Ruins of Hannya-ji Temple

　The ruins of this temple on the hill are in the central area of the ancient city of Dazaifu Jobo (grid based city). The name of this place is “Hannya-ji” and it seems like it was the name of the temple.　It has been thought that Sochi (Governor of Dazaifu) Soga no Himuka built this temple with the hopes of recovering from the sickness the Emperor had in the year 654. By the investigation of the site, the remains of the side ditch from the 7th century and Kidan (Rammed earth mound which was the foundation of the building) of the Pagoda from the 8th century were found.　We don’t have further information about the history after that but seven-story stone pagoda (National Important Cultural Property) built in the 13th century is located in one section of the temple.