A Tenjin shrine in Gifu Prefecture dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the deified scholar and politician who became the patron deity of learning and literature. Like other Tenjin shrines, it serves as a place of worship for students and scholars seeking academic success.
- 宗派
- Tenjin
- 宗教
- shinto
- 祭神
- Sugawara no Michizane
- 祀られている神
- Sugawara no Michizane
- 座標
- 35.1723493, 136.8592173
参拝のヒント
Visit during the plum blossom season as Tenjin shrines are traditionally associated with plum trees, which were beloved by Sugawara no Michizane.
文化的背景
Tenjin shrines are particularly popular during exam seasons when students visit to pray for success in their studies. Sugawara no Michizane was a 9th-century court scholar who was posthumously deified after his political exile and death.