Okiku Daimyojin Sarayashiki Ruins

お菊大明神皿屋敷跡

”1, 2, 3...”, Okiku counts the plates. Once there was a beautiful servant named Okiku. She worked for the samurai Aoyama Tessan. Okiku often refused his amorous advances, so he tricked her into believing that she had carelessly lost one of the family’s ten precious delft plates. Such a crime would normally result in her death. In a frenzy, she counted and recounted the nine plates many times. However, she could not find the tenth and went to Aoyama in guilty tears. The samurai offered to overlook the matter if she finally became his lover, but again she refused. Eventually, Okiku threw herself into a well.

Travellers come to Okiku Daimyojin Temple to pray to the soul of Okiku for good health.

Address (Japanese)	820-0502　福岡県嘉麻市上臼井847-3
Address	847-3 Kamiusui, Kama City
Telephone Number	0948-57-3176（嘉麻市役所文化財課）
Contact	Kama City Hall Cultural Assests Section
Open	Normally open
Closed	Open year round
Car Park	No parking
Access	10 minute drive from JR Fukuhoku Yutaka Line Keisen Station 20 minute drive from Honamihigashi Interchange off of the Yakiyama Bypass