Usa

Usa in Buzen is home to the great shrine of Hachiman, revered by emperors and warriors alike. Its precincts suffered fires and the violence of wars, but successive rulers helped restore them. After the conflicts of the sixteenth century, Hosokawa Tadaoki supported the rebuilding of gates, bridges and the shrine's associated temple, as well as the revival of festivals. The shrine remained a centre of worship whose influence reached far beyond northern Kyushu.