Izumo-taisha Fukuoka Branch

What it is

• A Shinto shrine in Fukuoka City.
• Enshrines a divided spirit of Ōkuninushi-no-Ōkami.
• Established in 1879 as a branch of Izumo Oyashiro-kyo.
• Rebuilt in 1973 after WWII destruction.

When to go

• New Year's Festival: January 2nd to 3rd.
• Ancestor Mitama Festival: spring and autumn equinoxes.
• Grand Festival of the Branch Shrine: April 29th.
• Great Purification Festival: June 30th and December 31st.
• Monthly festivals: 7th of each month, except January and August.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.