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太宰府天満宮は、菅原道真を祀った神社です。
菅原道真は右大臣まで上りつめましたが、901年(昌泰4年)に大宰府政庁に左遷になったそうです。
左遷というよりも配流に近い扱いだったようす。
驚く事に太宰府に来て僅か2年後の903年(延喜3年)に亡くなりますが、道真の死後、色々な祟りが生じ、919年(延喜9年)に道真の墓所に、道真を祀る安楽寺天満宮が建てられました。
この安楽寺天満宮が今の太宰府天満宮です。
"Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine" のページへどうぞ：
http://handejapan19.html.xdomain.jp/TravelDestinations/Kyushu/DazaifuTenmangu_E.html
太宰府天満宮の日本版の記事も併せて改訂しています。
太宰府天満宮の日本版の記事は下記です：
http://shanehsmt.html.xdomain.jp/Travel/Japan/Kyushu/Dazaihu.html#Dazaifu
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My English site:
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Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine was built in 919 to enshrine SUGAWARA-no Michizane (845-903).
He was a noble and became a Udaijin, one of two top positions of the Dynasty in Japan from the Nara Age (710-794) to the Heian Age (794-1185).
In 901, SUGAWARA-no Michizane suddenly demoted to the position of Dazaifu Government Office located in Fukuoka, Kyushu.
He despaired very much and died in 903, just three years after he moved to Dazaifu.
After his death, extraordinary natural phenomena happened in Kyoto.
The novel people, especially those who made him demoted were scared and the Emperor DAIGO (885-930) decided to build the Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine to enshrine SUGAWARA-no Michizane.
The approach to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine continues in front of Dazaifu Station.
As the shrine is one of very popular shrine as a shrine to a god of learning in Japan, many worship-visitors were heading to the shrine.
Both sides of the approach are lined with souvenir stores.
You will turn left in front of the gate at the end of the approach and you will see a stone Torii-Gate.
The Torii-Gate was built seven hundred years ago and is the oldest stone Torii-Gate in Kyushu.
After you cross over three bridges, you will find the tow storied gate.
After passing through the two-storied gate, you will finally find the main shrine building of Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine.
You will find Japanese apricot flowers in front of the main shrine building.
These apricot flowers are named "Tobiume".
It is said that these Japanese apricot flowers in the garden of SUGAWARA-no Michizane's residence flew from Kyoto to Dazaifu after him.
The main shrine building was rebuilt in 1591. It is also painted in vermilion color. It is very brilliant and gorgeous.
The main shrine building is designated as an important property of Japan.
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