A Tenjin Shrine in Kioroshi Higashi, Inzai, enshrining Sugawara Michizane as the deity of learning and arts. Students visit frequently to pray for academic success. Known also as a plum blossom spot, the red and white plum trees in early spring put on a magnificent display. The tradition of dedicating worn-out brushes and praying for improved penmanship is preserved here.
Inzai Tenjin Shrine is traditionally said to have been founded around 1300, during the late Kamakura period. It enshrines Sugawara Michizane, the celebrated scholar-statesman who passed away in 903. As the Tenjin faith spread across Japan from the Heian period onward, a branch shrine is believed to …
Passing exams, scholarly achievement, calligraphy. Especially at Tenjin shrines honoring Sugawara no Michizane.
Derived from the enshrined deity "菅原道真公"
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