A Tenjin shrine in Gifu Prefecture dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the deified scholar and patron deity of learning and literature. Like other Tenmangu shrines, it serves as a place where students and scholars pray for academic success and protection from misfortune.
- 宗派
- Tenjin
- 宗教
- shinto
- 祭神
- Sugawara no Michizane
- 祀られている神
- Sugawara no Michizane
- 座標
- 35.172779, 136.9011306
参拝のヒント
Visit during exam season to see the many ema (wooden plaques) left by students praying for academic success.
文化的背景
Sugawara no Michizane was a 9th-century scholar and politician who became deified as Tenjin after his death. Tenjin shrines are particularly popular with students preparing for examinations, and are often decorated with plum blossoms, which were favored by Michizane.