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.
- Denomination
- Tenjin
- Religion
- shinto
- Enshrined kami
- Sugawara no Michizane
- Kami enshrined
- Sugawara no Michizane
- Coordinates
- 34.6682142, 135.7808854
Visitor tip
Students often visit to pray for academic success and to receive blessings for examinations.
Cultural notes
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.