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Onaga Tenmangu
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A Tenmangu shrine said to have been rebuilt by Mori Terumoto in 1581, revered for academic achievement in Hiroshima
Founded
1581
Type
Shrine
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15-min walk from JR Hiroshima Station
2-10-27 Onaga-nishi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima
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Shrine
Founded 1581
445 years
Enshrined Deity
菅原道真
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Overview
A Tenmangu shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, located at the foot of Futabayama north of Hiroshima Station. Revered by students for academic success, the shrine was said to have been rebuilt by Mori Terumoto in 1581 and flourished alongside the growth of Hiroshima castle town.
Origins
Said to have been rebuilt by Mori Terumoto in 1581. Revered by successive domain lords as the deity of learning for Hiroshima castle town, the shrine has continued to attract students seeking academic success into the modern era.
Divine Benefits
Academic Success
Performing Arts
Passing exams, scholarly achievement, calligraphy. Especially at Tenjin shrines honoring Sugawara no Michizane.
Derived from the enshrined deity "菅原道真"

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Mori Terumoto
Commander-in-Chief of the Western Army
Age 28 at founding
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Onaga Tenmangu, dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, is an ancient shrine also said to have been rebuilt by Mori Terumoto in 1581.
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Mōri Motonari
Lord of the Three Arrows, Master of the Chūgoku Region
Age 84 at founding (posthumous)
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The 1581 reconstruction by Mori Terumoto was made possible by the regional dominance established by his grandfather Mori Motonari. Because Motonari had unified the Chugoku region from Koriyama Castle, Terumoto was able to develop the Hiroshima castle town, including this shrine.
Sugawara no Michizane
God of Learning & Minister of the Right
Age 736 at founding (posthumous)
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A Tenjin shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane; students and scholars visit to draw on the wisdom of this great scholar and poet.
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