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Jōten-ji
is a Rinzai temple in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary ''Buddhist temples in Japan#sangō, sangō'' prefix is . It was founded by Enni, Enni-Ben'en with support from Xie Guo Ming, a Chinese merchant, and construction was completed in 1242. Monument to the introduction of udon and soba The founding priest of the temple, Enni-Ben'en went to China in 1235, mastered Zen Buddhism through a great hardship and came back to Japan in 1241. Besides the teachings of Buddhism, he brought back to Japan a variety of cultural features from China. The production methods of udon, soba, yokan and manjū are especially famous among them. Hakata Sennen Gate The Hakata Sennen Gate (), the new symbol of the Hakata area, was completed at the entrance of Jōtenji-dori Avenue on March 28, 2014. It is a wooden four-legged gate with a tile roof, and was modeled on , the gateway of Hakata which appears in ancient documents. Height and length are each approximate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka, Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among Japan's main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans occupied the area since the Jomon period, some of the earliest settlers of the Yayoi period arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the Yamato period. Because of the cross-cultural exposure, and the relatively great distance from the social and political centers of Kyoto, Osaka, and later, Edo (Tokyo), Fukuoka gained a distinctive local culture and dialect that has persisted to the present. Fukuoka is the most populous city on Kyūshū island, followed by Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Keihanshin. The city was des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
