Mikasa

Mikasa lies in northern Chikuzen, where Dazaifu served as a centre of government for Kyushu. The scholar and courtier Sugawara no Michizane was exiled here in 901 and died in the district. His grave became the site of Dazaifu Tenmangū, a shrine dedicated to his spirit. War damaged the shrine during the sixteenth century; in 1591 Kobayakawa Takakage rebuilt its main sanctuary, helping restore a place of learning and devotion.