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.
- Denomination
- Tenjin
- Religion
- shinto
- Enshrined kami
- Sugawara no Michizane
- Kami enshrined
- Sugawara no Michizane
- Coordinates
- 35.172779, 136.9011306
Visitor tip
Visit during exam season to see the many ema (wooden plaques) left by students praying for academic success.
Cultural notes
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.