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Exploring Fukutsu, Fukuoka Prefecture Fukutsu is located in the northern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, in northern Kyushu. You cannot visit this area without stopping by the popular Miyajidake Shrine—home to the “Oshimenawa” (2.6 m in diameter, 11 m long, 3 tons in weight), the largest “shimenawa” (sacred rope) in Japan, and a rare spectacle called the “Path of Light” (second picture above) that can only been seen twice a year at the end of February and October, where the sun sets p...