Views From Mount Bishamon

 

Mount Bishamon is the 177 meter high mountain that forms a headland into Hakata Bay.

The okunoin, inner sanctuary, of Seiganji Temple down below, is at the peak and enshrines Bishamonten.

I am guessing the mountain was named Bishamon before the temple was founded in the 12th century, but maybe not.

There is a scenic viewpoint that has great views  to the north, west, and south, though views east over Fukuoka City are blocked.

There is a very narrow road up to it, or a walking trail from the temple.

There are expansive views looking over the Itoshima Plain that I had walked across earlier in the day. The photo below shows Nokonoshima, the island where the famed Gold Seal of Na was discovered.

The previous post was on Seiganji Temple below.