On September 15, we had decided to take a drive to
Munakata, a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, in the north Chikuzen region of the prefecture. We went to the
Munakata-taisha (宗像大社) Grand Shrine. This shrine is a collection of three
shinto shrines within the city. It is the head of the about 6,000 Munakata shrines all over the country.
Before that, we visited to the
Miyajidake-jinja (宮地嶽神社) Shrine in
Fukutsu city. Located in the former
Tsuyazaki Town, the shrine is known as god of the good luck business. It is the prefecture's leading of the shrine visited by about 2 million people per year.
Haiden or the hall of worship. The big rope of the shrine, called
Oo-shimenawa (大しめ縄) in Japanese. It is the weight of a 3 ton rope and is hanging onto it above the prayer hall. Not only this but the shrine has two other biggest things in Japan, a 450 ton bronze bell and a wooden drum using a domestic timber which is the largest one in the whole country.
The stone toriis standing on sando (road approaching to the shrine) that leads to the Oku-no-miya (奥の宮) eight inner shrines. It's fun to tour the inner sanctuaries and don't forget to pray for your wish!
Going straight the road from the stone toriis, then turn right you can find some relocated and rebuilt old houses from all over the country and Misogi-ike (禊ぎ池) small pond where waterfowls gathering together.
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