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 throughout Japan, this shrine serves as a place where students and families pray for academic success and literary achievement.
- Denomination
- Tenjin
- Religion
- shinto
- Enshrined kami
- Sugawara no Michizane
- Kami enshrined
- Sugawara no Michizane
- Coordinates
- 35.3178578, 137.3276768
Visitor tip
Visit during exam season to observe the many students offering prayers for academic success.
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 brilliant scholar of the Heian period who was later deified after his death and became one of Japan's most widely venerated kami.