Dazaifu Tenmangë Shrine(01 of09)
Open Image ModalOrnate building at Dazaifu Tenmangë Shrine in Fukuoka, Japan (credit:Gary Conner via Getty Images)
People walking through shrine entrance(02 of09)
Open Image ModalDazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, Fukuoka (aka Hakata), Japan. Dedicated in 905 A.D., shrine commemorates Michizane Sugawara, a Heian official renowned for his learning and purity of heart. Dates to 1591 and is a classic example of Momoyama Period architecture. (credit:Barry Winiker via Getty Images)
Good luck bull statue at shrine(03 of09)
Open Image ModalGood luck bull statue (when rubbed said to bring success in studies or examinations) in Dazaifu Tenmangë Shrine, Fukuoka, Japan (credit:Gary Conner via Getty Images)
Arched red bridge over pond in park(04 of09)
Open Image ModalGraceful bridge at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, Fukuoka (aka Hakata), Japan. Dedicated in 905 A.D., shrine commemorates Michizane Sugawara, a Heian official renowned for his learning and purity of heart. Dates to 1591 and is a classic example of Momoyama Period architecture with its elegant, Buddhist-inspired bridges, serene ponds and ancient camphor trees. (credit:Barry Winiker via Getty Images)
The Komyo Zen-ji temple in Dazaifu, is pure Zen, rocks sand and gravel.(05 of09)
Open Image ModalDazaifu, Kyushu, Japan, North-East Asia, Asia (credit:Tony Wheeler via Getty Images)
Five priests praying inside shrine(06 of09)
Open Image ModalPriests praying at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, Fukuoka (aka Hakata), Japan. Dedicated in 905 A.D., shrine commemorates Michizane Sugawara, a Heian official renowned for his learning and purity of heart. (credit:Barry Winiker via Getty Images)
Japan, Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, Gourds(07 of09)
Open Image ModalGourds hanging by red threads as a sign of gratitude being protected from bad luck. (credit:Yuko Yamada via Getty Images)
Middle-aged woman taking photo of iris in pond(08 of09)
Open Image ModalWoman photographing iris plantings in water garden, early May, at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, Fukuoka (aka Hakata), Japan. Dedicated in 905 A.D., shrine commemorates Michizane Sugawara, a Heian official renowned for his learning and purity of heart. Dates to 1591 and is a classic example of Momoyama Period architecture with its elegant, Buddhist-inspired bridges, serene ponds and ancient camphor trees. (credit:Barry Winiker via Getty Images)
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