What is "dazaifu"

Dazaifu may refer to:

• Dazaifu, Fukuoka, a town in northern Kyūshū
• the Dazaifu (government), the regional government in northern Kyūshū

The is a Japanese term for the regional government in Kyushu from the 8th to the 12th centuries. The name may also refer to the seat of government which grew into the modern city of Dazaifu in Fukuoka Prefecture.