Komyozenji temple origin

Komyozenji Temple was built in the Kamakura period in connection with the "Tenjin-Crossing-Over-To-China" legend.
There was a belief in the Middle Ages that the "Tenjin" Deity had gone to Tang China to study Zen.
During the Kamakura period (1185-1333) the Dazaifu government office survived in name only, but the town prospered.
Dazaifu was center for Japan's defense against the MONGOL INVASIONS OF JAPAN in the 13th century.
In 1274 and 1281 the Mongol invasions were staged.
Some of the enemy soldiers managed to get ashore in the first attack, but they were driven back to the ships by the Japanese defenders.
During the second invasion the Mongol fleet was struck by the famous kamikaze, the "divine wind" that scattered the ships and saved Japan.