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Dazaifu Omotesando

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Dazaifu OmotesandoPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/5000sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:30
A green Nishitetsu train at a station platformPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/6.3Shutter1/160sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:14
The Nishitetsu train at Dazaifu Station.

In August 2010 I took the Nishitetsu train out from Fukuoka to Dazaifu. I already posted the photos of Dazaifu Tenmangu itself; these are from the walk up the omotesando, the street of shops between the station and the shrine.

It is only a few minutes' walk, but with all the shops and snacks on the way it took me a lot longer than that.

The front of a green and red trainPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/6.3Shutter1/160sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:15
The end of the line at Dazaifu.
A station concourse with lanterns and trains behindPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/5.6Shutter1/125sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:25
Inside Dazaifu Station.
The entrance of Dazaifu StationPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/8000sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:27
Dazaifu Station.
The station front with taxis waitingPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/8000sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:29
Outside the station.
A shopping street with people walking towards the shrinePhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/5000sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:30
The start of the omotesando, the shopping street up to the shrine.
A shop with red displays of sweets and souvenirsPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/800sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:30
Shops selling sweets and souvenirs.
A small shop with a curved roofPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/2000sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:30
Small shops line both sides.
A traditional shopfront with a purple noren curtainPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/800sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:32
A traditional shopfront.
A shop with a yellow sign and goods outsidePhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/800sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:32
More shops along the way.
A shop decorated with GeGeGe no Kitaro charactersPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/1600sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:32
A shop full of GeGeGe no Kitaro characters.
A wooden corner shop with a yellow signPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/6400sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:33
A busy corner shop.
Snack stalls with yellow banners and people sitting outsidePhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/2000sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:33
Snack stalls with places to sit.
A menu board of cold sweets in a shopPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/320sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:34
A menu of cold sweets for a hot August day.
A busy street with a torii at the far endPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/6400sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:35
The torii comes into view at the end of the street.
Staff making rice cakes in a shop windowPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/1000sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:36
Umegae mochi being made in the shop window.
Crowds walking under a large stone toriiPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/8000sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:37
Under the stone torii.
A stone torii over the shopping streetPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/6400sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:40
Another torii further along.
A dark shopfront with a white menu boardPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/1600sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:42
Another shopfront by the torii.
A crowded shopping street with bannersPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.8Shutter1/6400sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:43
The street was busy even in the heat.
A green pond with a tree and red railingsPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.6Shutter1/4000sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:50
The pond inside the shrine grounds.
A red arched bridge with stone stepsPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.6Shutter1/5000sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 11:52
The red arched bridge over the pond, on the way to Dazaifu Tenmangu.
A hand holding a grilled rice cakePhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/8000sISO200Taken16 Aug 2010, 12:44
And an umegae mochi to finish, a grilled rice cake with sweet red bean inside.

If you go, try an umegae mochi on the way. You will see them being made in the shop windows all along the street.

I took these photos in August 2010 and only got round to posting them in 2026.

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