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.
- Denomination
- Tenjin
- Religion
- shinto
- Enshrined kami
- Sugawara no Michizane
- Kami enshrined
- Sugawara no Michizane
- Coordinates
- 35.1723493, 136.8592173
Visitor tip
Visit during the plum blossom season as Tenjin shrines are traditionally associated with plum trees, which were beloved by Sugawara no Michizane.
Cultural notes
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.