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Dazaifu, Fukuoka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dazaifu, the imperial office governing Kyushu, 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,_Fukuoka   (304 words)

Fukuoka, Fukuoka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fukuoka (福岡市; -shi) is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan, across the Korea Strait from South Korea's Busan. Fukuoka is served by Fukuoka Airport, the Sanyo Shinkansen high speed rail line at Hakata Station and by ferry. Fukuoka was formerly the residence of the powerful daimyo of Chikuzen, and played a conspicuous part in the medieval history of Japan; the renowned temple of Ieyasu in the district was destroyed by fire during the Boshin war of 1868. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fukuoka,_Fukuoka   (2132 words)

Encyclopedia: Dazaifu, Fukuoka Hakata (博多区;; -ku) is a ward in Fukuoka, Japan with a population of 176,585. Munakata City is the city located in the Fukuoka Prefecture northwest part, is central existence of a North Chikuzen (Munakata) area, and has accomplished fast development focusing on the city part of the Akama-ku,Munakata area at the center of politics and economy in recent years. The Suiten-gu Shrine in Kurume (Fukuoka) is the main shrine of all Suiten-gu Shrines in Japan. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Dazaifu,-Fukuoka   (1689 words)

Read about Fukuoka, Fukuoka at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Fukuoka, Fukuoka and learn about Fukuoka, Fukuoka ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) Dazaifu, 15 kilometers south of the city of Fukuoka. Fukuoka was formerly the residence of the powerful daimyo of Chikuzen, and played a conspicuous part in the medieval history of Japan; the renowned temple of Ieyasu in the district was destroyed by fire during the Boshin war of 1868. encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Fukuoka   (1617 words)

Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Fukuoka Prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) Fukuoka Prefecture faces the sea on three sides, bordering on Saga, Oita, and Kumamoto prefectures and facing Yamaguchi Prefecture across the Kanmon Straits. Fukuoka includes the two largest cities on Kyushu, Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, and much of Kyushu's industry. Fukuoka is not well-known as a tourist center. www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Fukuoka_Prefecture   (363 words)

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Together with Shimonoseki on Honshu the city is the major part of the Kanmon Straits area, which has a total population of about 1.3 million, and Kokura station in Kitakyushu is 20 minutes by shinkansen from the city of Fukuoka which also has a population of about 1.3 million. Kokura prefecture was founded separately from Fukuoka prefecture in 1871 when the clan system was abolished. In 1876 Kokura prefecture was absorbed by Fukuoka prefecture. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kitakyushu   (1663 words)

Fukuoka Sights Dazaifu is a city thirty minutes by train to the southeast of Fukuoka City. "Dazaifu" was the name of the government administration that ruled over all Kyushu for over 500 years, and after which the modern city is named. Dazaifu is most lively around New Year and in the spring, but remains a strong attraction year-round. www.fukuoka-tourism.net /e/dazaifu.html   (484 words)

New national museum opens in Kyushu, Japan - Wikinews The 4th National Museum of Japan opened on Saturday in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, the northern part of Kyushu island. Dazaifu, Fukuoka is a historic site in Japan and that was a part of reasons why it received the honor of hosting the new museum, the focus of which will be on history. Also Dazaifu is known its religious significance with Dazaifu Temmangu Shrine, one of famous cults in Shintoism which worships Sugawara no Michizane, the kami of scholars and studies. en.wikinews.org /wiki/New_national_museum_opens_in_Kyushu,_Japan   (498 words)

Fukuoka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) Fukuoka is situated in the northern extremity of Kyushu, Fukuoka facing Suho-nada (the Sea of Suho) to the northeast, Genkai-nada (the Sea of Genkai) to the northwest and Ariake-kai (the Sea of Ariake) to the Southwest. At Dazaifu, the ancient capital of the Kyushu district that lasted for 500 years, is the Dazaifu Tenmangu, where about 200 kinds of red and white Japanese apricot trees amounting to 6000, about 40 kinds of irides as many as 30,000 pieces in total and other flowers of each season can be enjoyed. The city of Fukuoka, also known by another name Hakata, is not only the center of administration and economy in the Kyushu district but a terminal at which air routes and railroads converge. www.pacificislandtravel.com /asia/japan/about_destin/fukuoka.html   (405 words)

Prefektur Fukuoka - Wikipedia Prefektur Fukuoka menghadap laut di tiga arah, berbatasan dengan Prefektur Saga, Oita, and Kumamoto dan menghadap Prefektur Yamaguchi di seberang Selat Kanmon. Prefektur Fukuoka meliputi dua kota terbesar di Kyushu, Fukuoka dan Kitakyushu, dan sebagian besar industri di Kyushu. Kota-ktoa utama di Prefektur Fukuoka menjadi salah satu pusat perindustrian Jepang, menopang sekitar 40% perekonomian Kyushu. id.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prefektur_Fukuoka   (173 words)

Dazaifu, Fukuoka - TheBestLinks.com - April 1, Japan, Population, 1982, ... Dazaifu, Fukuoka - TheBestLinks.com - April 1, Japan, Population, 1982,... Dazaifu, Dazaifu, Fukuoka, April 1, Japan, Population, 1982, 2003, Square... As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 66,669 and the density of 2,251.57 persons per kmandsup2. www.thebestlinks.com /Dazaifu.html   (104 words)

United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Transport and Tourism Division Fukuoka's most famous Shinto shrine, it is dedicated to the 9th century scholar Suguwara No Michizane. Dazaifu was at that time an important administrative centre of government. The shrine was established in the beginning of the 10th century to propitiate Michizane's soul. www.unescap.org /ttdw/common/tis/ah/Japan-tourismspot.asp   (288 words)

Fukuoka: Places To Go: Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) Located a little outside Fukuoka at the town of Dazaifu, this Shinto shrine is dedicated to the 9th century scholar Suguwara No Michizane. The story goes that his favourite plum tree uprooted itself on the night he was exiled and flew down to root itself in Dazaifu. There are a LOT of places to visit in the general area of Dazaifu, so it is worth spending a day there. kyushu.com /fukuoka/places_to_go/daz_ten/...?printable=yes   (474 words)

iqexpand.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) Fukuoka (福岡市; -shi) is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan, across the Korea Strait... Fukuoka Prefecture is located on the island of Kyushu. Fukuoka's past-a Rich tapestry Experience the history and unique culture of Dazaifu Hakata port has played a valuable role in Japan's dynamic trade history Witnessing powerful industrial progress Time... fukuoka_prefecture.iqexpand.com   (425 words)

Encyclopedia article: Dazaifu, Fukuoka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) Dazaifu (太宰府市; -shi) is a city (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) located in Fukuoka prefecture (additional info and facts about Fukuoka prefecture), Japan (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building). As of 2003, the city has an estimated population ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn) of 66,669 and the density (The amount per unit size) of 2,251.57 persons per km² (additional info and facts about km²). The city was founded on April 1, 1982, although it has been important historically for around a thousand years. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/D/Da/Dazaifu,_Fukuoka.htm   (110 words)

The Founding of Dazaifu - Fukuoka History - A Forum For Research on Kyushu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) The dazaifu city was composed of an orthagonal grid of streets, twentyfive (called bo) running from north to south and twenty-two (called jo) running from east to west. To the west was the dazaifu storehouse, where tax revenue was kept; to the east was the gakkoin, a government school where students came from all over Kyushu to study the Chinese classics. Although an office like the dazaifu was required to monitor the coastline for foreign arrivals and to serve as a facility for diplomatic reception, the court was reluctant to delegate any substantial diplomatic authority to the officials stationed there. fukuokahistory.com /live/content/view/15/52   (10827 words)

Fukuoka Travel Guide Fukuoka is Kyushu's largest and one of Japan's ten most populated cities. Because of its closeness to the Asian mainland (closer to Seoul than to Tokyo), Fukuoka has been an important harbor city for many centuries and was chosen by the Mongol invasion forces as their landing point in the 12th century. Today's Fukuoka is the product of the fusion of two cities in the year 1889, when the port city of Hakata and the former castle town of Fukuoka were united into one city called Fukuoka. www.japan-guide.com /e/e2161.html   (124 words)

Fukuoka : Side Trips   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) 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. Dazaifu has a festive atmosphere, and one of the main reasons to visit, in my opinion, is to see everyone else. Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine is a 5-minute walk from the station. www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=2941&catID=2941010011   (736 words)

Dazaifu Travel Guide 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. 67.15.104.67 /japan-guide.com/e/e4850.html   (117 words)

Sugawara no Michizane and Dazaifu - Fukuoka History - A Forum For Research on Kyushu For several centuries, Dazaifu was the second most important city in Japan, the capital of the western provinces. Today, an old plum tree growing in front of the Tenjin shrine in Dazaifu is identified as a descendant of the one that flew from Michizanes garden in the capital. The founding of Anrakuji in Dazaifu and the reprieve of Michizanes sons were important, but not nearly so dramatic as the catastrophes that followed: the deaths at court and the lightening that struck the palace. fukuokahistory.com /live/content/view/13/52   (5874 words)

FUKUOKA TOASTMASTERS CLUB, 3405-76   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) Fukuoka club is one of the oldest Toastmasters Clubs in Japan. To support Fukuoka TMC in its efforts to kickoff, Fukuoka's American Cultural Center rendered generous assistance and venues. The mission of Fukuoka TMC is to provide members with skills and abilities to communicate well and to be better leaders in society. www.district76.org /area52/fukuoka.html   (164 words)

Fukuoka Travel Guide, Japan, Fukuoka City Guide, Fukuoka holiday Fukuoka’s Asian Art Museum is housed in a new complex in the Shimokawabata district of Hakata Ward, in the heart of the city. 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. www.wordtravels.com /Travelguide/Countries/Japan/Regions/Fukuoka   (1197 words)

U.S. Consulate Fukuoka, Japan Fukuoka - The Fukuoka Consulate held a conference with representatives of the International Affairs and Exchange Sections of the prefecture governments of Kagoshima, Miyazaki, Oita, Kumamoto, Yamaguchi and the city governments of Fukuoka, Nichinan, Sasebo, Kitakyushu, Kurume, Nagasaki, and Beppu to strengthen ties between the areas and the consulate. Fukuoka - The Hatchery's, a Kurume bluegrass band, entertained the Fukuoka Japan-America Society at the society's fall gathering with outstanding renditions of American bluegrass favorites including Foggy Mountain Breakdown and You Are My Sunshine. Fukuoka - Fukuoka Governor Wataru Aso and Prefectural Assembly Speaker Yozo Fujita visited the Fukuoka Consulate's American Center to present letters of condolence for President Bush and the governors of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. japan.usembassy.gov /fukuoka/wwwhmain.html   (1570 words)

octobre Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine is sacred to the memory of Michizane Sugawara, "god of learning". Fukuoka est interceptee par plusieurs canaux, ca ressemble a l'Europe. One reason for the difference is that Busan is very hilly and tough to bike around, whereas Fukuoka is mostly flat. www.geocities.com /denchris2ca/octobre.html   (625 words)

Starvogue -- Destination Guides - Asia - Japan - Kyushu - North ... 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 Station sits on the town's main crossroads, facing north, with the tourist information right outside. guide.appetitenet.com /index.jsp?cid=79800&action=viewLocation&locationId=29191   (303 words)

Fukuoka Travel Guide The Tenjin underground shopping arcade brings the wares of the world to Fukuoka, while a sandbank in the bay has been turned into the largest entertainment district in western Japan with more than 2,000 eating and drinking establishments congregated under the neon lights. Fukuoka’s castle is in ruins, but it is still a favourite spot for tourists to congregate (mainly for the view). One of Fukuoka’s best-known shrines is Kushida, founded in 757. www.cheapflights.co.uk /TravelGuide/Fukuoka   (1074 words)

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