Fūji Hachimangū

What it is

• A shrine in Tagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
• Dedicated to six deities including Emperor Ōjin and Empress Jingū.
• Hachiman-kami was invited from Usa in 861.
• Renamed Fūji Hachimangū in 1688.

What to see

• The crest is a left tomoe.
• Enshrined on Miyama (Takaba-yama).

When to go

• Annual grand festival is the third Saturday and Sunday of May.
• Kawawatari Shinkōsai is a Fukuoka Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Getting there

• 2-minute walk from Tagawa-Ita Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.