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I visited the ancient city of Dazaifu. It's 40 minutes from Fukuoka but like stepping 1,000 years into the past.

Home to one of the most famous shrines in Japan, Dazaifu Tenmangū Shrine, dedicated to the Shinto God of learning, it's a popular place for students to visit before exams.

I took a bus to Dazaifu from Hakata Bus Terminal in Fukuoka, a short walk from my hotel. Taking the bus was as easy as it is taking the trains. Just wait for it to arrive, hop on and tap your card to pay when getting off. No need to buy a ticket in advance.

The cost of the journey one way was 700 JPY (about $5 USD).

The bus dropped me off right on the main shopping street of Dazaifu, that has loads of street foods and souvenir shops.

I bought an Umegae Mochi, which is a local specialty food in Dazaifu. It's a grilled mochi, served hot. They use a mixture of glutinous rice flour and regular wheat flour, so it has more of a pastry texture to it than normal mochi. It has the same red bean filling as a regular mochi, but it was all hot and sticky and nice.

The big shopping street leads to the Shinto Shrine that's the main attraction in Dazaifu. I visited and made a prayer that I will get better at learning Japanese. I may as well have prayed for a miracle but it's about the most difficult language in the world to learn.

Back on Tenjin-sama Street, the main shopping street in Dazaifu, I tried a smoothie made with Amaou strawberries. Amaou are the popular local strawberries in Kyushu and usually are in season until late May. However, the strawberries in my smoothie were probably preserved or frozen, so I got to enjoy them in June.

That perked up my appetite and I was in the mood for a full meal. I found a restaurant that specialises in Bentos (Japanese lunch boxes). I always enjoy a bento box because you get so much variety in one meal.

The "Nogiku" bento that I enjoyed included tempura, sashimi and a bunch of random vegetables and sea creatures.

I couldn't leave Tenjin-sama Street or Dazaifu without buying a local souvenir, so I went into a shop and found myself a little Kimmidoll. It's a brand inspired by traditional Kokeshi Japanese wooden dolls.

It was approaching 5pm and everything in Dazaifu was closing. That meant all the tourists were leaving and I got to do a bit of exploring in peace before heading back to Fukuoka.

I took a train to Tenjin and visited a Yatai street food stall for a nice light steak meal to end the day's adventure. Yum yum!

0:00 Bus to Dazaifu
4:32 Grilled Mochi Snack
11:40 Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
19:48 Amaou Strawberry Smoothie
24:53 Japanese Bento Box
38:37 Souvenir Shopping
44:15 Small Shrine
48:34 Acai Smoothie
55:37 Chocolate Frozen Banana Chips
1:02:22 Green Smoothie
1:07:19 Fruits and Milk Drink
1:13:32 Yatai Street Food Stall

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