Tenmangu (Kajigaya)
神奈川県
A Tenmangu founded c.1450 — children studying at Edo-era terakoya schools prayed to Michizane here; plum blossoms still bloom each spring
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1450
Type
Shrine
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6 min walk from Kajigaya Station (Den-en-toshi Line)
5-chome Kajigaya, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
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Overview
A Tenmangu in Kajigaya, Takatsu Ward, Kawasaki, enshrining Sugawara no Michizane and gathering local faith as a deity of learning and the arts.
Founded in the hilly terrain of Kajigaya, this Tenmangu has a history of being visited by village children studying at terakoya schools during the Edo period as a deity of academic success.
Sugawara no Michizane was a great scholar of the Heian period, exc…
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Origins
Kajigaya Tenmangu is traditionally said to have been founded around 1450, during the Bun'an era (1444–1449) or shortly thereafter. The enshrined deity is Sugawara no Michizane (845–903), the renowned Heian-period scholar and statesman who was exiled to Dazaifu following false accusations and died th…
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Divine Benefits
Academic Success
Performing Arts
Passing exams, scholarly achievement, calligraphy. Especially at Tenjin shrines honoring Sugawara no Michizane.
Derived from the enshrined deity "菅原道真公"
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