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What God Is Enshrined at Tenmangu? — Michizane Sugawara, the Deity of Learning and Academic Success
Tenmangu shrines — 12,000 nationwide — enshrine Sugawara no Michizane, the exiled court scholar who became the supreme deity of learning. Dazaifu Tenmangu in Fukuoka and Kitano Tenmangu in Kyoto are the two head shrines.
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What God Is Enshrined Here?
Tenmangu shrines — 12,000 nationwide — enshrine Sugawara no Michizane, the exiled court scholar who became the supreme deity of learning. Dazaifu Tenmangu in Fukuoka and Kitano Tenmangu in Kyoto are the two head shrines.
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Toku editorial team — shrines and temples. Former designer who reads temple architecture and gardens through an aesthetic lens, quietly tracing the lineages of sects and doctrines.
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