Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu was a ritual for people of all ages -- students, teachers and others -- who wish to succeed in educational endeavors.
		On the steps of the Dazaifu Shrine, the only one of its kind outside of Japan able to perform education blessings, Chris Lum of Honolulu was blessed with shakes of bells over the head by Mitsunobu Ohashi.
		Hiroshi Yamaji, one of the priests performing the traditional Shinto Education Blessings, had a quiet moment outside the Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, where the blessings were performed.
	starbulletin.com /2005/08/08/news/weekend.html (202 words)

	Dazaifu - Wikipedia
		Dazaifu, das kaiserliche Amt zur Verwaltung von Kyushu, wurde nach 663 vom heutigen Fukuoka hierher verlegt.
		In mittelalterlichen Zeiten war Dazaifu die Bais des Shoni-Klans, bis diese durch die Ouchi vertrieben wurden.
		In der Edo-Zeit war Dazaifu Teil des Han Kuroda bis zur Abschaffung der Lehen 1873.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dazaifu (240 words)

	Yuko's Dazaifu Guide (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Let me introduce my hometown, Dazaifu, which is very historical city in Japan.
		This city is located in north-western part of Fukuoka Pref., Kyushu.
		Dazaifu was once a very important place for Japanese history (3-19th Century).
	www1.linkclub.or.jp.cob-web.org:8888 /~yukos/english/dazaifu/contents.htm (44 words)

	Dazaifu, Japan. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		The easiest way of getting to Dazaifu from Fukuoka is a private Nishitetsu train from Tenjin's Nishitetsu-Fukuoka Station direct to Dazaifu (40min; ¥390).
		Tenjin is the divine name of Sugawara-no-Michizane, a brilliant scholar of the Heian period, who died in Dazaifu in 903 AD.
		By all accounts, Michizane was a precocious youngster – composing waka poems at 5 years old and Chinese poetry by the age of 11 – and went on to become a popular governor of Shikoku before rising to the second highest position at court as minister of the right.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/japan/dazaifu (208 words)

	Travel Guide - Dazaifu - Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the northern part of Kyushu Island in south-western Japan lie the ruins of Dazaifu, a city that during the 1st century was the seat of Government for the island and first line of defence against threat from the East Asian countries.
		The walled city once stood in open fields, but now the ruins on the southern slopes of Mount Ono are surrounded by modern Dazaifu, and the valued historic site has been turned into a park. Apart from the interesting ruins, Dazaifu also boasts one of Japan’s most important shrines.
		The Dazaifu-tenmangu Shrine is dedicated to a great scholar named Sugawara Michizane, who died in the year 903 and subsequently became revered as a deity because of his wisdom.
	www.wordtravels.com /Attractions/Countries/Japan/Attractions/Dazaifu (321 words)

	Dazaifu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Now a small city just outside of Fukuoka, Dazaifu used to be the
		The most famous among Dazaifu's historic sights is the
		Dazaifu Tenmangu, the first of several thousands of shrines
	myweb.cableone.net /nscott/webcam/dazaifu.html (42 words)

	FEATURE: Japanese, S. Korean primary school children exchange visits Asian Political News - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It allowed the entry of Japanese CDs and television dramas last year on the heels of a Korea boom in Japan that was sparked by serious Korean TV programs.
		It was against such a background that 33 fifth and sixth grade children of the municipal school in Dazaifu city, Fukuoka Prefecture, visited Paekje Public Primary School in Puyo in South Chungchong Province in the central part of South Korea at the end of August.
		Only those who wished to participate in the exchange program made the trip to Korea and many sixth graders cited ''having a reunion with friends'' who came to Dazaifu last year as the reason for joining it.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2005_Nov_7/ai_n15801793 (880 words)

	Dazaifu Tenmangu () (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dazaifu used to be the administrative center of the
		The most famous historic sight in Dazaifu is the Dazaifu Tenmangu.
		Dazaifu Tenmangu is the first and most important of several hundred of shrines built and dedicated to the spirits of Sugawara Michizane, an influential scholar and politician of the Heian Period, who was later identified with Tenjin, the kami ("Shinto god") of education.
	www.primodonna.blog-city.com.cob-web.org:8888 /dazaifu_tenmangu.htm (333 words)

	Arrival guide for Dazaifu by Hostelbookers
		The town's tourist information office (daily 8.30am–5pm; tel 092/925-1880) is located right outside Dazaifu Station, where you can pick up local maps and brochures in English.
		Though no one speaks English, they do offer bike rental (¥200 per hour), which is worth considering for the western sights.
		The only place to stay in town is the Dazaifu Youth Hostel (tel 092/922-8740, fax 920-1963; ¥3000–5000) in a grand position up on a hill ten minutes' walk north of the station.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/japan/dazaifu/arrival (336 words)

	Welcome Dazaifu Youth Hostel Dazaifu – ghix Hotel description
		The Dazaifu Youth Hostel in Dazaifu, Japan situated 1-18-1 Sanjo, Fukuoka-Ken can be contacted by phone +8192 9228740 or fax +8192 9228740.
		This accommodation Dazaifu Youth Hostel would be glad to welcome you soon.
		The correct data depends on the update of the information through the management and cannot be guaranteed.
	hotels-japan-en.globalhotelindex.com /dazaifu/dazaifu_youth_hostel_2355942en.html (240 words)

	B&B GUEST HOUSE DAZAIFU WEB SITE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		BandB GUEST HOUSE DAZAIFU was renewed on October 1, 2001.
		This guest house is on the top of the hill so you can look down the city of Dazaifu.
		There are lots of attractions around this guest house; shrine, temples and spa.
	www1.bbiq.jp /gmkp/ghmain-e.htm (392 words)

	Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha - Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu
		Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha - Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu 1971 is a non-profit 501(c)(3) church dedicated to presenting, perpetuating, transmitting and promoting traditional Japanese culture.
		Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha - Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established in Hawaii in 1920.
		We are a Shinto shrine established to facilitate traditional Japanese festivals and to engage cultural celebrations.
	search.volunteerhawaii.org /org/8850292.html (180 words)

	PRACTICALITIES, Dazaifu Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		The town's tourist information office (daily 8.30am-5pm; tel 092/925-1880) is located right outside Dazaifu Station, where you can pick up local maps and brochures in English.
		The only place to stay in town is the Dazaifu Youth Hostel (tel 092/922-8740, fax 920-1963; ¥3000-5000) in a grand position up on a hill ten minutes' walk north of the station.
		Matsuya, second on the right walking east from the station, is a good place to sample the local delicacy, Umegae-mochi, a steamed rice-cake stuffed with sweet, red-bean paste.
	www.infohub.com /Destinations/Asia/Japan/Dazaifu/71872.htm (344 words)

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