A Mix Of Cultures Handed Down Since Antiquity

Diverse cultural properties let you experience the history of the magnificent
"Western Capital".
Here, we present constituent cultural properties that speak of the international exchange during that time.

Constituent Cultural Properties Map 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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  1. Dazaifu Ruins
  2. Ono-jo Fortress Ruins
  3. Mizuki Fortress Ruins
  4. Kanzeon-ji & Kandai-in Temple
  5. Chikuzen Kokubun-ji Temple Ruins
  6. Dazaifu Academy Ruins
  7. Kokubu Tile Kiln Ruins
  8. Mount Homan
  9. Temple Bell (Kanzeon-ji Temple)
  10. Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
  11. Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
    Jinko Event
  12. Traditional events
    at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
  13. Tsukushi poetry circles in the Man'yoshu
  14. Dazaifu Jobo (Grid-Based City) ruins
  15. Official road
  1. Corps seals excavation site
    (Mikasa corps seal, Oka corps seal)
  2. Hannya-ji Temple Ruins
  3. South Hall Ruins
  4. Dazaifu Plum
  5. Kii-jo Mountain Fortress
  6. Ashikisan-jo Fortress Ruins
  7. Suita Hot Springs
    (Futsukaichi Hot Springs)
  8. Tonoharu Pagoda
  9. Mount Tempai
  10. Abandoned Sugizuka Temple
  11. Ushikubi Sue Ware Kiln Ruins
  12. Engraved Sue-ware excavated
    from the Ushikubi Sue Ware Kiln Ruins
  13. Mikasa Forest
  14. Zenichida Burial Mounds
  15. Sakuta no Unade Waterway

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1

Location
City of Dazaifu

2

Location
City of Onojo・City of Dazaifu・Town of Umi

3

Location
City of Kasuga・City of Onojo・City of Dazaifu

4

Location
City of Dazaifu

5

Location
City of Dazaifu

6

Location
City of Dazaifu

7

Location
City of Dazaifu

8

Location
City of Chikushino・City of Dazaifu

9

Location
City of Dazaifu

10

Location
City of Dazaifu

11

Location
City of Dazaifu

12

Location
City of Dazaifu

13

Location
City of Chikushino・City of Onojo・City of Dazaifu・Town of Umi・Town of Kiyama

14

Location
City of Chikushino・City of Dazaifu

15

Location
City of Chikushino・City of Kasuga・City of Onojo・City of Dazaifu・Town of Kiyama

16

Location
City of Dazaifu

17

Location
City of Dazaifu

18

Location
City of Dazaifu

19

Location
City of Dazaifu

20

Location
City of Chikushino・Town of Kiyama

21

Location
City of Chikushino

22

Location
City of Chikushino

23

Location
City of Chikushino

24

Location
City of Chikushino

25

Location
City of Chikushino

26

Location
City of Kasuga・City of Onojo・City of Dazaifu

27

Location
City of Onojo

28

Location
City of Onojo

29

Location
City of Onojo

30

Location
City of Nakagawa

Japan Heritage Site “The Western Capital” イメージ画像

The “Western Capital”, created in Tsukushi 1300 years ago. Cultural assets speaking to the magnificence of this city of international exchange that flourished in East Asia are scattered across the cities of Chikushino, Kasuga, Onojo, Dazaifu, Nakagawa, and Umi in Fukuoka Prefecture as well as the town of Kiyama in Saga Prefecture.