The weather finally cleared up enough to get out of the house the other day, so we decided to go explore a part of Fukuoka called Dazaifu. We had to take three different trains to get there, so it probably took about 45 minutes, but it was worth it. Leading up to the shrine there was a really cute shopping street with all sorts of things for sale. There were about 15 different shops that were selling a dessert with adsuki bean paste in the middle and it seemed like the thing to do, so Matt bought one. It was pretty gross and Matt eats just about everything but even he had to eventually throw it away. Well, at least we tried it!
The shrine was very interesting. Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine was built over a grave and is said to be dedicated to the god's of learning. When we were there we saw what I think was a Buddhist ceremony. Everything was in Japanese, so we were a bit confused. The grounds were beautiful. There many amazing old trees around the shrine, one is estimated to be over 1,500 years old. We carved our initials in it . . . just kidding! It was a really fun day.
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