1/4/2008

Komyozenji Temple is a Japanese zen temple that is famous for it’s Japanese stone garden. In fact, this is the birth place for Japanese stone gardens around the world. The swirling design on the sand stone paths have been the inspiration for many interior designers. This temple was build during the time of the Kamakura period.

How to get there?

From Tenjin Station in central Fukuoka (also known as Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station), take a Nishitetsu limited express to Futsukaichi Station (12 minutes) and transfer to the Dazaifu Line to Dazaifu Station (5 minutes). Limited express trains leave Tenjin Station every 30 minutes. The one way trip costs 390 Yen.

Komyozenji is just a few steps from the entrance of Dazaifu Tenmangu, a 5 minute walk from Dazaifu Station.

Japan-Guide.