Kamado Shrine Autumn Leaves 2026 Confirmed

宝満宮竈門神社の紅葉 — Dazaifu, Fukuoka (Kyushu)

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Kamado Shrine stands at the foot of Mount Homan behind Dazaifu, with about 500 maples on the slopes around it. It is best known as a shrine for matchmaking, and its modern amulet hall — a glass-walled pavilion completed in 2013 — sits among the trees more comfortably than it sounds. Colour peaks in the second half of November, and the grounds are lit after sunset for roughly two weeks around the peak.

Background

The shrine was founded in the 7th century on the summit of Mount Homan, north-east of the Dazaifu government seat and therefore in the direction traditionally considered unlucky, to shield the administrative capital of Kyushu from misfortune. It later served as a guardian of envoys crossing to the continent. In recent years it has drawn readers of the manga Demon Slayer, whose protagonist shares the name Kamado; the shrine has never claimed a connection.

Getting there

From Dazaifu Station on the Nishitetsu Dazaifu Line, the Mahoroba community bus reaches the Uchiyama stop for the shrine in about ten minutes. It is a forty-minute walk or a fifteen-minute cycle from the station. Dazaifu Tenmangu sits on the same bus route.

Tips

• The illumination dates are announced late — the shrine's own social accounts are the reliable source, not aggregator sites.
• The Mahoroba bus is infrequent; check the return time before you go up, especially if you are staying for the lighting.
• Dazaifu Tenmangu and the Kyushu National Museum are on the same short bus line, which makes a comfortable single day out from Fukuoka.
• The upper approach is stairs through the trees, so allow more time than the map distance suggests.

Last verified against the official source: Sat, August 22, 2026