Kanko Historical Museum — Attraction in Dazaifu

It was a blessing that we chanced upon this museum at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine which was open on a Monday. It is quite unique because it uses Hakata dolls to tell the story of Michizane Sugawara' s life. He was a political figure and a scholar. And after his death was enshrined at the Dazaifu Tenmangu and became Tenjin, the deity of learning, culture and arts. The museum is at the back of the shrine. It is...

The Sugawara Michizane museum depicts a very poignant story in 16 lifelike miniature scenes. It starts from Michizane's early childhood, to the peak of his court career, through his downfall and exile, all the way to his death. The scenes are signed by two craftsmen. The facial features, costumes and backgrounds are expertly made. We went there twice, and thoroughly enjoyed...

We went there on Tuesday just to find out that this place was close on Tuesday and Wednesday. Pretty disappointed as we had paid for the 3 museum ticket pass and we liked to visit.

This info was not shared with us when ticket was bought. Just a thought that it would have been nice if ticket staff could have shared this info with us before...