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History · Culture

Learn the history and culture of Munakata
Munakata Historical Tourism

Visit Munakata, a town with a World Heritage Site
Munakata Guided Tour

A movie of the history of Munakata, which is blessed with valuable cultural assets such as Munakata Taisha, beautiful scenery, and abundant tourism resources, guided by the Munakata History Tourism Volunteer Association.
Please experience "Munakata, a town with a World Heritage Site" through the video.

Munakata Shrine

Munakata Taisha is one of the oldest shrines in Japan that appears in Japanese mythology.
The deity is the three goddesses of Amaterasu Omikami.
Enshrined in Okitsumiya, Nakatsumiya, and Hetsumiya, respectively.
This Sannomiya is collectively called Munakata Taisha.

Hetsumiya

  • Main shrine
  • Takamiya Festival
  • Second and third shrines

Munakata Taisha Shinpokan

Centering on Okinoshima Shinto treasure (about 80,000 national treasures), important cultural properties that have been handed down to Munakata Shrine are on display.

  • Gold ring
  • Triangular Edge God Beast Mirror
  • Nara Sansai small jar
  • Cut glass bowl
  • Gold bronze dragon head

Temple of Pagoda

A temple located in Yoshida, Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
The sect is the Shingon sect Omuro sect and is a special head temple.
The mountain number is Mt. The principal image of the main hall is Dainichi Nyorai.

  • Main hall
  • Gomado
  • Shinji pond
  • Daishido
  • Oku-no-in approach
  • Okunoin
  • Sanskrit rock
  • Bunshudo
  • Lively Kannon
  • Amida Nyorai statue plate monument

Oshima

The largest island in Fukuoka prefecture with a circumference of about 15km and a population of about 700.
One of the seven uras of Munakata
There are the world heritage Munakata Taisha Nakatsumiya and Okitsumiya Harukasho.

Nakatsumiya

  • Main shrine
  • Orijo Shrine
  • Amenomanai

Okitsumiya Harukasho

  • Oshima Exchange Center

  • Windmill Observation Tower / Battery Remains

Mt. Mitake

  • Mt. Ontake Observatory
  • Mitake Shrine

Members of the "Munakata History Tourism Volunteer Association"
We will guide you through Munakata, a town with a World Heritage Site.

The "Souzo History Tourism Volunteer Association" provides information on various guide courses, holds history courses, investigates various unexplained cultural properties that remain in the air, volunteer activities, and guide activities at tourist information centers. We are engaged in various activities related to the history and culture of Japan.

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