Tsunashiki Tenmangu Shrine
綱敷天満宮
つなしきてんまんぐう
Fukuoka · Chikujo Town
A Tenmangu linked to Sugawara no Michizane, known for about 1,000 plum trees and called the "Dazaifu of the East." The Shiida Plum Festival is held here.
- Enshrined Deities
- Sugawara no Michizane
- Founded
- Said to date from 901, when Michizane's ship was wrecked and drifted to Takatsuka beach, where residents laid rope as a seat to welcome him; shrine buildings were built in 955.
- Address
- 794-2 Takatsuka, Chikujo-cho, Chikujo-gun, Fukuoka
History
It is said that in 901, when Sugawara no Michizane's ship was wrecked and drifted to Takatsuka beach, residents laid rope as a seat to welcome him. The shrine buildings were built in 955. A former prefectural shrine, it received the protection of the Ogasawara, lords of Kokura, and its renga paper sheets are prefecturally designated cultural property.
Highlights
- About 1,000 plum trees
- Called the "Dazaifu of the East"
- Former prefectural shrine, protected by the Ogasawara lords of Kokura; its renga paper sheets are prefecturally designated cultural property
Annual Festivals
- During plum blossom season
- Shiida Plum Festival
- New Year
- New Year's first shrine visit