Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
Dazaifu Tenmangu is the head shrine of 10,000 different shrines across Japan dedicated to the spirit of Sugawara Michizane. Sugawara was an acclaimed scholar who was deemed innocent posthumously after being exiled to Dazaifu by Kyoto’s Imperial Court. The main hall was built over his grave and has been preserved as a sacred site of Tenjin worship for over 1100 years.
Older visitors to Japan almost all become young and cute again. Walking along the streets of Dazaifu, besides the must-visit Kengo Kuma-designed Starbucks, we came across an adorably goofy Totoro. Even my 70-year-old mom couldn't resist taking a photo and waiting for the bus with him~