Stroll through Dazaifu with a coupon for Umegaemochi
and the top sightseeing spots!

Umegaemochi exchange store

• Photograph provided by Dazaifu City

  Dazaifu Government Office Ruins

  Dazaifu was a base for cultural exchange with East Asia, referred to in the "Manyoshu" as "the distant capital".
  Today these ruins are part of Shiseki Park, where you can view their impressive foundations.

  ◎にじゅうまる 15 min walk from Tofuromae Station

• Photograph provided by Koto Dazaifu Preservation Association

  Dazaifu Exhibition Hall

  This facility preserves and exhibits artifacts recovered during archaeological excavations of part of the moat at the Dazaifu historic site.
  It also uses miniature models and documents To explain the history of Dazaifu.

  ◎にじゅうまる Opening hours: 9 am - 4:30 pm
  ◎にじゅうまる Closed: Mon (on the following day if a public holiday), Year-end/New Year holidays
  ◎にじゅうまる Contact: 092-922-7811
  * Admission fee will be required from July, 2019
  

• Photograph provided by Kanzeonji

  Kanzeonji/Hozo (repository)

  The temple has the oldest temple bell in Japan, and even appears in "The Tale of Genji".
  Its treasure house displays 16 Buddhist statues from the Heian through Kamakura periods. The centerpiece is an approx. 5-meter tall statue of Kannon.

  ◎にじゅうまる Opening hours: 9 am - 5 pm (entrance until 4:30 pm)
  ◎にじゅうまる Contact: 092-922-1811

• Photograph provided by Dazaifu Tenmangu

  Kanko Historical Museum

  Located on the grounds of Dazaifu Tenmangu, this facility features a diorama that uses Hakata dolls to reenact the life of Sugawara no Michizane.
  It also exhibits Tenjin dolls, toys and votive pictures from around Japan.

  ◎にじゅうまる Opening hours: 9 am - 4:30 pm (entrance until 4 pm)
  ◎にじゅうまる Closed: Tue and Wed

• Photograph provided by Dazaifu City

  Komyozenji Temple

  A Buddhist temple founded during the Kamakura period. The beautiful moss of its karesansui gardens has inspired the nickname Kokedera or "mossy temple".
  In spring they blossom with rhododendron, their foliage a myriad of colors in fall.

  ◎にじゅうまる Opening Hours: Noon to around 4:30 pm (varies depending on day)

• Photograph provided by Kyushu National Museum

  Kyushu National Museum

  The museum holds various special exhibits intended to help understand the formation of Japanese culture from the perspective of Asian history.

  ◎にじゅうまる Opening hours: 9:30 am - 5 pm (entrance until 4:30 pm)
  ◎にじゅうまる Closed: Mon (on the following day if a public holiday)
  ◎にじゅうまる Contact: 050-5542-8600