A Tenmangu shrine standing on the land that Sugawara no Michizane cherished in life and lamented as his "second hometown." Tradition holds that Michizane stopped here on his way to exile in Dazaifu. The approximately 170-year-old Kirishima azaleas surrounding the grounds grow in dense clusters 2–3 meters tall, forming a brilliant crimson tunnel of flowers when they bloom in late April, earning nat…

The origins of Nagaoka Tenmangu are said to date to 903, the year of the death of Sugawara no Michizane. Michizane is said to have deeply cherished the land of Nagaoka during his lifetime, calling it his "second hometown," and tradition holds that he stopped here on his way into exile in Dazaifu to …