Nov 12, 2013 - 1 min read

Hakozaki Shrine in Fukuoka

One of Japan's top three Hachiman shrines

By Haruka Saijo

Community writer

The place to pray

The entrance path which leads to the bay (on special occasions, this path gets filled with food stalls)

Hakozaki Shrine from the street

A Japanese style garden

The huge camphor tree that has been standing here for 800 years

A rare tap-shaped chozuya (a place to cleanse yourself before praying)

The Softbank Hawks (Fukuoka's baseball team) come here to pray each year

Thousands of wishes hung along in rows

People tie their written oracles along these ropes

Being one of the three greatest Hachiman Shrines in Japan, the Hakozaki shrine in Fukuoka is famous for its god Hachiman, who wards off evil and brings in winning luck. This shrine, where many famous samurais in history have come to pray and show respect, is located near the sea and has an open and brisk atmosphere, especially during the summer. Many people still visit the shrine to pray for good luck nowadays as well, but it is definitely worth a trip even to walk around the beautiful green garden and then chill by the aesthetic blue of Hakata Bay.

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