Hasuda Tenmangu was founded in 1680 to enshrine Sugawara no Michizane as guardian deity of learning. After his exile to Dazaifu in 901 and death in 903, veneration of his scholarly virtue spread nationwide, reaching even this rural farming community of Hasuda. The shrine still draws students and families seeking blessings for academic success, and plum trees associated with Michizane bloom in the precincts each early spring.