Nishinami Tenjin Shrine is a local Tenjin shrine in Nara Prefecture dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the deified scholar and politician revered as the deity of learning and 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
- 34.6682142, 135.7808854
参拝のヒント
Students often visit to pray for academic success and to receive blessings for examinations.
文化的背景
As a Tenjin shrine, it follows the widespread tradition of venerating Sugawara no Michizane, who was transformed from a wronged court official into a powerful kami of scholarship after his death in exile.