• The Mori garden of scenic beauty (country specification in March, 1996): Kaoru Inoue, who was a prime minister at Meiji era, planed and ordered to make a Japanese garden suitable for one of founder clans. But it encountered the Japan-Russia war and the construction preparation completed arranging in five years in September, 1912 though it started to constract in 1892. To be admired as the top of Japanese garden at that time by the one of a magnificent scale to which area about 84,000 square meters and natural beauty are distributed in the wandering style and it is evaluated high. The source: From the entrance ticket

• This Hofu Tenmangu Shrine is thought as the oldest one which was constructed in 904. Dazaifu, Kitano and Hofu Temmangu Shrine were big three shrines. Thought the scale among those is smallest.

The museum at the entrance.	There is a house soon after entering.	Japanese style construction.	The eaves are wide.
The bridge of the stone.	The pond, though green is blocked.	The pines are arranged beautifully.	A lantern of big eaves.
The pond is widely taken.	The mountain and pond are the borrowed landscapes.	This garden is not over-packed.	The garden is also artificial result.
Hand washing and enters.	The stairs of the entrance.	The entrance of the top of stairs.	It approaches the gate.
Typical red color of shrine and entrance.	Main shrine of Hofu tenmangu.	A left image of Korean dog.	A right image of Korean dog.
The inside in the main shrine.	The gate from the main shrine.	Those are at the gate. Maybe Michizane Sugawara?

2006/05/01